How Many Days Until New Year's Eve 2026?
New Year's Eve 2026 is on .
Live countdown to New Year's Eve 2026
New Year's Eve Dates for the Next 5 Years
| Year | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | |
| 2027 | Friday | |
| 2028 | Sunday | |
| 2029 | Monday | |
| 2030 | Tuesday |
How the date is set: December 31 every year.
About New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is December 31, the last day of the year. This countdown reaches zero when December 31 begins, which makes it handy for planning parties, travel and time off around the final day.
If you want the countdown to the midnight ball drop itself, use the New Year's Day countdown, which ends at 00:00 on January 1.
A Short History
Times Square hosted its first New Year's Eve celebration in 1904, when The New York Times opened its new headquarters there, and the first ball dropped from the flagpole of One Times Square in 1907. The song most often sung at midnight, "Auld Lang Syne", comes from a Scots poem that Robert Burns wrote down in 1788. Around the world the night is marked with fireworks, and in Spain with twelve grapes eaten on the twelve strokes of midnight.
How Many Weeks or Business Days Until New Year's Eve?
The countdown above shows the time left in days and weeks. To plan work around New Year's Eve, open the date in one of our calculators: the start date is set to today automatically.
New Year's Eve FAQ
What day of the week is New Year's Eve 2026?
New Year's Eve 2026 is on a Thursday: Thursday, December 31, 2026. The following year it falls on Friday, December 31, 2027.
Is New Year's Eve a public holiday?
Not in the United States. December 31 is a normal working day unless New Year's Day falls on a Saturday, in which case federal offices observe the holiday on Friday, December 31.
Does this countdown end at midnight on January 1?
No. It ends at 00:00 on December 31, the start of New Year's Eve. For the countdown to the stroke of midnight that begins the new year, open the New Year's Day page.
Are U.S. stock markets open on New Year's Eve?
Yes. The NYSE and Nasdaq normally trade a full day on December 31 and close on January 1.