Tomorrow is Saturday, September 26, 2026
Everything happening on September 26, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About September 26
September 26, 2026 falls on a Saturday, week 39 of 2026. It is day 269 of the year, with 96 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 8 national days and fun holidays on September 26, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on September 26
August 13, 2024
European Day Of Languages
August 13, 2024
International Day For The Total Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons
August 13, 2024
World Contraception Day
August 13, 2024
National Situational Awareness Day
August 13, 2024
National Shamu The Whale Day
August 13, 2024
National Compliance Officer Day
August 13, 2024
National Dumpling Day
August 13, 2024
National Pancake Day
Public Holidays on September 26
- 🌍 Chuseok (South Korea)
- 🌍 Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (Hong Kong)
- 🌍 סוכות (Israel)
- 🌍 中秋節翌日 (Hong Kong)
- 🌍 추석 다음날 (South Korea)
On This Day in History — September 26
- 2014 — A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.
- 2009 — Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
- 2008 — Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
- 2005 — The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
- 2002 — An overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
- 2000 — Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
Notable Births on September 26
Notable Deaths on September 26
- 2015 — Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1928)
- 2015 — Sidney Phillips, American soldier, physician, and author (b. 1924)
- 2015 — Ana Seneviratne, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1927)
- 2014 — Jim Boeke, American football player and coach (b. 1938)
- 2014 — Sam Hall, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2014 — Gerald Neugebauer, American astronomer and physicist (b. 1932)
Sports on September 26
- College Football: Northwestern Wildcats @ Indiana Hoosiers — Scheduled
- NHL: Dallas Stars @ Minnesota Wild — Scheduled
- MLB: Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins — Scheduled
- NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ Colorado Avalanche — Scheduled
- MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Diego Padres — Scheduled
- MLB: Houston Astros @ Athletics — Scheduled