How many days until Boxing Day 2026?
Boxing Day 2026 is on Saturday, December 26, 2026. See the exact countdown in days, hours, minutes and seconds, in your own time zone.
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Boxing Day 2026 at a glance
- Date
- Saturday, December 26, 2026
- Rule
- December 26 every year
- Day of the year
- Day 360 of 365
- Days left in the year after it
- 5
- Category
- UK & Commonwealth
About Boxing Day
Boxing Day is the day after Christmas. It began in Britain, where servants and tradespeople traditionally received a gift box from their employers on the day after Christmas. It became a bank holiday in the United Kingdom in 1871.
Today it is a day for sport, shopping and visiting family. Retail sales on Boxing Day are among the biggest of the year in the UK, Canada and Australia.
In 2026 it falls on a Saturday. This countdown runs to the first moment of December 26 in the time zone you choose, so the figure matches the calendar day on your wall.
How Boxing Day is celebrated
- Football and rugby fixtures, and horse racing such as the King George VI Chase
- Boxing Day sales in shops and online
- Leftover Christmas dinner and visits to friends
- The Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Australia, which starts on December 26
Around the world
It is a public holiday in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and many Commonwealth countries. When December 26 falls on a weekend the holiday is moved to the following working day in most of them. In Germany and Poland the same day is Second Christmas Day.
When Boxing Day 2026 begins around the world
Boxing Day starts at midnight local time, so it arrives in each city at a different moment. Times below are the start of December 26 converted to UTC.
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Common questions
How many days until Boxing Day 2026?
Boxing Day 2026 is on Saturday, December 26, 2026. The live counter above shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds left, counted to midnight at the start of the day in your time zone.
What day of the week is Boxing Day in 2026?
Boxing Day 2026 falls on a Saturday.
How many working days are left until Boxing Day?
The Working days figure counts Monday to Friday between tomorrow and the day before the holiday. Public holidays in your country are not subtracted.
Why is it called Boxing Day?
The name most likely comes from the boxes of gifts and money given to servants and tradespeople on the day after Christmas.
When is Boxing Day in 2026–2030?
2026: Saturday, December 26; 2027: Sunday, December 26; 2028: Tuesday, December 26; 2029: Wednesday, December 26; 2030: Thursday, December 26.
Which time zone does the countdown use?
Your device's time zone by default. Use the time zone menu to count down to midnight anywhere else, for example when a friend is celebrating in a different country.