How Many Days Until Boxing Day 2026?
December 26, 2026, a Saturday, is Boxing Day, 70 days away.
70 days
until Saturday, December 26, 2026
When is Boxing Day 2026?
Boxing Day 2026 is on Saturday, December 26, 2026. The date stays the same each year (December 26); the day of the week moves on by one, or by two after a February 29. The 2027 date is Sunday, December 26.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | December 26, 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | December 26, 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | December 26, 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | December 26, 2029 | Wednesday |
| 2030 | December 26, 2030 | Thursday |
| 2031 | December 26, 2031 | Friday |
About Boxing Day
The day after Christmas is a bank holiday in all of the UK and a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand. In Canada it's a statutory holiday in Ontario and for federally regulated workers, but not in most other provinces. Ireland calls it St Stephen's Day. The name likely comes from the Christmas box, a tip of cash or goods that employers handed to servants and tradesmen.
Banks and most offices are shut. Plenty of shops open early for the Boxing Day sales, and in England and Scotland most top football clubs play. Kempton Park runs the King George VI Chase. In Australia the Sydney to Hobart yacht race sets off from Sydney Harbour at 1 p.m., and the Boxing Day Test starts at the MCG.
How many business days until Boxing Day?
Without weekends, Boxing Day is 50 weekdays away, Monday to Friday from tomorrow through Friday, December 25. Take out Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and the US count is 47 business days. Each country drops its own public holidays, so the UK gets 49, Canada 48 and Australia 49.
| Holidays used | Business days | Holidays skipped |
|---|---|---|
| United States (federal holidays) | 47 | Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day |
| UK (England and Wales bank holidays) | 49 | Christmas Day |
| Canada (federal statutory holidays) | 48 | Remembrance Day, Christmas Day |
| Australia (national public holidays) | 49 | Christmas Day |
Holidays that only a state, province or employer gives, between October 18 and December 26, are still in the count. The business days calculator can take yours out.
Common questions
Counting today, how many days until Boxing Day?
71. Today, Saturday, October 17, is the first of them; the 70 at the top starts from tomorrow. Not counting today, that's 10 weeks, and from midnight tonight it's 1,681 hours.
Is Boxing Day 2026 a holiday?
Yes, in the UK. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday, so the day off there moves to Monday, December 28. It isn't a US federal holiday.
Is Boxing Day a bank holiday in Scotland?
Yes, and in Northern Ireland too, so all four UK nations get it. If December 26 is a Saturday or Sunday, a substitute weekday is given, usually the Monday, or the Tuesday when Christmas has already taken the Monday.
Are shops open on Boxing Day?
Most are. Unlike Christmas Day, Boxing Day has no legal limit on big stores in England and Wales unless it falls on a Sunday. Banks and most offices stay closed.
Countdown milestones to Boxing Day
The countdown to Boxing Day reaches 50 days on Friday, November 6, 2026 and gets down to 1 day on Friday, December 25, 2026.
| Countdown | Date |
|---|---|
| 50 days to go | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| 30 days to go | Thursday, November 26, 2026 |
| 14 days to go | Saturday, December 12, 2026 |
| 7 days to go | Saturday, December 19, 2026 |
| 1 day to go | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
Days until Boxing Day from other dates
A week from today, on Saturday, October 24, there will be 63 days to go until Boxing Day, and from Sunday, November 1 it will be 55 days.
| Counting from | Days until Boxing Day | Weeks and days |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 69 days | 9 weeks, 6 days |
| Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 63 days | 9 weeks |
| Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 56 days | 8 weeks |
| Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 55 days | 7 weeks, 6 days |
| Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | 25 days | 3 weeks, 4 days |
December 2026
Boxing Day 2026 facts
| Date | Saturday, December 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Day of the week | Saturday |
| Day of the year | Day 360 of 365 |
| ISO week | Week 52 |
| Leap year | 2026 is not a leap year |
| Quarter | Q4 2026 |
| Written as | 12/26/2026 (US), 26/12/2026 (UK), 2026-12-26 (ISO) |
| Moon phase | Waning gibbous (UTC) |
| The one after | Sunday, December 26, 2027 |
| Last time | Friday, December 26, 2025, 295 days ago |
About this count
Each midnight takes one off the 70. Today is left out and December 26 itself is counted, so on Friday, December 25 the page will show 1 day to go. US clocks go back on Sunday, November 1 along the way, which changes the hours but not the number of days.
In Excel or Google Sheets, =DATE(2026,12,26)-TODAY() gives the same 70 today; add 1 to count today as well.
This countdown to Boxing Day 2026 was worked out on Saturday, October 17, 2026 (US Eastern time), and your browser recounts it from your own date when the page opens.
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