Holidays and Observances on January 26

Welcome to January 26, 2027, an exceptionally historic day on the calendar marked by vital global constitutional milestones, rich cultural heritage, and sweet culinary traditions!

Today's daily page highlights the proud national heritage of Indian Republic Day, celebrates the sweet, crunchy history of National Peanut Brittle Day, and honors the international solidarity behind International Customs Day. Browse our complete chronological directory below to explore moving holiday scheduling rules, historic trivia, and unique facts for this specific day of the year!

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on January 26, include:

• January 26: Australia Day (See our Holidays in Australia Guide)

• January 26: Dental Drill Appreciation Day

• January 26: International Customs Day

• January 26: International Environmental Education Day

• January 26: Lotus 1-2-3 Day

• January 26: National Diane Day

• January 26: National Green Juice Day

• January 26: National Peanut Brittle Day

• January 26, 2027: National Plan for Vacation Day (Observed last Tuesday in January)

• January 26: Republic Day (India)

• January 26, 2027: Speak Up and Succeed Day (Observed fourth Tuesday in January)

• January 26: Spouses Day

• January 26: Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

2027 Weekly Holidays that include January 26, are:

• January 25-29, 2027: Cancertalk Week (U.K.)

• January 25–29, 2027: Colorado Climate Disasters Awareness Week (Date Rule: Held annually during the last full week of January to unite environmental groups at the State Capitol, focusing on the economic and human costs of extreme wildfires, flooding, and droughts)

• January 24-28: Data Privacy Week 

• January 25-29, 2027: Farmhouse Breakfast Week (U.K.)  (Last Week of January, Monday - Friday)

• January 24-30, 2027: International Hot Air Balloon Week (Fourth Full Week of January)

• January 24-30, 2027 - Kiss a Shark Week (Fourth Full Week of January)

• January 25-29, 2027: National Activity Professionals Week (Last Full Week of January, Monday-Friday)

• January 25-29, 2027: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week (Last Business Week Monday - Friday in January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National Irish Coffee Week (Fourth Week of January)

• January 25-29, 2027: National Medical Group Practice Week (Last Full Business Week in January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National Passenger Safety Week (Last Week in January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National School Choice Week (Last Full Week in January)

• January 25-29, 2027: Tax Identity Theft Week (5 Days Starting the Last Monday in January)

2027 Monthly Holidays that include January 26, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out my January Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of January.

NOTE: If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• December 21, 2026 - February 21, 2027: Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival: Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2026/2027 dates are a soft opening on December 21, 2026, with the Official Grand Opening on January 5 to the closing of the park on February 21

• January 15 - February 6, 2027: Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, TX) (Also known as the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)

• January 21-31, 2027: Sundance Film Festival (NOTE: Effective 2027, the festival is moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado)

• January 22-31, 2027: International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (Monaco) (Starts on the Second to the last Friday in January and runs for 10 Days)

• January 22 - February 14, 2027: Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase in Tucson, Arizona (Starts on the Last Friday in January over three full weeks)

• January 23-31, 2027: Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona (Runs for 9 consecutive days the last full week and two surrounding weekends in January)

• January 23 - February 2, 2027: International Snow Sculpture Championship in Breckenridge, Colorado (Typically begins on the next to last Saturday in January and spans multiple weeks for sculpting and viewing)

• January 25-30, 2027: National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (The Last Full Week of January)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for January 26 is an Aquarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for January are:

• Carnation - The Carnation is the Birth Flower for January. The symbolization of the Carnation means love, pride, beauty, purity, distinction, fascination, and loyal.
• Snowdrop is a white flower with three small petals in the middle surrounded by three larger petals on the outside. The symbolization of the snowdrop means love, fascination, and purity.

See our GARDEN HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating things of the garden!

Birthstone

The Birthstone for January is Garnet, which comes in a rainbow of colors. It is considered a great gift to symbolize friendship and trust.

Famous Birthdays

• 1880 – Douglas MacArthur, American general and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
• 1905 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (d. 1987)
• 1925 – Paul Newman, American actor, philanthropist, race car driver and race team owner (d. 2008)
• 1941 – Scott Glenn, American actor
• 1955 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American musician (Van Halen)
• 1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American actress and comedian
• 1958 – Anita Baker, American singer
• 1961 – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player

Famous Deaths

• 1893 – Abner Doubleday, American military figure, and credited inventor of baseball (b. 1819)
• 1932 – William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (b. 1861)
• 1979 – Nelson Rockefeller, American politician - 41st Vice President of the United States (b. 1908)
• 1983 – Paul "Bear" Bryant, American football coach (b. 1913)
• 2016 - Abe Vigoda, American actor (Barney Miller) (b. 1921)
• 2017 - Mike Connors, American actor (Mannix) (b. 1925)
• 2017 - Barbara Hale, American actress (Perry Mason) (b. 1922)
• 2020 - Kobe Bryant, American NBA basketball player, and his daughter Gianna Bryant
  
  

Famous Weddings and Divorces

1940 - Actor Ronald Reagan (28) weds Academy Award winning actress Jane Wyman (23) in Glendale, California. He later went on to marry. They divorced in 1949 and he went on to marry Nancy Davis in 1952 and become the 40th President of the United States between 1981–89.

Quote of the Day

January 26 is Spouse's Day! A day to celebrate your spouse, show your appreciation, and spend time with them. Let your spouse know how much they are loved, appreciated, and respected.

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Holiday and Observances Recipe of the Day is a Easy Vegetarian Curry Recipe from Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits.  She gives several different versions of the recipe, based on seasonal vegetables, and provides a bunch of different options for toppings.

• See our FOOD HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating food!
• See our Holiday Food page for tips on healthy holiday food traditions in general, and for some sample meal plan ideas for some of the most popular holidays.

Season

January 26th falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1788 – The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Commemorated as Australia Day
• 1837 – Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. State
• 1838 – U.S. State of Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States
• 1861 – During the American Civil War, the U.S. State of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
• 1870 – During the American Civil War, Virginia rejoins the Union.
• 1905 – The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats, is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
• 1911 – Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
• 1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
• 1939 - Filming begins on Gone With the Wind
• 1942 – During World War II, the first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland
• 1948 - Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in US Armed Forces is signed
• 1954 - Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
• 1998 - Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip
• 2005 - Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post.

This Day in Music

• 1956 - Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session
• 1961 - Elvis Presley's,  Are You Lonesome Tonight hits #1 on the UK singles chart
  
• 1974 - Ringo Starr's You're Sixteen hits #1
• 1997 - ZZ Top, James Brown, and the Blues Brothers, perform at the Super Bowl XXXI halftime show in New Orleans.
• 2003 - Justin Timberlake went to #1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album, Justified, which stayed on the charts for over a year.

Anita Baker was born on this day in 1958. Sweet Love was one of my favorite songs of hers.

This Day in Sports

• 1956 - 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
• 1963 - Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone
• 1977 - Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai & Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift
• 1980 - Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4½ minutes
• 1986 - Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat NE Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Superbowl. The MVP is Richard Dent, Chicago, DE
• 1992 - Superbowl XXVI: Wash Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minn Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB
• 1997 - Superbowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers beat NE Patriots, 35-21 in New Orleans

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!