December 2026 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
December 2026
147 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19Sat | Deer Archery season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Dec 31 · Statewide | Statewide | annual | Minnesota DNR | Now |
| Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Feb 28 · Statewide | Statewide | annual | Minnesota DNR | Now | |
| Rabbit, Jack season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Feb 28 · Statewide | Statewide | annual | Minnesota DNR | Now | |
| Squirrel, Gray & Fox season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Feb 28 · Statewide | Statewide | annual | Minnesota DNR | Now | |
| Oct 17Sat | Badger season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · North furbearer zone | North furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 23 days |
| Fox, Gray & Red season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · North furbearer zone | North furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 23 days | |
| Opossum season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · North furbearer zone | North furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 23 days | |
| Raccoon season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · North furbearer zone | North furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 23 days | |
| Oct 24Sat | Badger season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · South furbearer zone | South furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 30 days |
| Fox, Gray & Red season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · South furbearer zone | South furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 30 days | |
| Opossum season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · South furbearer zone | South furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 30 days | |
| Raccoon season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Mar 15 · South furbearer zone | South furbearer zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 30 days | |
| Nov 28Sat | Deer Muzzleloader season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Dec 13 · Statewide | Statewide | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 2 mo |
| Nov 30Mon | AWS re:Invent 2026Data and AI · Conferences · to Dec 4 · Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV; Amazon Web Services | annual | Amazon Web Services | in 2 mo |
| NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C. 2026Data and AI · Conferences · to Dec 3 · Washington, DC | Washington, DC; NVIDIA | annual | NVIDIA | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 1Tue | World AIDS DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo |
| Data + AI World Tour Washington, D.C. 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Washington, DC | Washington, DC; Databricks | annual | Databricks | in 2 mo | |
| Data + AI World Tour Zurich 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland | Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Databricks | annual | Databricks | in 2 mo | |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 12:09 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 2 mo | |
| CrowdStrike earnings (Q3 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | CrowdStrike (CRWD) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 2Wed | Data + AI World Tour Stockholm 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; Databricks | annual | Databricks | in 2 mo |
| HPE Discover Barcelona 2026Data and AI · Conferences · to Dec 3 · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Hewlett Packard Enterprise | annual | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | in 2 mo | |
| 25th anniversary: Less than two months after disclosing accounting violations, the Texas-based...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 2 mo | |
| International Day for the Abolition of SlaveryObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| Salesforce earnings (Q3 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Salesforce (CRM) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 2 mo | |
| Snowflake earnings (Q3 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Snowflake (SNOW) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 3Thu | 50th anniversary: Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by seven...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 2 mo |
| International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 4Fri | HanukkahReligion · Judaism · to Dec 12 | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | in 2 mo |
| International Day Against Unilateral Coercive MeasuresObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| International Day of BanksObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 5Sat | Walt Disney, born 1901 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 2 mo |
| SAT test dateAcademic · Exams · US test centers | US test centers | annual | College Board | in 2 mo | |
| Werner Heisenberg, born 1901 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 2 mo | |
| International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social DevelopmentObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| World Soil DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| DevFestMN 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis, MN; Google Developer Group - Twin Cities | annual | Google Developer Group - Twin Cities | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 6Sun | F1 season finale 2026: Abu Dhabi Grand PrixSports · Formula 1 · Yas Marina Circuit | Yas Marina Circuit | annual | Wikipedia | in 2 mo |
| NeurIPS 2026Data and AI · Conferences · to Dec 12 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; NeurIPS Foundation | annual | NeurIPS Foundation | in 2 mo | |
| Constitution Day (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | in 2 mo | |
| Saint Nicholas DayReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 7Mon | AI Engineer Sydney 2026Data and AI · Conferences · to Dec 8 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Web Directions | annual | Web Directions | in 2 mo |
| Open Source Summit Japan 2026Data and AI · Conferences · to Dec 9 · Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan; Linux Foundation | annual | Linux Foundation | in 2 mo | |
| International Civil Aviation DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 8Tue | FOMC meetingEconomy · Federal Reserve · 1:00 pm ET · to Dec 9 · Federal Reserve, Washington | Federal Reserve, Washington | eight times a year | Federal Reserve | in 2 mo |
| New moonSky · Moon phases · 6:52 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 2 mo | |
| Data + AI World Tour Paris 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Paris, Ile-de-France, France | Paris, Ile-de-France, France; Databricks | annual | Databricks | in 2 mo | |
| Immaculate Conception (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | in 2 mo | |
| Immaculate Conception (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | in 2 mo | |
| Immaculate Conception Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | in 2 mo | |
| Bodhi DayReligion · Buddhism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | in 2 mo | |
| Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | in 2 mo | |
| Sinéad O'Connor, born 1966 (60 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 9Wed | Sonia Gandhi, born 1946 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 2 mo |
| International Anti-Corruption DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this CrimeObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 2 mo | |
| Adobe earnings (Q4 FY2026)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Adobe (ADBE) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 2 mo | |
| Oracle earnings (Q2 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Oracle (ORCL) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 2 mo | |
| Dec 10Thu | Human Rights DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo |
| Nobel Prize award ceremonies 2026Academic · Nobel Prizes · Stockholm and Oslo | Stockholm and Oslo | annual | Nobel PrizeComputed (rule) | in 3 mo | |
| 125th anniversary: On the fifth anniversary of the death of their founder, Swedish chemist and...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| Broadcom earnings (Q4 FY2026)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Broadcom (AVGO) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 11Fri | International Mountain DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo |
| Dec 12Sat | Jamhuri Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | in 3 mo |
| Bobcat season opens (MN)Outdoors · Hunting · to Jan 17 · North Furbearer Zone | North Furbearer Zone | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 3 mo | |
| International Day of NeutralityObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| International Universal Health Coverage DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 14Mon | Geminids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | in 3 mo |
| 2026 G20 Miami summitPolitics · Summits · to Dec 15 · Miami | Miami | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and ManifestationsObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 15Tue | World Turkic Language Family DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo |
| Dec 16Wed | Day of Reconciliation (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | in 3 mo |
| First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 11:43 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 3 mo | |
| 125th anniversary: English writer Beatrix Potter privately published 250 copies of The Tale of...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| Margaret Mead, born 1901 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| Micron earnings (Q1 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Micron (MU) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 17Thu | 100th anniversary: A coup d'état by the Lithuanian military replaced the democratically elected...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo |
| Pope Francis, born 1936 (90 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| 75th anniversary: The Civil Rights Congress presented a document to the United Nations Genocide...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 18Fri | Steven Spielberg, born 1946 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo |
| Arabic Language DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| International Migrants DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 19Sat | 250th anniversary: Thomas Paine published the first in a series of pamphlets entitled The American...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo |
| International Day of Recognition for Women Searchers of Missing PersonsObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 20Sun | Asara B’TevetReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | in 3 mo |
| 75th anniversary: Experimental Breeder Reactor I near Arco, Idaho, U.S., became the world's first...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| International Human Solidarity DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 21Mon | December solsticeSky · Solstices and equinoxes · 2:50 pm CT | – | annual | US Naval ObservatoryComputed (rule) | in 3 mo |
| YuleReligion · Pagan and Wiccan | – | annual | Wheel of the YearComputed (rule) | in 3 mo | |
| 200th anniversary: Settlers from the United States in Mexican Texas made the first attempt to...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| Masaccio, born 1401 (625 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| World Basketball DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| World Meditation DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 22Tue | 1625th anniversary: Pope Innocent I began his papacy, succeeding Anastasius IHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo |
| Ursids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | in 3 mo | |
| 25th anniversary: Burhanuddin Rabbani of the Northern Alliance handed over power in Afghanistan...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| 25th anniversary: Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 23Wed | Full moon: Cold Moon (supermoon)Sky · Moon phases · 7:28 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 3 mo |
| 250th anniversary: American Revolutionary War: American troops, overwhelmed by British...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 3 mo | |
| Dec 24Thu | Christmas EveReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | in 3 mo |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.