Boxing Day
Boxing Day in Norway is a public holiday that is celebrated every year on the December 26. This year the weekday is a Thursday. As this is a public holiday, expect most stores, banks and services to be closed or have reduced opening hours.
Boxing Day in other countries
This holiday is celebrated in several countries. 79 countries in our dataset around the world are celebrating or observing this day.
In the map below, you can see where the day is celebrated or marked. You can find the date by tapping the different colors on the map. You can also see if the day is a public holiday, an observed day, or a day only celebrated by parts of the country's population.
Note that the date of this holiday varies between countries even though the day celebrates the same thing.
This table gives a more detailed overview of when and where this holiday is celebrated or observed. Click on the country for more information.
| Flag | Country | Holiday type | Date this year |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Canada | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Austria | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Germany | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Tuvalu | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | New Zealand | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Great Britain | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Cook Islands | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Faroe Islands | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Denmark | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | France | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Romania | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Switzerland | Bank holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Zimbabwe | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Hungary | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Curaçao | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Rwanda | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Saint Helena | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Holy See | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Anguilla | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Nigeria | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Australia | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Poland | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Montenegro | Public holiday | January 8, 2024 |
 | Aruba | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Jamaica | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Swaziland | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Guernsey | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Suriname | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Andorra | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Sierra Leone | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Croatia | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Kenya | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Luxembourg | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Jersey | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Bahamas | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Belize | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Sint Maarten | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Saint Lucia | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Cayman Islands | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Netherlands | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Bermuda | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Dominica | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Liechtenstein | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Italy | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | United States of America | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Norway | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Czech Republic | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Bonaire | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Greenland | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Virgin Islands, British | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Slovakia | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Sweden | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Iceland | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Uganda | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Estonia | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | San Marino | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Åland Islands | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Fiji | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Montserrat | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Grenada | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Lesotho | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Isle of Man | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Cyprus | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Tonga | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Latvia | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Bulgaria | Observance day | December 26, 2024 |
 | Ghana | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Guyana | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Finland | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Lithuania | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Gibraltar | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Christmas Island | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Greece | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |
 | Barbados | Public holiday | December 26, 2024 |