New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is not a public holiday but a day that is marked every year on December 31. This year the weekday is a Tuesday. Stores, banks, and similar establishments follow regular opening hours.
New Year's Eve in other countries
This holiday is celebrated in several countries. 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Brazil | Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off | December 31, 2024 |
 | United States of America | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Faroe Islands | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Germany | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Hungary | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Guatemala | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | American Samoa | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Venezuela | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Austria | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Australia | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | San Marino | Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off | December 31, 2024 |
 | Norway | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Ecuador | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Switzerland | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | South Sudan | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Liechtenstein | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Uruguay | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Chile | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Puerto Rico | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Iceland | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Nigeria | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Curaçao | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Japan | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Portugal | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Finland | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Armenia | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Argentina | Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off | December 31, 2024 |
 | Philippines | Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off | December 31, 2024 |
 | Åland Islands | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Sweden | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Netherlands | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Nicaragua | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Latvia | Public holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Paraguay | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |
 | Guam | Observance day | December 31, 2024 |
 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Bank holiday | December 31, 2024 |