United Nations Holidays List 2026
January
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 January | Sunday | World Braille Day |
| 24 January | Saturday | International Day Of Education |
| 27 January | Tuesday | International Day Of Commemoration In Memory Of The Victims Of The Holocaust |
February
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 February | Wednesday | International Day Of Human Fraternity |
| 6 February | Friday | International Day Of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation |
| 10 February | Tuesday | World Pulses Day |
| 11 February | Wednesday | International Day Of Women And Girls In Science |
| 13 February | Friday | World Radio Day |
| 20 February | Friday | World Day Of Social Justice |
| 21 February | Saturday | International Mother Language Day |
March
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 March | Sunday | Zero Discrimination Day |
| 3 March | Tuesday | World Wildlife Day |
| 8 March | Sunday | International Women's Day |
| 10 March | Tuesday | International Day Of Women Judges |
| 20 March | Friday | French Language Day |
| 20 March | Friday | International Day Of Happiness |
| 21 March | Saturday | International Day Of Forests |
| 21 March | Saturday | World Down Syndrome Day |
| 21 March | Saturday | International Day Of Nowruz |
| 21 March | Saturday | World Poetry Day |
| 21 March | Saturday | International Day For The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination |
| 22 March | Sunday | World Water Day |
| 23 March | Monday | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 March | Tuesday | World Tuberculosis Day |
| 24 March | Tuesday | International Day For The Right To The Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations And For The Dignity Of Victims |
| 25 March | Wednesday | International Day Of Remembrance Of Slavery Victims And The Transatlantic Slave Trade |
| 25 March | Wednesday | International Day Of Solidarity With Detained And Missing Staff Members |
April
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April | Thursday | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 April | Saturday | United Nations' Mine Awareness Day |
| 5 April | Sunday | International Day Of Conscience |
| 6 April | Monday | International Day Of Sport For Development And Peace |
| 7 April | Tuesday | United Nations' World Health Day |
| 7 April | Tuesday | Day Of Remembrance Of The Victims Of The Rwanda Genocide |
| 12 April | Sunday | International Day Of Human Space Flight |
| 14 April | Tuesday | World Chagas Disease Day |
| 20 April | Monday | Chinese Language Day |
| 21 April | Tuesday | World Creativity And Innovation Day |
| 22 April | Wednesday | Earth Day |
| 23 April | Thursday | English Language Day |
| 23 April | Thursday | World Spanish Language Day |
| 23 April | Thursday | International Girls In Ict Day |
| 23 April | Thursday | World Book And Copyright Day |
| 24 April | Friday | International Day Of Multilateralism And Diplomacy For Peace |
| 25 April | Saturday | World Malaria Day |
| 25 April | Saturday | International Delegates' Day |
| 26 April | Sunday | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 26 April | Sunday | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day |
| 28 April | Tuesday | World Day For Safety And Health At Work |
| 30 April | Thursday | International Jazz Day |
May
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May | Saturday | World Tuna Day |
| 3 May | Sunday | World Press Freedom Day |
| 5 May | Tuesday | World Portuguese Language Day |
| 8 May | Friday | Time Of Remembrance And Reconciliation For Those Who Lost Their Lives During The Second World War |
| 9 May | Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day |
| 10 May | Sunday | International Day Of Argania |
| 15 May | Friday | International Day Of Families |
| 16 May | Saturday | International Day Of Living Together In Peace |
| 16 May | Saturday | International Day Of Light |
| 17 May | Sunday | World Telecommunication And Information Society Day |
| 20 May | Wednesday | World Bee Day |
| 21 May | Thursday | International Tea Day |
| 21 May | Thursday | World Day For Cultural Diversity For Dialogue And Development |
| 22 May | Friday | International Day For Biological Diversity |
| 23 May | Saturday | International Day To End Obstetric Fistula |
| 29 May | Friday | International Day Of United Nations Peacekeepers |
| 31 May | Sunday | World No Tobacco Day |
June
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 June | Monday | Global Day Of Parents |
| 3 June | Wednesday | World Bicycle Day |
| 4 June | Thursday | International Day Of Innocent Children Victims Of Aggression |
| 5 June | Friday | World Environment Day |
| 5 June | Friday | International Day For The Fight Against Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated Fishing |
| 6 June | Saturday | Day Of The Russian Language |
| 7 June | Sunday | World Food Safety Day |
| 8 June | Monday | World Oceans Day |
| 12 June | Friday | World Day Against Child Labour |
| 13 June | Saturday | International Albinism Awareness Day |
| 14 June | Sunday | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15 June | Monday | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 16 June | Tuesday | International Day Of Family Remittances |
| 17 June | Wednesday | World Day To Combat Desertification And Drought |
| 18 June | Thursday | Sustainable Gastronomy Day |
| 19 June | Friday | International Day For The Elimination Of Sexual Violence In Conflict |
| 20 June | Saturday | World Refugee Day |
| 21 June | Sunday | International Day Of The Celebration Of The Solstice |
| 21 June | Sunday | International Day Of Yoga |
| 23 June | Tuesday | Public Service Day |
| 23 June | Tuesday | International Widows' Day |
| 25 June | Thursday | Day Of The Seafarer |
| 26 June | Friday | International Day In Support Of Victims Of Torture |
| 26 June | Friday | International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking |
| 27 June | Saturday | Micro-, Small And Medium-sized Enterprises Day |
| 29 June | Monday | International Day Of The Tropics |
| 30 June | Tuesday | International Asteroid Day |
| 30 June | Tuesday | International Day Of Parliamentarism |
July
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 July | Saturday | International Day Of Cooperatives |
| 11 July | Saturday | World Population Day |
| 15 July | Wednesday | World Youth Skills Day |
| 18 July | Saturday | Nelson Mandela Day |
| 20 July | Monday | International Chess Day |
| 25 July | Saturday | World Drowning Prevention Day |
| 28 July | Tuesday | World Hepatitis Day |
| 30 July | Thursday | International Day Of Friendship |
| 30 July | Thursday | World Day Against Trafficking In Persons |
August
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9 August | Sunday | International Day Of The World's Indigenous People |
| 12 August | Wednesday | International Youth Day |
| 19 August | Wednesday | World Humanitarian Day |
| 21 August | Friday | International Day Of Remembrance And Tribute To The Victims Of Terrorism |
| 22 August | Saturday | International Day Commemorating The Victims Of Acts Of Violence Based On Religion Or Belief |
| 23 August | Sunday | International Day For The Remembrance Of The Slave Trade And Its Abolition |
| 29 August | Saturday | International Day Against Nuclear Tests |
| 30 August | Sunday | International Day Of The Victims Of Enforced Disappearances |
| 31 August | Monday | International Day For People Of African Descent |
September
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 5 September | Saturday | International Day Of Charity |
| 7 September | Monday | International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies |
| 8 September | Tuesday | International Literacy Day |
| 9 September | Wednesday | International Day To Protect Education From Attack |
| 12 September | Saturday | International Day For South-south Cooperation |
| 15 September | Tuesday | International Day Of Democracy |
| 16 September | Wednesday | International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone Layer |
| 17 September | Thursday | World Patient Safety Day |
| 18 September | Friday | International Equal Pay Day |
| 21 September | Monday | International Day Of Peace |
| 23 September | Wednesday | International Day Of Sign Languages |
| 24 September | Thursday | World Maritime Day |
| 26 September | Saturday | International Day For The Total Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons |
| 27 September | Sunday | World Tourism Day |
| 28 September | Monday | International Day For Universal Access To Information |
| 29 September | Tuesday | International Day Of Awareness Of Food Loss And Waste |
| 30 September | Wednesday | International Translation Day |
October
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 October | Thursday | International Day Of Older Persons |
| 2 October | Friday | International Day Of Non-violence |
| 5 October | Monday | World Teachers' Day |
| 5 October | Monday | World Habitat Day |
| 9 October | Friday | World Post Day |
| 10 October | Saturday | World Mental Health Day |
| 10 October | Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day |
| 11 October | Sunday | International Day Of The Girl Child |
| 14 October | Wednesday | International Day For Natural Disaster Reduction |
| 15 October | Thursday | International Day Of Rural Women |
| 16 October | Friday | World Food Day |
| 17 October | Saturday | International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty |
| 24 October | Saturday | United Nations Day |
| 24 October | Saturday | World Development Information Day |
| 27 October | Tuesday | World Day For Audiovisual Heritage |
| 31 October | Saturday | World Cities Day |
November
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 November | Monday | International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists |
| 5 November | Thursday | World Tsunami Awareness Day |
| 6 November | Friday | International Day For Preventing The Exploitation Of The Environment In War And Armed Conflict |
| 10 November | Tuesday | World Science Day For Peace And Development |
| 14 November | Saturday | World Diabetes Day |
| 15 November | Sunday | World Day Of Remembrance For Road Traffic Victims |
| 16 November | Monday | International Day For Tolerance |
| 19 November | Thursday | World Philosophy Day |
| 19 November | Thursday | World Toilet Day |
| 20 November | Friday | Universal Children's Day |
| 20 November | Friday | Africa Industrialization Day |
| 21 November | Saturday | World Television Day |
| 25 November | Wednesday | International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women |
| 29 November | Sunday | International Day Of Solidarity With The Palestinian People |
| 30 November | Monday | Day Of Remembrance For All Victims Of Chemical Warfare |
December
| Date | Day | Name / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 December | Tuesday | World Aids Day |
| 2 December | Wednesday | International Day For The Abolition Of Slavery |
| 3 December | Thursday | International Day Of Persons With Disabilities |
| 4 December | Friday | International Day Of Banks |
| 5 December | Saturday | International Volunteer Day For Economic And Social Development |
| 5 December | Saturday | World Soil Day |
| 7 December | Monday | International Civil Aviation Day |
| 9 December | Wednesday | International Day Of Commemoration And Dignity Of The Victims Of The Crime Of Genocide And Of The Prevention Of This Crime? |
| 9 December | Wednesday | International Anti-corruption Day |
| 10 December | Thursday | Human Rights Day |
| 11 December | Friday | International Mountain Day |
| 12 December | Saturday | International Day Of Neutrality |
| 12 December | Saturday | International Universal Health Coverage Day? |
| 18 December | Friday | Arabic Language Day |
| 18 December | Friday | International Migrants Day |
| 20 December | Sunday | International Human Solidarity Day |
| 21 December | Monday | World Basketball Day? |
| 27 December | Sunday | International Day Of Epidemic Preparedness |
