New Year's Day: dates, countries and long weekends
When is New Year's Day? Next date: 1 Jan 2027. Full list of countries and upcoming dates.
Upcoming dates
| Date | Day | Countdown | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | AD, AL, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, BY, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, JO, Japan, KW, Kazakhstan, Kenya, LB, LI, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, MC, MU, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UZ, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam | |
| 2 Jan 2027 | Saturday | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Slovenia | |
| 31 Dec 2027 | Friday | Mexico, United States | |
| 1 Jan 2028 | Saturday | AD, AL, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, BY, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, JO, Japan, KW, Kazakhstan, Kenya, LB, LI, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, MC, MU, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UZ, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam | |
| 2 Jan 2028 | Sunday | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Slovenia | |
| 3 Jan 2028 | Monday | Bulgaria, New Zealand, Serbia, United Kingdom |
Observed in
AD · United Arab Emirates · AL · Armenia · Argentina · Austria · Australia · Azerbaijan · Belgium · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Brazil · BY · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · China · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Denmark · Ecuador · Estonia · Spain · Finland · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Greece · Hong Kong · Croatia · Hungary · Indonesia · Ireland · Iceland · Italy · JO · Japan · Kenya · South Korea · KW · Kazakhstan · LB · LI · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Morocco · MC · Mongolia · Malta · MU · Mexico · Nigeria · Netherlands · Norway · New Zealand · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Serbia · Russia · Sweden · Singapore · Slovenia · Thailand · Tunisia · Turkey · Ukraine · United States · Uruguay · UZ · Venezuela · Vietnam · South Africa
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FAQ
- When is New Year's Day next?
- The next occurrence is 1 Jan 2027.
- Is it a public holiday everywhere?
- Not always — check each country page for regional and state-level differences.