Green Monday 2026 Is December 14 and Super Saturday Is December 19: Shopping Dates

Green Monday 2026 is Monday, Dec. 14, and Super Saturday 2026 is Saturday, Dec. 19, with Christmas on Friday, Dec. 25. eBay says it named Green Monday, and the National Retail Federation (NRF) tracks Super Saturday as the last Saturday before Christmas. The table below counts the days to Christmas, and a printable December 2026 shopping calendar sits at the end.

December shopping dates and the countdown to Christmas

Day	Date in 2026	Days before Christmas
Green Monday	Monday, Dec. 14	11
Super Saturday	Saturday, Dec. 19	6
Christmas Eve	Thursday, Dec. 24	1
Christmas Day	Friday, Dec. 25	0
Boxing Day	Saturday, Dec. 26	after

The weekdays and day counts are computed from the 2026 calendar. For the holiday itself, see when Christmas Day falls.

When is Green Monday, and who named it?

Green Monday falls on the second Monday of December, which is Dec. 14 in 2026. In a Dec. 7, 2017 newsroom post, eBay said it named the day “Green Monday” and tied it to a 2007 sales day held on the second Monday of December. The earlier Cyber Monday, on Nov. 30, 2026, is covered in our Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday story and on the Cyber Monday date page.

When is Super Saturday 2026, and how many people shop?

Super Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas. In 2026 that is Dec. 19. No 2026 NRF estimate has been released.

For last year, the NRF said on Dec. 15, 2025 that an estimated 158.9 million consumers planned to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, up from 157.2 million in 2024. Of those, 71.6 million (45%) planned to shop both in store and online. Those figures describe Super Saturday 2025, on Dec. 20, 2025.

What is the NRF forecast for the 2026 holiday season?

On Oct. 15, 2026, the NRF forecast that November and December retail sales will grow 4.2% over 2025 to a total of $1.013 trillion. The NRF defines the season as Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.

What are the last-minute order deadlines?

Carrier cutoffs for Christmas are in our USPS holiday shipping deadlines and FedEx and UPS deadlines stories. Walmart has not announced its 2026 cutoffs. In 2025, Walmart said standard orders placed by 12:30 p.m. local time on Dec. 23 would arrive by Christmas, and Express orders were open until 5 p.m. local time on Dec. 24. Check Walmart’s site for the 2026 times.

Store hours on Dec. 24 and 25 are in our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day store hours story.

Boxing Day in the UK in 2026

Boxing Day, Dec. 26, 2026, falls on a Saturday. GOV.UK lists Monday, Dec. 28 as the substitute bank holiday in England and Wales.

Print the December 2026 shopping calendar

The printable marks Dec. 14, 19, 24, 25 and 26 on one December page. Print a December 2026 calendar as well if you want space for your own dates.