January 2026 Printable Calendar: US Holidays, Sunday Start
One page, Sunday first, 2 US holidays (New Year's Day and Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.) in red. The grid below carries the same dates and holidays as the file; the PDF itself is set for paper, with short day names, no week-number column, and weekends in lighter type instead of a tint. Pick a file, print at actual size, done.
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January2026
US · Sunday start
| Wk | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | 18 | 19Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 5 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Holidays
Holidays in January 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Federal holiday |
| Jan 19 | Monday | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Federal holiday |
Context
January in the United States
January in the United States opens with New Year's Day and, on the third Monday, the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. For households and small businesses it is also paperwork season: employers must get W-2 forms to employees by January 31, and the fourth-quarter estimated tax payment is due in mid-January. Schools return from winter break in the first week, so the month starts quickly.
Behind the dates
- New Year's Day
- New Year's Day marks the first day of the Gregorian calendar year. Most workplaces and schools close, and it is the traditional moment to hang a new wall calendar.
- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Honors the civil rights leader, who was born on January 15, 1929. The holiday was signed into law in 1983, first observed in 1986, and falls on the third Monday of January. Many people treat it as a day of service.
Facts
January 2026 in numbers
- Days
- 31
- Weekdays
- 22
- Weekend days
- 9
- Holidays
- 2 US holidays
- Working days
- 20
- ISO weeks
- 1-5
Printing
Printing tips
- Choose A4 outside North America and Letter in the United States and Canada; the two layouts are otherwise identical, with the same generous margins.
- In the print dialog, set the scale to 100% or "Actual size". "Fit to page" quietly shrinks the grid and softens the lines.
- Portrait is the classic wall format; landscape gives each day a wider box if you write big or plan in two colors.
- For a wall calendar that stays flat, print on heavier paper, around 160 to 200 gsm.
More detail: how to print a calendar at home, A4 vs Letter, and how ISO week numbers work.
Planning
Planning notes for January 2026
- The first working day of January 2026 is Friday, January 2, and the last is Friday, January 30.
- Saturday, January 17 to Monday, January 19 is a three-day weekend (Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.).
- New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 falls in the middle of the week, so on its own it does not create a long weekend.
- Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays appear five times this month and the other days four times, so a weekly class, trash day, or payment that falls on one of them comes around once more than usual.