The Postal Service has another busy year ahead in 2026.
Here’s what’s coming down the pike:
• New stamps. The organization has announced more than 20 stamp releases, beginning with Angel’s Trumpets on Friday, Jan. 9. High-profile releases will include Muhammad Ali on Thursday, Jan. 15; Bruce Lee on Wednesday, Feb. 18; and Lowriders on Friday, March 13.
• Price changes. On Sunday, Jan. 18, USPS will raise prices approximately 6.6 percent for Priority Mail, 5.1 percent for Priority Mail Express, 7.8 percent for USPS Ground Advantage and 6 percent for Parcel Select
• Community activities. The Combined Federal Campaign will conclude Saturday, Jan. 31, while the Stamp Out Hunger food drive will take place on Saturday, May 9.
• Events. The National Postal Forum, the mailing and shipping industry’s largest annual conference, will be held from Sunday, May 3, through Wednesday, May 6, in Phoenix, while the Boston 2026 World Expo, an international philatelic exhibition, will be held from Saturday, May 23, to Saturday, May 30.
The Postal Service will also observe the following holidays this year: New Year’s Day (Thursday, Jan. 1), Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. (Monday, Jan. 19), Washington’s Birthday (Monday, Feb. 16), Memorial Day (Monday, May 25), Juneteenth National Independence Day (Friday, June 19), Independence Day (Saturday, July 4), Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7), Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 12), Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11), Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26) and Christmas Day (Friday, Dec. 25).
