New countdown

Menu

Report a problem

We send the page you’re on and your browser’s name with it. Nothing else.
Christmas Eve, a photo from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J. Hoover & Son, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Christian · Worldwide

Christmas Eve is coming up.

Thursday, 24 December 2026

Print a sleep chartFull screenScreensaver

A week before, the day before and on the day. No account, nothing else.

Watch party

Count down with everyone else on this page right now.

About Christmas Eve

The evening before Christmas Day, when many families open presents or go to midnight mass.

In 2026 it falls on a Thursday; in 2027 it’s on Friday 24 December, and in 2028 on Sunday 24 December. Also in December 2026: Christmas (25 Dec), National Pumpkin Pie Day (25 Dec) and Boxing Day (26 Dec). From this page you can add it to your calendar, get an email before it, share the countdown, or show it full screen.

How we work out the date
It’s on 24 December every year.
Sources

A fixed date in the Gregorian calendar, the same every year.

Page updated 5 November 2026. Report a wrong date

Dates

YearDate
2026Thursday, 24 December
2027Friday, 24 December
2028Sunday, 24 December
2029Monday, 24 December
2030Tuesday, 24 December
2031Wednesday, 24 December
2032Friday, 24 December
2033Saturday, 24 December
2034Sunday, 24 December
2035Monday, 24 December

More like this

See all events

Share Christmas Eve