Home Calendars 2026 December December 2026 calendar
December 2026 starts on a Tuesday and has 23 weekdays, 21 of them working days in England and Wales. Christmas Day is on Friday 25 December, and the Boxing Day substitute bank holiday is on Monday 28 December.
Wk = ISO week number
December 2026 Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 49 1 2 3 4 5 6 50 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 51 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 52 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 53 28 29 30 31
25 Christmas Day28 Boxing Day (substitute day)
Key dates in December 2026
Date Occasion
Mon 21 Dec Winter solstice , the shortest dayThu 24 Dec Christmas Eve Fri 25 Dec Christmas Day (bank holiday in the whole UK)Sat 26 Dec Boxing Day Mon 28 Dec Boxing Day substitute day (bank holiday in the whole UK) Thu 31 Dec New Year's Eve
Schools usually break up for Christmas in the week before Christmas Day; dates are set locally. See school term dates .
December 2026 in numbers
31 days, from Tuesday 1 December 2026 to Thursday 31 December 2026: days 335 to 365 of the year.
23 weekdays and 8 weekend days.
21 working days in England and Wales (2 bank holidays on weekdays), 21 in Scotland and 21 in Northern Ireland.
ISO weeks 49 to 53, from Monday 30 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027.
Quarter 4 of 2026.
See the full 2026 calendar , or go to November 2026 or January 2027 . Also see the UK bank holidays list and today's week number .
Frequently asked questions
How many working days are in December 2026? December 2026 has 23 weekdays. Christmas Day and Boxing Day substitute day are bank holidays in England and Wales, leaving 21 working days.
What week numbers are in December 2026? December 2026 covers ISO weeks 49 to 53. Week 49 starts on Monday 30 November 2026 and week 53 ends on Sunday 3 January 2027.