January

December - JANUARY 2026 - February

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December 26-Jan. 1

Holidays/special occasions:
- Kwanzaa

January 1

Holidays/special occasions:
- New Year's Day
Historic events:
- The Emancipation Proclamation issued, 1863

January 1-3

Holidays/special occasions:
- Shogatsu (New Year) (Japan)

January 2

Holidays/special occasions:
- Isaac Asimov's birthday, 1920
Movie openings:
- We Bury the Dead

January 3

Holidays/special occasions:
- J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday, 1892

January 5

Holidays/special occasions:
- Twelfth Night (Christian)

January 6

Holidays/special occasions:
- Epiphany (Christian)
DVD/Blu-ray releases:
- Tron: Ares

January 9

Movie openings:
- Primate
- Sleepwalker

January 11

TV events:
- Primal season 3 premiere, 11:30pm EST on Adult Swim

January 15

Web events:
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series premiere, on Paramount+

January 16

Movie openings:
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

January 19

Holidays/special occasions:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, USA)

January 20

DVD/Blu-ray releases:
- One Battle After Another
- Wicked: For Good

January 27

Holidays/special occasions:
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's birthday, 1832 (Rabbit Hole Day)
Web events:
- Wonder Man series premiere, 9pm EST on Disney+

The Year
December - Front Door - February

All years are Common Era unless otherwise indicated.