New Year's Day 2028 Quick Facts
- First listed date: Dec 31 (2027-12-31) in Micronesia
- Countries listed: 220
- Also known as: New Year, New Year's Holiday
Date Notes
New Year's Day falls on January 1; substitute or observed days may apply when it falls on a weekend.
What It Means
The holiday often sits inside a broader year-end break for schools, offices, banks, and travel.
Planning Impact
Many services operate on holiday schedules, and some countries add extra year-end or observed holidays.
New Year's Day 2028 Dates by Country
| Date | Day | Country | Holiday Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 (2027-12-31) | Fri | Micronesia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Dec 31 (2027-12-31) | Fri | Puerto Rico | New Year's Day | Public |
| Dec 31 (2027-12-31) | Fri | US Virgin Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Aland Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Algeria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | American Samoa | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Andorra | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Angola | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Antigua and Barbuda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Argentina | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Armenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Aruba | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Australia | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Austria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Azerbaijan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Bahrain | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Barbados | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Belarus | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Belgium | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Belize | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Benin | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Bolivia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Bosnia and Herzegovina | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Botswana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Brazil | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Brunei | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Burkina Faso | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Burundi | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Cambodia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Cameroon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Canada | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Cape Verde | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Caribbean Netherlands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Cayman Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Central African Republic | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Chad | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Chile | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | China | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Christmas Island | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Cocos Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Colombia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Comoros | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Congo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Cook Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Costa Rica | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Croatia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Curacao | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Cyprus | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Czechia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Denmark | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Djibouti | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Dominica | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Dominican Republic | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | DR Congo | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Ecuador | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Egypt | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Equatorial Guinea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Eritrea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Estonia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Eswatini | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Faroe Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Fiji | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Finland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | France | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | French Guiana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | French Polynesia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Gabon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Gambia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Georgia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Germany | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Ghana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Gibraltar | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Greece | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Greenland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Grenada | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Guadeloupe | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Guam | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Guatemala | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Guernsey | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Guinea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Guinea-Bissau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Guyana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Haiti | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Honduras | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Hong Kong | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Hungary | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Iceland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Indonesia | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Iraq | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Ireland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Italy | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Ivory Coast | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Jamaica | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Japan | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Jersey | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Jordan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Kazakhstan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Kenya | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Kiribati | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Kosovo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Kuwait | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Kyrgyzstan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Laos | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Latvia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Lebanon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Lesotho | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Liberia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Liechtenstein | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Lithuania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Luxembourg | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Macau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Madagascar | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Malaysia | New Year's Day | Federal |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Maldives | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Mali | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Malta | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Marshall Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Martinique | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Mauritania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Mauritius | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Mayotte | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Mexico | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Moldova | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Monaco | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Mongolia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Montenegro | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Montserrat | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Morocco | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Mozambique | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Namibia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Nauru | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Netherlands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | New Caledonia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Nicaragua | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Niger | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Nigeria | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Niue | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Norfolk Island | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | North Korea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | North Macedonia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Northern Mariana Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Norway | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Palau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Palestine | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Panama | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Papua New Guinea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Paraguay | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Peru | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Philippines | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Pitcairn Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Poland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Portugal | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Réunion | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Romania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Russia | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Rwanda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Saint Barthelemy | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Saint Kitts and Nevis | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Saint Lucia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Saint Martin | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Samoa | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | San Marino | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Sao Tome and Principe | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Senegal | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Serbia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Seychelles | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Sierra Leone | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Singapore | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Sint Maarten | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Slovenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Solomon Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Somalia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | South Africa | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | South Korea | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | South Sudan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Spain | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Suriname | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Sweden | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Switzerland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Syria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Tajikistan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Tanzania | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Thailand | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Timor-Leste | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Togo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Tokelau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Tonga | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Trinidad and Tobago | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Tunisia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Turkey | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Turkmenistan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Turks and Caicos Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Tuvalu | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | UAE | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Uganda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Ukraine | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | United Kingdom | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | United States | New Year's Day | Federal |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Uruguay | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Uzbekistan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Vanuatu | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Venezuela | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Vietnam | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Wallis and Futuna | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2028-01-01) | Sat | Zimbabwe | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Armenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Azerbaijan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Belarus | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Bosnia and Herzegovina | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Cook Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Georgia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Kazakhstan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Kosovo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Mauritius | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Montenegro | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Romania | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Rwanda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Samoa | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Seychelles | New Year Holiday | Public |
| Jan 2 (2028-01-02) | Sun | Slovenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Albania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Albania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Anguilla | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Azerbaijan | New Year's Day (observed) | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Bahamas | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Bermuda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | British Virgin Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Bulgaria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Falkland Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Fiji | New Year's Day (observed) | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Isle of Man | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Kosovo | New Year's Day (observed) | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Laos | New Year's Day (in lieu) | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Malawi | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | New Zealand | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Serbia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Uzbekistan | New Year's Day (observed) | Public |
| Jan 3 (2028-01-03) | Mon | Zambia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 4 (2028-01-04) | Tue | Azerbaijan | New Year's Day (observed) | Public |
| Jan 4 (2028-01-04) | Tue | Kosovo | New Year's Day (observed) | Public |
| Jan 4 (2028-01-04) | Tue | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 4 (2028-01-04) | Tue | New Zealand | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 4 (2028-01-04) | Tue | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 5 (2028-01-05) | Wed | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 5 (2028-01-05) | Wed | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 6 (2028-01-06) | Thu | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 8 (2028-01-08) | Sat | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 26 (2028-01-26) | Wed | Macau | Chinese New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 26 (2028-01-26) | Wed | South Korea | Lunar New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 27 (2028-01-27) | Thu | South Korea | Lunar New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Apr 14 (2028-04-14) | Fri | Laos | Lao New Year's Day | Public |
| Apr 15 (2028-04-15) | Sat | Laos | Lao New Year's Day | Public |
| Apr 16 (2028-04-16) | Sun | Laos | Lao New Year's Day | Public |
| Apr 17 (2028-04-17) | Mon | Laos | Lao New Year's Day (in lieu) | Public |
| Apr 18 (2028-04-18) | Tue | Laos | Lao New Year's Day (in lieu) | Public |