Boxing Day / St Stephen's Day
היום שאחרי חג המולד (26 בדצמבר)
26 December. In the English-speaking world it's Boxing Day, associated with end-of-season sales; in many Catholic countries it's St Stephen's Day. Either way it's a public holiday and most people are off.
Boxing Day / St Stephen's Day by country — 2026
The date follows a religious calendar, so it shifts by country and year.
Europe
- MontenegroFriday 8 January 2027
- Isle of ManMonday 28 December
- GibraltarSaturday 26 December
- GuernseySaturday 26 December
- JerseySaturday 26 December
- LiechtensteinSaturday 26 December
- AndorraSaturday 26 December
- GermanySaturday 26 December
- SwitzerlandSaturday 26 December
- Holy SeeSaturday 26 December
- ItalySaturday 26 December
- FinlandSaturday 26 December
- San MarinoSaturday 26 December
- SlovakiaSaturday 26 December
- LithuaniaSaturday 26 December
- DenmarkSaturday 26 December
- IcelandSaturday 26 December
- NetherlandsSaturday 26 December
- LuxembourgSaturday 26 December
- CyprusSaturday 26 December
- RomaniaSaturday 26 December
- NorwaySaturday 26 December
- United KingdomSaturday 26 December
- CroatiaSaturday 26 December
- AustriaSaturday 26 December
- GreeceSaturday 26 December
- Czech RepublicSaturday 26 December
- PolandSaturday 26 December
- SwedenSaturday 26 December
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaSaturday 26 December
- LatviaSaturday 26 December
- HungarySaturday 26 December
- EstoniaSaturday 26 December
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Africa
North America
Asia
Oceania
North & Central America
- Trinidad and TobagoSaturday 26 December
- Saint Kitts and NevisSaturday 26 December
- GrenadaSaturday 26 December
- Antigua and BarbudaSaturday 26 December
- DominicaSaturday 26 December
- BarbadosSaturday 26 December
- BahamasSaturday 26 December
- JamaicaSaturday 26 December
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaturday 26 December
- Saint LuciaSaturday 26 December
- BelizeSaturday 26 December
South America
How it affects a trip
In the UK and Ireland it's the big sales day and many shops open early; on the continent it's a quiet day with most things still closed. Transport is still on a holiday timetable.
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Sources: Holiday dates: date-holidays · Background: Around the World