December 2026 Calendar: 16 Free Printable Templates With Holidays, Christmas Countdown and Hanukkah

December 2026 starts on Tuesday, Dec. 1 and has 31 days, one federal holiday and 22 working days. The holiday is Christmas Day on Friday, Dec. 25, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, is not a federal holiday. Hanukkah runs from sundown Friday, Dec. 4 to nightfall Saturday, Dec. 12, per Hebcal and Chabad.org. Below are 16 free December 2026 calendar templates, each drawn by Fresh Calendars and saved as a one-page PDF with real, selectable text. Click any picture to open its PDF.

December 2026 at a glance

Because the month starts on a Tuesday and ends on a Thursday, those two days and every Wednesday come five times. A Sunday-start grid fits it in five rows, and so does a Monday-start grid.

	December 2026
First day	Tuesday, Dec. 1
Last day	Thursday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve)
Days	31 (23 weekdays, 8 weekend days)
Federal holiday	Christmas Day, Fri., Dec. 25
Working days	22
Christmas weekend	Fri., Dec. 25 to Sun., Dec. 27
Hanukkah	Sundown Fri., Dec. 4 to nightfall Sat., Dec. 12
Winter solstice	Mon., Dec. 21, 3:50 p.m. EST
Week numbers	Weeks 49 to 53, under International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 8601
Full moon	Wed., Dec. 23, 8:28 p.m. EST (Cold Moon)
Same layout as	December 2020, 2015 and 2009

Two details set this December apart. The year ends in ISO week 53, which only some years have: week 53 runs from Monday, Dec. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027. And the month has five primary Moon phases instead of four, with a last quarter on both Dec. 1 and Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO).

December 2026 holidays and key dates

Only Christmas Day is a federal holiday. The rest of the table lists the dates that most often go on a December calendar, each from the agency or organization that sets it.

Date	What	Source
Tue., Dec. 1	December Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment	Social Security Administration (SSA)
Tue., Dec. 1, 1:08 a.m. EST	Last quarter Moon	USNO
Thu., Dec. 3	Social Security for people paid on the 3rd	SSA
Fri., Dec. 4	Hanukkah begins at sundown (candles lit before Shabbat)	Hebcal, Chabad.org
Mon., Dec. 7	National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; Medicare open enrollment ends	36 U.S.C. 129; Medicare.gov
Tue., Dec. 8, 7:52 p.m. EST	New moon	USNO
Wed., Dec. 9	Social Security, birthdays on the 1st to 10th; USPS international send-by date	SSA; U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Fri., Dec. 11	Federal funding expires unless Congress acts	H.R. 6500
Sat., Dec. 12	Hanukkah ends at nightfall	Hebcal
Night of Dec. 13-14	Geminid meteor shower peak	American Meteor Society
Tue., Dec. 15	HealthCare.gov deadline for coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027	HealthCare.gov
Wed., Dec. 16	Social Security, birthdays on the 11th to 20th	SSA
Thu., Dec. 17, 12:42 a.m. EST	First quarter Moon	USNO
Thu., Dec. 17	USPS Ground Advantage and First-Class Mail send-by date	USPS
Fri., Dec. 18	USPS Priority Mail send-by date	USPS
Sat., Dec. 19	USPS Priority Mail Express send-by date	USPS
Mon., Dec. 21, 3:50 p.m. EST	Winter solstice	USNO
Night of Dec. 21-22	Ursid meteor shower peak	American Meteor Society
Wed., Dec. 23	Social Security, birthdays on the 21st to 31st	SSA
Wed., Dec. 23, 8:28 p.m. EST	Full moon, often called the Cold Moon	USNO
Thu., Dec. 24	Christmas Eve; NYSE closes at 1 p.m. ET	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Fri., Dec. 25	Christmas Day, federal holiday	OPM
Sat., Dec. 26	Kwanzaa begins (through Jan. 1)	Maulana Karenga, the holiday’s founder
Mon., Dec. 30, 1:59 p.m. EST	Last quarter Moon	USNO
Thu., Dec. 31	New Year’s Eve; January SSI paid early because Jan. 1 is a holiday	SSA

USPS dates are for the lower 48 states and are recommendations, not guarantees. The stock market is open on New Year’s Eve with normal hours, according to NYSE. For the countdown to each date, see our December 2026 holidays and important dates story; for the eight nights with candle times, Hanukkah 2026.

16 free printable December 2026 calendar templates

Every template prints on US Letter paper (8.5 by 11 inches) at 100% scale, with no sign-up. The PDF is best for printing; the PNG image works in a document or on a tablet. Holidays, Moon phases, paydays and mailing dates on the sheets come from the same official sources as the tables above.

1. December 2026 Calendar With Holidays

The everyday sheet in red and pine green. December 2026 starts on a Tuesday and fits in five rows. Christmas Day is in red; Hanukkah, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the solstice, Christmas Eve, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve are in green.

Download the December 2026 Calendar With Holidays PDF · PNG image · Portrait, Sunday start, US Letter, one page.

2. December 2026 Calendar, Landscape With Holidays

Turned sideways for a desk or a fridge, with wide rounded boxes for parties, travel and school events. The same holidays as the portrait sheet are printed in.

Download the December 2026 Calendar, Landscape With Holidays PDF · PNG image · Landscape, big boxes, US Letter, one page.

3. December 2026 Calendar, Monday Start With Week Numbers

December 2026 ends in week 53, which only happens in some years. Under ISO 8601, week 53 runs from Monday, Dec. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, and the month fits in five Monday-start rows.

Download the December 2026 Calendar, Monday Start With Week Numbers PDF · PNG image · Monday start, ISO week numbers, US Letter, one page.

4. December 2026 Blank Calendar

Dates only, in gray. It uses the least toner of the 16 and leaves the most room for a work rota, a school schedule or a family plan for winter break.

Download the December 2026 Blank Calendar PDF · PNG image · Blank, ink saver, US Letter, one page.

5. December 2026 Monthly Planner With Notes

A month grid with a planning column: goals for December, five boxes for what has to happen before the year ends, and lined notes for the rest.

Download the December 2026 Monthly Planner With Notes PDF · PNG image · Planner, landscape, US Letter, one page.

6. December 2026 Christmas Calendar

The tree, the holly, the ornaments and the gift box are drawn by our own generator, so no other site has this sheet. Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, is a solid red box.

Download the December 2026 Christmas Calendar PDF · PNG image · Christmas design, US Letter, one page.

7. December 2026 Christmas Countdown Calendar

An Advent-style countdown on paper. Each of the 25 boxes has the weekday, a small activity, the days left and a circle to tick. The mailing days and the solstice sit on their real dates.

Download the December 2026 Christmas Countdown Calendar PDF · PNG image · Countdown, Dec. 1 to 25, US Letter, one page.

8. December 2026 Winter Night Calendar

A night sky across the top with stars, snowflakes and a crescent Moon, for the month with the longest night of the year. The rest of the page stays light to save ink.

Download the December 2026 Winter Night Calendar PDF · PNG image · Winter night design, US Letter, one page.

9. December 2026 Hanukkah Calendar

Eight drawn menorahs, one per night, each with the right number of candles lit, the date and when to light. Nights 1 and 8 fall on Fridays, so those candles are lit before Shabbat begins.

Download the December 2026 Hanukkah Calendar PDF · PNG image · Hanukkah, eight nights, US Letter, one page.

10. December 2026 Moon Phase and Sky Calendar

December 2026 has five primary Moon phases, two of them last quarters. The sheet draws each one with its time from the U.S. Naval Observatory and adds the solstice and both meteor shower peaks.

Download the December 2026 Moon Phase and Sky Calendar PDF · PNG image · Moon and sky, US Letter, one page.

11. December 2026 Coloring Calendar for Kids

Every number is an outline to color in, and the top of the page has a tree, two presents, an ornament, holly and a snowflake in black lines.

Download the December 2026 Coloring Calendar for Kids PDF · PNG image · Coloring, kids, US Letter, one page.

12. December 2026 Holiday Planner

The month, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail-by dates and four lists with tick boxes: gifts with a budget column, cards to send, food and baking, and events.

Download the December 2026 Holiday Planner PDF · PNG image · Holiday planner, US Letter, one page.

13. December 2026 Calendar With Key Dates and Deadlines

The sheet built from the dates in this story: 14 numbered deadlines from the Dec. 1 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment to the early January SSI payment on Dec. 31.

Download the December 2026 Calendar With Key Dates and Deadlines PDF · PNG image · Key dates, US Letter, one page.

14. December 2026 Daily Calendar List

One line for each of the 31 days with the weekday, holidays and Moon phases filled in. A darker rule under each Saturday marks the end of a week.

Download the December 2026 Daily Calendar List PDF · PNG image · Daily list, US Letter, one page.

15. December 2026 Calendar With November 2026 and January 2027

A large December with the month before and the month after underneath, from Thanksgiving to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Download the December 2026 Calendar With November 2026 and January 2027 PDF · PNG image · Three months, US Letter, one page.

16. December 2026 Mini Calendars, 4 per Page

Four small calendars on one sheet with dashed lines to cut along, about postcard size, for gift tags, cards, planners or lockers.

Download the December 2026 Mini Calendars, 4 per Page PDF · PNG image · Four per page, US Letter, one page.

How to print a December 2026 calendar

1. Click the picture or the PDF link of the template you want. It opens in your browser’s PDF viewer.
2. Print at “Actual size” or 100%. “Fit to page” shrinks the margins a little, which is fine too.
3. Choose portrait or landscape to match the sheet. The landscape and planner templates are wide.
4. For less ink, pick the blank calendar, the daily list or the mini calendars, or print in grayscale; every sheet stays readable in black and white.

Christmas week 2026 on the calendar

Christmas Day on a Friday makes a three-day weekend, Dec. 25 to 27, for anyone who gets the holiday. The week before it carries most of the deadlines: the last USPS send-by dates on Dec. 17, 18 and 19, the solstice on Monday, Dec. 21, the last Social Security payday of the year and the full moon on Wednesday, Dec. 23, and the early stock market close on Christmas Eve. The countdown sheet above puts each of those on its own day. Store hours for both days are in Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2026 store hours, and the live countdown is in Christmas 2026: days until Dec. 25.

Week 53 and the end of 2026

ISO 8601 gives a year 53 weeks when it starts on a Thursday, as 2026 did. Its last week, week 53, runs from Monday, Dec. 28, 2026 to Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, so the first three days of January still belong to 2026 for anyone who plans by week number. Week 1 of 2027 starts Monday, Jan. 4. Our 2027 week numbers story has the full table.

More calendars around December

The calendar site has a December calendar for every year, when is Christmas Day for other years, when is New Year’s Eve and a printable yearly calendar. For the next two months there are 12 January 2027 calendar templates, and for the month before, 14 November 2026 calendar templates.