December Holidays 2026 Daily Calendar with Holidays
About December 2026 Holidays
The 2026 December daily holidays are upon us. And, soon it will be 2027. Wow, where did the year go!? You could say that December is one big holiday. The month includes the big ones like Christmas, New Year, Hanukah, and Kwanza. It also includes a plethora of December National holidays and, December International Holidays for us to enjoy. Many of them are seasonal holidays like “Festivus for the Restivus”, “Christmas Card Day”, and “Hum Bug Day”. So, load your December 2025 calendar with holidays big and small. Then, make sure to take a little time from your busy holiday shopping and preparations to thoroughly enjoy all of the December holidays on our calendar.
2026 December Monthly Celebrations
Here are month -long celebrations we can enjoy the whole month long!
- Art and Architecture Month
- Bingo Month
- Human Rights Month
- Made in America Month – Keep this in mind as you buy holiday gifts.
- National Fruitcake Month
- Read a New Book Month
- World Food Service Safety Month
- Write a Friend Month
Weekly Events for December 2026
Here are some December holidays you can enjoy for seven whole days!
- Computer Science Education Week – The second full week of December.
- Cookie Cutter Week – The first full week of December.
- National Handwashing Awareness Week – first week of the month
- Human Rights Week – second week in December
- Thank a Soldier Week – the week including Christmas
2026 December Calendar with Holidays - National, Special, Wacky Days
December 1
National Cookie Cutter Day – After all, one cannot have enough cookie cutters.
December 2
World Pollution Prevention Day
December 3
National Roof over Your Head Day
December 4
Hanukah begins – The date varies.
Santa’s’ List Day – we hope you are on the “Nice” list
December 5
Repeal Day – The 21st Amendment ends Prohibition. I’ll drink to that!
December 6
Bartender Appreciation Day – in Europe
December 7
International Civil Aviation Day
National Cotton Candy Day – would you like some fairy floss?
December 8
2026 December holidays include many International and National Holidays
December 9
White Elephant Day – The second Wednesday in December.
December 10
December 11
December 12
International Children’s Day – The second Sunday in December.
December 13
December 14
U.K. National Postal Worker Day
December 15
December 16
December Daily Holidays - Winter's Arrival brings the Shortest Day of the Year
December 17
National Maple Syrup Day – Have a little sap.
National Regifting Day – The third Thursday in December.
December 18
National Roast Suckling Pig Day
Ugly Sweater Day – The third Friday of December.
December 19
December 20
December 21
Winter Solstice – The shortest day of the year. The date varies.
December 22
National Date Nut Bread Day – or September 8!?
December 23
Festivus – for the rest of us
December 24
December Daily Holidays - Hang Up Your Stocking 'Cuz Santa's on His Way
December 25
National Pumpkin Pie Day for recipes see Pumpkin Nook ‘s Cookbook
December 26
December 27
Lego Build Day – The date may vary.
December 28
Boxing Day – The date can vary.
December 29
Tick Tock Day – It’s a call to action.
December 30
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
December 31
We hope you enjoy all of the National and International December daily holidays, along with unique and quirky days. Please share our site with your friends.
We strive hard to bring you the very best in-depth factual information about all of the holidays we find. And, we try do so in a light-hearted, enjoyable manner. As we document a holiday, we perform deep research to bring you everything we can find about the holiday. We want our readers to be as informed as possible.
Please come back often o celebrate all of the December daily holidays!
Notes:
- 2027 dates will be available later in 2026. For now, enjoy all of the 2026 December National Holidays and International December holidays.
- Holiday Insights is one of the original holiday calendar websites. We are proudly one of the very few websites that actually research each holiday and special day before publishing them.
- How to Create Special Days.
- Definition of “National” Days – Learn why it is so important to distinguish and identify true national days.
Holiday Insights, where everyday is a holiday, a bizarre day, a wacky day, or a special event. Thus, please join us in the fun each and every day of the year. You’ll be glad you did.
Did You Know? Furthermore, in addition to December daily holidays, there are literally thousands of holidays, special events and observances, more than one for every day of the year. Many new holidays are being created on a very frequent basis. At Holiday Insights we strive to thoroughly research and report details of each one as accurately as possible.
We strive to include:
- Every December daily holiday we can find
- December National Holidays
- December International Holidays and December World Holidays
- Fun and wacky days
- Important days to celebrate and/or commemorate.