2026 Calendar

Free printable 2026 calendar with all 12 months

2025 2026 2027
Starts Thursday, Jan 1
Ends Thursday, Dec 31
Total Days 365
ISO Weeks 53
Listed Holidays 15
January 2026
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February 2026
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March 2026
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April 2026
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May 2026
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June 2026
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July 2026
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August 2026
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September 2026
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October 2026
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November 2026
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December 2026
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2026 Holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb 14 Valentine's Day
Feb 16 Presidents' Day
Mar 17 St. Patrick's Day
May 25 Memorial Day
Jun 19 Juneteenth
Jul 4 Independence Day
Sep 7 Labor Day
Oct 12 Columbus Day
Oct 31 Halloween
Nov 11 Veterans Day
Nov 26 Thanksgiving
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 31 New Year's Eve

US holiday dates are shown for planning reference. Local observance rules can vary by state, employer, school, or organization.

Other Years

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Frequently Asked Questions

2026 starts on a Thursday, January 1.

No, 2026 is not a leap year. It has 365 days. February has 28 days.

Click the "Print Calendar" button near the year navigation, or press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac). The calendar is optimized for printing and will remove navigation elements automatically.
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How to Use the 2026 Calendar

This 2026 calendar is designed for quick planning: scan all 12 months, check the weekday for any date, compare ISO week numbers, and print a clean copy for work, school, or family schedules. Holidays are highlighted in the month grids and listed together above, so you can spot long weekends and major planning dates without switching pages.

2026 Quick Facts

  • First day: Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Last day: Thursday, December 31, 2026
  • Total days: 365
  • Leap year: No
  • ISO weeks: 53

Planning Notes for 2026

2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday. Use the week-number column when planning payroll cycles, school terms, project sprints, or recurring meetings. For date spans and deadlines, pair this page with our date difference calculator or business days calculator.

A Brief History of the Gregorian Calendar

The calendar you see on this page—the Gregorian calendar—was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in October 1582. It replaced the Julian calendar, which had been in use since Julius Caesar introduced it in 46 BC. The Julian calendar assumed a year length of exactly 365.25 days and added a leap day every 4 years. The problem? The actual solar year is approximately 365.2422 days—about 11 minutes shorter than the Julian estimate.

The Missing Days: By 1582, the Julian calendar had drifted 10 days from the solar year. Pope Gregory's reform deleted 10 days from October 1582—Thursday October 4 was followed by Friday October 15. Catholic countries adopted the change immediately; Protestant and Orthodox nations followed over the next 300+ years. Britain and its colonies didn't switch until 1752.

Leap Year Rules

The Gregorian calendar's key innovation was a more precise leap year rule that reduces drift to just 1 day every 3,236 years:

Gregorian Leap Year Rule: A year is a leap year if: (1) divisible by 4, AND (2) NOT divisible by 100, UNLESS (3) also divisible by 400. So 2024 is a leap year (÷4), 1900 was NOT a leap year (÷100 but not ÷400), and 2000 WAS a leap year (÷400).

Calendar Systems Worldwide

The Gregorian calendar is the international civil standard, but many cultures use additional calendar systems for religious, agricultural, or traditional purposes:

Calendar Type Year Length Current Use
GregorianSolar365/366 daysInternational civil standard
JulianSolar365.25 daysSome Orthodox churches
Islamic (Hijri)Lunar354/355 daysMuslim religious observances
HebrewLunisolar353–385 daysJewish religious observances
ChineseLunisolar353–385 daysChinese New Year, festivals
Hindu (Vikram Samvat)Lunisolar354–385 daysHindu festivals in India/Nepal
Persian (Solar Hijri)Solar365/366 daysOfficial calendar of Iran/Afghanistan
EthiopianSolar365/366 daysOfficial calendar of Ethiopia
Lunar vs. Solar: Solar calendars (like the Gregorian) track the Earth's orbit around the Sun, keeping seasons aligned. Lunar calendars (like the Islamic) track Moon phases, so months shift through the seasons over a ~33-year cycle. Lunisolar calendars (like the Hebrew and Chinese) use lunar months with occasional "leap months" to stay roughly aligned with the solar year.

Months and Days Reference

Month Days Name Origin
January31Janus, Roman god of beginnings and doorways
February28/29Februa, Roman purification festival
March31Mars, Roman god of war (originally the first month)
April30Possibly from Latin "aperire" (to open), as flowers open
May31Maia, Roman goddess of growth
June30Juno, Roman goddess of marriage
July31Julius Caesar (renamed from Quintilis, "fifth month")
August31Augustus Caesar (renamed from Sextilis, "sixth month")
September30Latin "septem" (seven)—was 7th month in early Roman calendar
October31Latin "octo" (eight)
November30Latin "novem" (nine)
December31Latin "decem" (ten)

Calendar Reform Proposals

The Gregorian calendar, while functional, has quirks that have inspired reform proposals over the centuries:

  • The World Calendar: Proposed in the 1930s, this system would have 4 identical quarters of 91 days (3 months of 31, 30, 30 days). A "World Day" at year-end (and a "Leap Day" in June of leap years) would fall outside any week, keeping dates on the same weekday every year.
  • The International Fixed Calendar: Championed by Kodak founder George Eastman, this system divides the year into 13 months of exactly 28 days (364 days total), plus a "Year Day." Every month starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday. Kodak actually used this internally from 1928 to 1989.
  • The Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar: Proposed by Johns Hopkins economists, this system modifies the Gregorian calendar so that every date falls on the same day of the week every year. An extra "mini-month" of 7 days would be added every 5–6 years to keep the calendar aligned with the solar year.
Why Reform Hasn't Happened: Calendar reform faces enormous cultural, religious, and logistical resistance. Religious observances (the Sabbath cycle, Easter calculations, Ramadan) depend on the current system. International coordination would be monumental. And simply getting billions of people to change a system they use every day is arguably harder than metrication—which much of the world has already struggled with.

Our free 2026 calendar is printable, shows all US holidays, and includes year navigation. For related tools, try Today's Date, Days Left in Year, Age Calculator, and Date Difference Calculator.