New Year’s Day 2027 falls on Friday, January 1, 2027. It is a federal holiday, and the Friday date produces a three-day weekend running January 1 through January 3.
2027 is bracketed by New Year’s holidays at both ends. It opens with New Year’s Day on Friday, January 1, and closes with a second federal closure on Friday, December 31 — the observed date for New Year’s Day 2028, which falls on a Saturday.
Both land inside the 2027 calendar year, which is part of why 2027 carries twelve observed federal holidays rather than the statutory eleven.
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When is New Year’s Day 2027?
Friday, January 1, 2027. The holiday period:
| Date | Day | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, December 31, 2026 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve, normal working day |
| Friday, January 1, 2027 | Friday | New Year’s Day, federal holiday |
| Saturday, January 2 | Saturday | Weekend |
| Sunday, January 3 | Sunday | Weekend |
| Monday, January 4 | Monday | Return to work |
New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2026, is not a federal holiday and federal offices are open.
Note that this differs from a year later: Friday, December 31, 2027 is a federal closure, because New Year’s Day 2028 falls on a Saturday and shifts back.
How the date is set
New Year’s Day is a fixed-date holiday, set at January 1 in 5 U.S.C. 6103. Fixed-date holidays are the only federal holidays that can fall on a weekend, and when they do the observance shifts: a Saturday holiday moves back to the preceding Friday under 5 U.S.C. 6103(b), and a Sunday holiday moves forward to the following Monday under Section 3(a) of Executive Order 11582.
Neither applies in 2027. January 1 is a Friday, so the statutory date and the observed date are the same.
New Year’s Day 2027 closures by institution
| Institution | Friday, January 1, 2027 |
|---|---|
| Federal offices | Closed |
| Banks and Federal Reserve | Closed |
| U.S. Postal Service | No delivery, offices closed |
| NYSE and Nasdaq | Closed |
| Bond markets, SIFMA | Closed |
| UPS and FedEx | No pickup or delivery, critical services only |
| State and local government | Closed in all 50 states |
| Public schools | Closed, winter break |
| Retail and grocery | Reduced hours, many chains open |
| Restaurants and bars | Open, reduced hours |
New Year’s Day is observed identically across all fifty states, with no local variation to check.
The last trading day of 2026 is Thursday, December 31, 2026, and markets reopen on Monday, January 4, 2027.
Why 2027 has a New Year’s holiday at both ends
| Holiday | Statutory date | Observed | Falls in |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day 2027 | Friday, January 1, 2027 | January 1, 2027 | 2027 |
| New Year’s Day 2028 | Saturday, January 1, 2028 | Friday, December 31, 2027 | 2027 |
Eleven holidays are established by statute. The 2027 calendar year contains twelve observed dates, because both the Christmas 2027 observance on Friday, December 24 and the New Year’s Day 2028 observance on Friday, December 31 land inside it.
2028 pays for it, carrying only ten observed federal holidays despite being a leap year.
New Year’s Day dates 2025 to 2032
| Year | January 1 falls on | Federal observance | Long weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wednesday | Wednesday, January 1 | No |
| 2026 | Thursday | Thursday, January 1 | No |
| 2027 | Friday | Friday, January 1 | Three days |
| 2028 | Saturday | Friday, December 31, 2027 | Three days |
| 2029 | Monday | Monday, January 1 | Three days |
| 2030 | Tuesday | Tuesday, January 1 | No |
| 2031 | Wednesday | Wednesday, January 1 | No |
| 2032 | Thursday | Thursday, January 1 | No |
A fixed-date holiday produces a long weekend in three years out of seven.
New Year’s Day around the world
January 1 is a public holiday in most of the world, but the additional days differ.
| Country | January 1 | January 2 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Federal holiday | Not a holiday |
| United Kingdom | Bank holiday | Bank holiday in Scotland only |
| Japan | Public holiday | Part of a multi-day New Year period |
| Russia | Public holiday | Holiday week through January 8 |
| Canada | Statutory holiday | Not statutory in most provinces |
Scotland’s second day, January 2, has no equivalent in England, Wales or Northern Ireland — a useful thing to know if you are coordinating across the UK in early January.
What New Year’s Day 2027 is not
New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2026, is not a federal holiday. Federal offices, banks and the postal service operate normally, and the stock exchanges trade a full session.
It is not the start of the ISO week year. ISO week 1 of 2027 begins on Monday, January 4, so Friday, January 1 through Sunday, January 3 belong to ISO week 53 of 2026.
It is not the start of the fiscal year for the U.S. federal government, which begins October 1.
It is not the new year in every calendar. Rosh Hashanah 5788 begins at sundown on Friday, October 1, 2027, and Lunar New Year falls on a separate date set by the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
Frequently asked questions
What day is New Year’s Day 2027?
Friday, January 1, 2027. It is a federal holiday under 5 U.S.C. 6103 and falls on a Friday, producing a three-day weekend through Sunday, January 3.
Is New Year’s Eve 2026 a federal holiday?
No. Thursday, December 31, 2026 is an ordinary working day. Federal offices, banks and the postal service operate normally and the markets trade a full session. This differs from a year later: Friday, December 31, 2027 is a federal closure, observing New Year’s Day 2028.
Why is January 1, 2027 in week 53 of 2026?
Because ISO 8601 assigns week 1 to the week containing the year’s first Thursday, and the first Thursday of 2027 is January 7. ISO week 1 of 2027 begins Monday, January 4. The first three days of the calendar year belong to ISO week 53 of 2026.
