When is Boxing Day 2026? Saturday 26 December
Boxing Day
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Boxing Day falls on 26 December 2026. Start from the person rather than the category and the rest gets easier.
Boxing Day gifts and thank-yous
Boxing Day, 26 December, began as the day employers gave boxes of gifts to their staff and tradespeople. Now it is a day of leftovers, long walks, football and sales.
If you are visiting family on the 26th, bring something for the whole house: a cheese, a bottle, a game to play after lunch.
It is also a good day to thank the people who worked over Christmas or kept an eye on things while you were away, from carers to the neighbour who fed the cat, with something small.
Buying for someone in particular? Save their date and we'll email you before it comes round.
Gifts to start from
GeekShare Luo Xiaohei Wireless Game Controller£39GeekShare
Hug In A Box£33Social Stories Club
SET OF ALL FOUR MORE OR LESS GAMES£43.99The Happy Puzzle Company
Drinks Kitchen Non-Alcoholic Aperitif Discovery Set, 4 x 22.5cl£34.99Digital Distiller
Personalised Photo Teddy£19.99Gifts Handmade
SET OF ALL THREE DAVID WALLIAMS GAMES£24.99The Happy Puzzle Company
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Boxing Day in the next three years
It falls on the same date every year.
| Year | UK |
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