Christmas Jumper Day 2026 Is Thursday, Dec. 10: Countdown Planner for Schools and Offices

Save the Children UK’s Christmas Jumper Day 2026 is Thursday 10 December 2026, according to the charity’s official Christmas Jumper Day page (read Oct. 31, 2026), and groups may pick another day. Below is a countdown with suggested dates for a school or workplace organiser, the facts from the page in one table, and a one-page printable planner.

What date is Christmas Jumper Day 2026?

The page says: “Sign up for Christmas Jumper Day 2026 on Thursday 10 December.” It adds that “the official date is Thursday 10 December 2026, but if another day works better for your school, workplace or group, go for it - it’s your Christmas Jumper Day.” If you pick a different day, shift every date in the countdown below by the same number of days. See the December 2026 printable calendar to mark the day, and our Children in Need 2026 story for the other UK charity night this autumn.

What does Save the Children UK say about taking part?

Item	What the charity’s page says
Official date	Thursday 10 December 2026
Other dates	Groups may choose a day that suits them
What to do	Put on your best (or worst) Christmas jumper and donate whatever you can afford, typically £2 for adults and £1 for children
Who can sign up	A workplace, school, community or friend group; sign-up gives tips and resources such as posters, games and activities
Collecting	“Shake a bucket… or let colleagues text or donate online”
Employers	“Ask your workplace about matching the total you raise”
First one	14 December 2012 (a Friday, by our calculation)
2025 result	“In 2025 you raised an absolutely amazing £2.6 million”

The page does not give a sign-up deadline, so we list none.

What countdown dates could a school or workplace use?

These steps are our planning suggestions, not the charity’s rules. Weekdays and day counts are our calculation, counted from Oct. 31, 2026.

Suggested date	Days from Oct. 31	Step
Mon., Nov. 2	2	Sign up your school, workplace or group
Mon., Nov. 16	16	Announce the date to everyone taking part
Mon., Nov. 23	23	Put up posters and plan games or activities
Mon., Nov. 30	30	Check everyone has a jumper, or plan a swap
Mon., Dec. 7	37	Send a reminder and set up donation boxes
Thu., Dec. 10	40	Christmas Jumper Day (official date)
Fri., Dec. 11	41	Count the money and pay in your donations

Sign-up is the first step because the charity says it gives you tips and resources. Put the Monday dates on the November 2026 printable calendar so the countdown sits next to your other plans.

What Christmas Jumper Day ideas for school are on the charity’s page?

The page gives a few ideas. Ask for a song request in return for a small donation (it suggests 50p). Put two jumpers, and two donation boxes, head-to-head for a week and make the loser wear the winning jumper. Collect with a bucket, or let colleagues text or donate online. Posters, games and activities come with sign-up.

How does Christmas Jumper Day sit with the rest of the festive calendar?

Thursday 10 December falls before the Christmas holidays; our Christmas 2026 countdown counts the days to Christmas Day, and the UK Christmas bank holidays story lists the public holidays. For the date itself, see when is Christmas Day.

Print the Christmas Jumper Day 2026 planner

The printable puts the countdown on one page as a checklist, with a notes area for jumper ideas, helpers and the money counted. An ink-saver version prints in black and white. The source note on the sheet credits the charity’s page; the planning dates are ours.