Are schools open on December 26?
Updated August 22, 2026 · this page carries the 2026 and 2027 dates.
Schools · December 26
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No — December 26 sits inside winter break in nearly every district.
December 26 doesn't need to be a holiday of its own for schools to be closed: it falls in the middle of winter break almost everywhere. District offices are generally closed or on short holiday hours that week too.
This page covers the federal holidays and the break weeks around them. The dates that actually vary are the last day before the break and the first day back, and only your district's calendar has those.
| Holiday | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 | Closed Winter break. |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2027 | Closed Winter break. |
What else on December 26?
| Who | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Banks | Varies It depends on the weekday — December 26 isn't a Federal Reserve holiday, so banks keep whatever hours that day of the week normally has. | Federal Reserve holiday schedule Checked August 2026 |
| Mail & the Post Office | Varies It depends on the weekday — December 26 isn't a postal holiday, so mail runs whenever it falls Monday through Saturday, and there's no regular delivery when it lands on a Sunday. | USPS holiday schedule Checked August 2026 |
| The Stock Market | Varies It depends on the weekday — December 26 isn't an exchange holiday, so the market trades a full session whenever it's a weekday, and there's no session at all when it falls on a weekend. | NYSE holiday calendar Checked August 2026 |
| UPS | Varies December 26 isn't a UPS holiday — pickup and delivery run on whatever schedule that weekday normally carries. | UPS holiday schedule Checked August 2026 |
| FedEx | Varies December 26 isn't a FedEx holiday — service follows the normal schedule for whatever weekday it lands on. | FedEx holiday service schedule Checked August 2026 |
| Federal Offices | Varies It depends on the weekday — December 26 isn't one of the eleven federal holidays, so offices are open when it falls on a workday. | OPM federal holiday schedule Checked August 2026 |
| Trash Pickup | Varies It depends on your city — December 26 is where the post-Christmas slide usually lands, and whether your route moves depends on how your hauler handles the holiday. | your city or hauler's holiday schedule Checked August 2026 |
Checked against your school district's calendar, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.