Is the stock market open on December 26?
Updated August 22, 2026 · this page carries the 2026 and 2027 dates.
Stock Market · December 26
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.
The NYSE holiday calendar lists Christmas Day and no day after it, and there's no early close on December 26 either — the shortened session that week is Christmas Eve, which ends at 1pm ET. When December 26 falls Monday through Friday, trading runs the regular 9:30am to 4pm ET session. December 26 is a Saturday in 2026 and a Sunday in 2027, so neither year has a session on it.
Two exchange rules can still put a closure on the 26th. When Christmas falls on a Sunday, the exchanges observe the holiday on Monday December 26; when it falls on a Saturday, they close the Friday before instead, December 24. The bond market follows SIFMA's recommended schedule, which sets its own early closes and matches the exchanges on the observed holiday.
| Holiday | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 | Closed |
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 |
| 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 |
| Schools | Closed No — December 26 sits inside winter break in nearly every district. | your school district's calendar Checked August 2026 |
Questions people ask
Is the bond market open on December 26?
SIFMA's recommended schedule doesn't list December 26, so dealers keep a full day when it's a weekday. SIFMA's early closes that week are Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, both at 2pm ET.
Does the market close early the day after Christmas?
No — the NYSE calendar has no early close on December 26. The half sessions around the holidays are Christmas Eve and the day after Thanksgiving, both ending at 1pm ET.
Checked against the NYSE holiday calendar, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.