When you know which days are red in 2026, life becomes so much easier. You can plan your vacation for the summer, plan your Christmas break or discover squeeze days and take a long weekend.
Plan your vacation and all the other fun things that happen during the year with a personal calendar for 2026 or personal system calendar that fits in a filofax .
Red days in 2026 when you are free on a weekday
- Thursday, January 1, New Year's Day
- Tuesday, January 6 Epiphany
- Friday, April 3 Good Friday
- Monday, April 6, Easter Monday
- Friday, May 1st May Day
- Thursday, May 14 Ascension Day
- Friday, June 19th Midsummer Eve (not red but often free)
- Thursday, December 24th Christmas Eve (not red but often free)
- Friday, December 25th Christmas Day
- Thursday, December 31 New Year's Eve (not red but often free)
Red days that fall on a weekend (no extra leave)
- Sunday, April 5 Easter Sunday
- Sunday, May 24, Pentecost
- Saturday, June 6th, Sweden's National Day
- Saturday, June 20th Midsummer Day
- Saturday, October 31 All Saints' Day
- Saturday, December 26th Boxing Day
Red days in 2026
It's not always easy to keep track of all the holidays, as they move around the calendar a little every year. And of course it's a bit annoying when a red day ends up on a weekend? But 2026 actually has quite a few good opportunities to maximize your time off.
So how should you think about getting the most out of your time off? Here are some tips:
Easter 2026
Easter 2026 falls early in April. If you take Thursday, April 2 (Maundy Thursday), you get a five-day long weekend.
Ascension Day 2026
Thursday, May 14th is a red day. If you take Friday, May 15th off, you get four days off, perfect for early summer.
Christmas 2026
Christmas 2026 is perfectly fine in terms of time off opportunities. Christmas Eve is on a Thursday, which means you get a five-day weekend without using a single vacation day.
Want to max out? Take Monday 21, Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 December off, and you'll have nine days off in a row from Saturday 20 December to Sunday 28 December.
Continue with leave on Monday, December 28, Tuesday, December 29 and Wednesday, December 30 and you will get a full 16 days of continuous leave with only 6 vacation days.
How to plan for 2026
Do you want a super easy way to keep track of all the red days and busy days? Make a Personal Calendar for 2026 or Personal System Calendar where you can enter all the holidays for the year yourself. With our wall calendar , the whole family can keep track of homework, vacations and holidays. And of course you can customize both the content and appearance to suit you. Try it yourself!
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