January 2026 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
January 2026
113 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21Sun | 2025 Africa Cup of NationsSports · Soccer · to Jan 18 · Morocco | Morocco | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago |
| Jan 1Thu | New Year's DayHolidays · United States · United States | United States | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago |
| 100th anniversary: Ireland's first broadcaster, 2RN, began broadcastingHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| 250th anniversary: American Revolutionary War: The town of Norfolk, Virginia, was burned and...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| 300th anniversary: J. S. Bach led the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16, his...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Australia)Holidays · Australia · Australia | Australia | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Brazil)Holidays · Brazil · Brazil | Brazil | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Canada)Holidays · Canada · Canada | Canada | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (China)Holidays · China · China | China | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Germany)Holidays · Germany · Germany | Germany | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Mexico)Holidays · Mexico · Mexico | Mexico | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Netherlands)Holidays · Netherlands · Netherlands | Netherlands | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (New Zealand)Holidays · New Zealand · New Zealand | New Zealand | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Nigeria)Holidays · Nigeria · Nigeria | Nigeria | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Sweden)Holidays · Sweden · Sweden | Sweden | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| New Year's Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| Southeast trout season opens (MN)Outdoors · Fishing · Southeastern inland streams | Southeastern inland streams | annual | Minnesota DNR | 9 mo ago | |
| 225th anniversary: Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres, naming it...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| Christine Lagarde, born 1956 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| Jan 2Fri | 50th anniversary: An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago |
| Day after New Year's Day (New Zealand)Holidays · New Zealand · New Zealand | New Zealand | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| 2026 NHL Winter ClassicSports · NHL · LoanDepot Park, Miami | LoanDepot Park, Miami | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| Jan 3Sat | Quadrantids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 9 mo ago |
| Full moon: Wolf Moon (supermoon)Sky · Moon phases · 4:03 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 9 mo ago | |
| Earth at perihelionSky · Earth orbit | – | annual | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 9 mo ago | |
| Bobcat season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Jan 18 · South Furbearer Zone | South Furbearer Zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | 9 mo ago | |
| Mel Gibson, born 1956 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| Jan 4Sun | 75th anniversary: Korean War: Chinese and North Korean troops captured Seoul from United Nations...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago |
| World Braille DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 9 mo ago | |
| Jan 5Mon | 50th anniversary: The Troubles: In response to the killings of six Catholics the previous night,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago |
| Diane Keaton, born 1946 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| Frank-Walter Steinmeier, born 1956 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| Konrad Adenauer, born 1876 (150 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 9 mo ago | |
| Jan 6Tue | EpiphanyReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | 9 mo ago |
| CES 2026Data and AI · Conferences · to Jan 9 · Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV; Consumer Technology Association | annual | Consumer Technology Association | 9 mo ago | |
| Epiphany (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| Epiphany (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| Epiphany (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| Epiphany (Sweden)Holidays · Sweden · Sweden | Sweden | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| Jan 7Wed | Orthodox Christmas (Julian calendar)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 9 mo ago |
| Christmas Day (Orthodox) (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 9 mo ago | |
| Jan 10Sat | Jupiter at oppositionSky · Planets | – | about yearly | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago |
| 1050th anniversary: After the death of his guardian John I Tzimiskes, Basil II became the effective...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 9:49 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago | |
| 125th anniversary: The first great gusher of the Texas oil boom was discovered in the Spindletop...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Husayn ibn Ali, born 626 (1400 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Robert Woodrow Wilson, born 1936 (90 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 11Sun | 83rd Golden Globe AwardsCulture · Awards · Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills | Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| Jan 12Mon | Coming of Age Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 8 mo ago |
| Jack London, born 1876 (150 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Nikolai Noskov, born 1956 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 13Tue | AD 101, born 101 (1925 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| 25th anniversary: The first of two large earthquakes in the span of a month struck El SalvadorHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 14Wed | Makar SankrantiReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago |
| 725th anniversary: King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynastyHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 15Thu | 25th anniversary: The first edit to the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia was madeHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| 75th anniversary: Ilse Koch, wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the Nazi commander of the Buchenwald and...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| TSMC earnings (Q4 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | TSMC (TSM) | quarterly | Quarterly | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 16Fri | Isra and Mi’rajTentativeReligion · Islam | – | annual | Umm al-Qura calendarComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago |
| Fulgencio Batista, born 1901 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 17Sat | Take a Kid Ice Fishing WeekendOutdoors · Fishing · to Jan 19 · Statewide | Statewide | annual | Minnesota DNR | 8 mo ago |
| Jan 18Sun | 2026 Australian OpenSports · Tennis · to Feb 1 · Melbourne Park | Melbourne Park | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| New moonSky · Moon phases · 1:52 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago | |
| 75th anniversary: Construction of the United Nations Military Cemetery (pictured) began in Busan,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 19Mon | Martin Luther King, Jr. DayHolidays · United States · United States | United States | annual | Nager.Date | 8 mo ago |
| College Football Playoff National Championship 2026Sports · NCAA · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Theophany (Julian calendar)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago | |
| World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026Politics · Summits · to Jan 23 · Davos | Davos | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Dolly Parton, born 1946 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 20Tue | 300th anniversary: J. S. Bach led the first performance of his cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| David Lynch, born 1946 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Netflix earnings (Q4 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Netflix (NFLX) | quarterly | Quarterly | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 21Wed | 50th anniversary: Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner, began scheduled commercial...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| 700th anniversary: King Edward II of England issued a royal charter confirming Adam de Brome's...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| 75th anniversary: Mount Lamington, a volcano in Papua New Guinea, erupted (pictured) and killed...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 22Thu | 2026 Sundance Film FestivalCulture · Film festivals · to Feb 1 · Park City, Utah | Park City, Utah | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| Intel earnings (Q4 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Intel (INTC) | quarterly | Quarterly | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 23Fri | Vasant PanchamiTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago |
| 25th anniversary: Five people attempted to set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square, Beijing,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 24Sat | AD 76, born 76 (1950 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| International Day of EducationObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 25Sun | First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 10:47 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 8 mo ago |
| Jan 26Mon | 100th anniversary: Oliver Hutchinson (pictured) appeared on television in inventor John Logie...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| Australia Day (Australia)Holidays · Australia · Australia | Australia | annual | Nager.Date | 8 mo ago | |
| 25th anniversary: An earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed at least 20,000 people,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago | |
| International Day of Clean EnergyObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 8 mo ago | |
| Jan 27Tue | 300th anniversary: J. S. Bach led the first performance of Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 8 mo ago |
| International Holocaust Remembrance DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 8 mo ago | |
| FOMC meetingEconomy · Federal Reserve · 1:00 pm ET · to Jan 28 · Federal Reserve, Washington | Federal Reserve, Washington | eight times a year | Federal Reserve | 8 mo ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.