Hi all. Today I’m sharing my Free 2026 Calendar Templates. This year I’ve got four versions for you, plus 2 “All Months” templates as well. I’ve also included a video (it’s in your download) that shows some layout ideas for Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. Enjoy!
PS: I have an end of the year survey that I’d really REALLY appreciate you taking. It’ll only take about 2 minutes and it will help me better understand what youโre enjoying in your photography, where you might be stuck, and what you want more of moving forward. Thanks!
Q. How do I install these?
A. Super simple… These are just JPG files. You don’t need to install them. You just open them like any other JPG file in any app that allows you to open a JPG file. Or you import them just like any photo in to Lightroom Classic. The video included with your download will show you what to do.
Q. Can I use them in other software like ON1 or Luminar?
A. Yep. I don’t include instructions on that, but if the app allows you to open a JPG file, you can use them. Remember, they aren’t presets that need to be installed like you may be used to. Have I mentioned that they are just JPG files and you can open them anywhere that let’s you open a JPG?
Q. Matt, I saw that one calendar option has holidays on it. Youโve left out what I consider an important day or youโve added one that I donโt care for. Will you change that?
A. Nope. I tried on one template to include some popular holidays. But remember… I’m self-employed so I don’t even know what a holiday is anymore ๐ Feel free to ignore it, add your own or remove something on the JPG in Photoshop. It was just an idea to try something different, and it shouldn’t take you more than 2 minutes to remove or modify them if you’d like. (the video included in the download will show you how).
Or youโre always welcome to download some one elseโs free calendar templates and let them know your wishes – Iโm sure theyโll be very accommodating.
Q. There’s something else I don’t like about the templates. Can you modify them for my needs?
A. Nope. But the video that’s included with your download will show you how you can.
Q. Are there other calendar templates I can try?
A. Yep… a friend of the website, Ed Weaver, has always created some really nice templates for free as well. Here’s the link to his website.
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results youโve always wanted.
Thank you for the calendar templates. Are you going to do end of year or beginning of next year clean up Lightroom classic? It was a great course when you did it a few years back.
Hi Matt, thank you once again for the work you do and the help you give us, not just with the calendar but the whole year.
Have a Merry Christmas!
GB
Thank You Matt!
Thank you Matt
Thank you Matt it’s very generous of you to share your calendar templates. They’re great and easy to use.
All the best,
Brigitte
Matt, thank for all your great work, I used your Calendar presets from the first one you published. Super.
I am turning 81 this year and I hope to use them for some more years. http://www.wanselius.com
Merry X-mas and all the best / Beqngt W
Matt,
I always find these templates a great help before Christmas. I can’t imagine anyone complaining about something being missing, but apparently, that’s where some people are these days. Thanks for all your great videos and have very Merry Christmas.
Rich
Thank you for all that you share
Thanks, Matt, for doing this every single year. It’s really appreciated.
Thank you!
Thanks Matt for sharing these templates!
Thank you…very appreciated. No changes needed.
Keep up the great work. You videos are informative and entertaining at the wame time.
Thank you once again, Matt.
Thank you Matt, I used to follow you religiously and then time got in the way, and I do need to update my skills.. I used to love your early Lightroom presets too.
I seem to wing alot! but I do love your explanations, simple and to the point, and always generous
Best regards
Chrissy
You are such generous person sharing all your wonderful knowledge . Thank you
Thank you.
I haven’t downloaded or watched the video yet, but plan to… except wondering, are these set up to also send straight to a print house (even like CVS or Shutterfly, or other inexpensive place) and do you recommend any particular ones?
Thank you for the calendar template, Matt.
Thank you Matt. Enjoy the end of year celebrations! -Sue from NZ
Mahalo for all your work and wishing you and your family a healthy and peaceful holiday time…
Thanks for your excellent work. Short focused courses work best for me
Thank you so much.
thanks
Thank you
Much appreciated
Naturally some of your courses are more relevant to my needs than others, but overall, great job providing useful training..
Thanks, Matt!
What a timely gift!
What a great career adventure you’ve been on! Thank you for your generosity, humor, and enthusiasm!
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Thank you from Norway. Loking forward for moer of your info regarding LrC.
Thanks! Love getting these templates as I don’t get free calendars in the mail anymore!!!!
Good stuff
great tutorials
Thanks for all your inspiring tutorials they realy help alot when something i struggle with.
That’s a very generous gesture and a nice way to wrap up the year, thanks.
Matt,
Thanks for your enthusiasm, and maintaining and sharing your expertise. I’m more towards the end of my photography arc, but yours and Simon d’Entremont’s are the only photography and post-processing videos I watch. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Matt. A generous holiday bonus from you. Appreciate it.
Thanks Matt. Great to have these.
Thanks, Matt, I love your calendars.
Where are people having good luck printing them? I like the slick paper.
Thank you for this, I do a calendar each year, for myself and my elderly mother, showing where I was at that time last year and yours are the easiest to use.
Thank you Matt, i have already donr my calendars for this year but happy to have a look.
https://bobcaddell.com/html/downloads.html
Regards Bob Caddell
Really appreciate your doing this. I try to make a few purchases along the way to help compensate for all you make available for free.
Thanks again.
Thanks for the calendar templates Matt
Matt,
Thank you for this generous gift. I have been purchasing and learning from your lessons for years. I appreciate your style of teaching. You have made me a better photographer and artist. As a retired creative director BBDO and JWT my skill level was pretty highโAnsel Adams was a friend and taught me film darkroom skillsโbut you have been a finishing school in the digital darkroom. Thanks.
Dan DeRyckere
This is great! I have been waiting for a local printer to make some calendars from my photos, but he is delaying all the time. Now I can make my own.
Thank you!!
Thank you for all of your teaching videos. They all have been extremely helpful.
I want to say thanks for all that you do. I started following you when a friend recommended yours and Scott Kelby’s book on Photoshop Elements 7, and the journey continues. You are an excellent teacher, and I have learned so much from you over the years.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
Thank you very much for the templates! Happy to learn anything.
Youโre such a special person, so generous with your ideas, suggestions and, most importantly, your time. And your enthusiasm is infectious. Iโve learnt so much from you over the years and thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Wishing you and yours a fantastic holiday season!
Thanks for the calendar updates.
Thank you for the templates. you are very generous with your time, your skill , and if the questions above are any indication, your patience. Best wishes Merry Christmas.
Thanks once again Matt
Thanks for all you do. as Patti said earlier,you are my go to. I only do photography for a hobby and to keep my mind challenged and you fit those needs.
Thank you, I have taken some of your courses and have learned a lot. Thank you for the templates.
I have followed you for years. You are always my go-to photography Trainer. I have always felt that your learning techniques are the best.
Thank you for all your training. It is really helpful.
Thanks so much, I really enjoy making my own calendars. I look forward ro receiving yoour templates
Thank you for the Templates. Always enjoy your presentations.
just want to try different things
Thanks for sharing these once again. The template is so useful and you make it so easy to use.
A4 A3 sizes would be appreciated by us Europeans!
Thanks heaps for these Mark. I really should get stuck into preparing some calendars.
Hi Matt, your tips are very useful and have helped me with the new versions that are coming out.
Dear Matt
Thanks for sharing and the videos you share and contribute to the community.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you Matt!! I can’t say enough about you, your teaching style and how much I ENJOY LEARNING FROM YOU!!
Thanks for the template much appreciated
Thank you, Matt ๐
Thank you so much for giving the Free 2026 Calendar Templates so kind of you.
Thanks for the templates – looking forward to checking them out
Thank you so much for the templates, look forward to getting them
Thanks for your updates on Lightroom Classic. I also have some of your presets.
Thank you!
Cant wait to create next years calendar.
Thanks Matt. I always appreciate your hard work.
Thanks Matt for all the great videos you share. Would love a calendar that started the week on Monday! (It’s just more common for us down here in NZ!)
Thank you for these very useful templates
I’ve never downloaded them before and really look forward to using them.
Most importantly, if I had just ONE person/teacher/photographer to choose, it would be YOU. Your tips and classes are absolutely wonderful, understandable, challenging, rewarding. I’m so happy to have heard about you years ago.
unfortunately I didn’t have time to watch the videos.
Always look forward to these. THANKS!!!
The calendars are nice! Thank you!
Thank you Matt!
Thank you for your generosity in creating this. I’ve been following you for years and have enjoyed your instructions very much. I don’t even remember how our paths crossed, but I suspect it may have been your tutorials in some magazines from the past. Although I can’t remember whether I’ve actually bought anything from you, but have faith that one day I will.
Going to do the survey now.
Thanks George. You haven’t and you’ve been getting my emails for almost 10 years. So today sounds like a great day to change that ๐
I enjoy your videos
Thank you!
Matt, Do people really want you to change things for them? That is like so rude. They can’t just except that these are free and roll with it! Thanks for making them! I was working on some of my own but then got 7 new calendars in the mail from organizations wanting my money for their cause. Since I’m not working any more where I needed calendars while I was there. My phone actually works just fine! LOL!! Have good holidays (if you can remember them)!
Thanks Robert. And yes, I could share some really interesting messages and requests ๐
I would like to get a full Lightroom Classic course that is updated with all of the October 2025 updates. I don’t shoot landscapes or wildlife. I mostly shoot portraits, events, and activities of groups that I am in. I have your portrait editing course and I would like to get an update with the new masking tools and any other new stuff since your course was published.
Thank you!
thank you
Really appreciate these templates. I look forward to them each year and use them religiously.
Thanks so much, Matt!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you much!
Thank you for sharing the yearly 2026 calendar. Nice layout, and very easy to follow instructions. for the past few years, and since you started sharing the calendar templates, I have been printing them to give to my family members and friends. thanks again.
My MacBook running Safari will not allow download of your calendar templates. I get a message that states I do not have. permission to download.
Hi John. Not sure what to suggest. Just checked on several browsers and it works. Thanks.
I have found these very helpful.
Thank you , looks great !!
I enjoy your sense of humor; you provide good stuff.
Thanks as always. Cheers happy holidays
Thanks
Thank you
Matt, thank you so much for the calendar templates. I look forward to your “Great Calendar Drop” every year.
I always appreciate when someone is willing to share their expertise. No better way to learn than by an enthusiastic practitioner!
Very timely free offer! Thank you.
Thank You for your generosity in sharing these โ just as they are!
Nothin’ big, Matt. I just wanted to say that I’ve learned a lot from your videos and tell you how much a appreciate the amount of time you put into them. I do understand that a well composed video with great flow doesn’t just happen. So, thanks for doing these. I know there are a LOT of us out here who think the same way.
Thanks
Thank you for a wonderful year! I’ve learned so much, but my problem is my memory, so thank you for providing things that we can refer to later…, I love your down to earth teaching techniques. I make calendars every year so thank you for providing us with free ones.
Thank you so much for these templates, I really appreciate it. L. Orourke
Matt, you may want to provide your instructions for the calendar to an AI and tell it to re-write the instructions for the other tools. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much for these templates and all the free stuff you provide! Your paid courses are amazing. However I bought your Lightroom course and I still havenโt had the time to do it because as a self-employed person, I am also very busy so I know what you mean. ๐
Thank you very much
Thanks
Thank you Matt.
LOL best answer! Iโm self-employed so I donโt even know what a holiday is anymore ๐
Thank you
Lol! It’s true ๐
Thank you, Matt, I really appreciate you taking the time to share your Calendar Templates with everyone.
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing!!
Meant to add to the survey, we really appreciate the stuff that you share and never underestimate the amount of work that goes into your quality output (thank you!). If you ever fancy doing a calendar template for those of us who follow you across the pond, we’d love you forever ๐ Sad fact is, our week starts on a Monday unlike the USA where the layout starts a week on a Sunday: we have an amazing capacity for confusion if using a US-based week. Our bad, but you did ask for suggestions.
Hey Matt,
This is a really cool thing to do for us. I have been thinking of doing a calendar for the first time and this is just a kick in the rear I needed to push this idea forward.
Tom Upton
Thank you very much… appreciated.
Thank you
Thanks Matt. I really appreciate your teaching
Matt, thank you so much for these templates. I love watching your videos on YouTube and the ones that I have purchased on your site and the Lightroom summit. I remember the days when you came out to the Washington DC area and taught live. Have a blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Thanks, Matt,
These goodies are always very appreciated!
Your calendar templates are an appreciated gift to our family. With Apple and Costco no longer offering a decent calendar option I am very pleased to be using your templates.
Thank you for the these templates, saves me so much time. Appreciate it!
Thanks bunches fore these, Matt! Wishing you and your family a fabulous holiday season!
I like to put together a yearly calendar for family and friends. These templates will be very helpful. Thanks.
Thanks Matt, You have been a knowledgeable Oracle for me over the past few years.
Thank you Matt.
Thanks, I see you as one of the best teachers of photography.
thanks … going to try these
Looking forward to them.
Thank you so much for these Matt, as always. You are SO appreciated!
Thanks so much. Look forward to these every year!
Love these! ๐
This is great, thank you!
These templates are terrific. Thank you for your generosity. This is a way to share my photos with my friends.
Thank you, Matt. Stumbled across your templates in readiness for creating our 2025 calendar. Love the simplicity and the ability to be more creative than a word calendar template.
Thanks for these calendar templates, Matt. I overlay photos from the previous year on them. I have been doing this for many years now.
Thank you so much for the calendar templates. I look forward to receiving them every year.
Thanks so much, Matt!
Thank you so much Matt, always so very grateful for these!
Merry Christmas and a great new year!
thank you again for these templates. they are amazingly easy to use!!
Thank you Matt, I appreciate your gift, I was expecting them !
This is very important and helpful
Thank you. Matt. Your calendar templates are used yearly to create personalized calendars for family and friends. If I’m late getting them out, I get not-so-subtle hints to get on the ball.
I look forward to you templates every year.
This is very genero9us of you.
Thank you so much. You ate so appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to prepare these templates. Best wishes to you and your family for a very Happy Holidays period.
Dear Matt, thank you for everything you have taught me and helped me so far. I wish you a happy and successful new year.
Once again, Thank you Matt for your calendar template!
Hope you have a fabulous festive season & a great New Year!
Thank you Matt!
Hope you have a fabulous festive season & a great New Year!
Thank you Matt. I appreciate everything you do for us!!
Thanks Matt
THANK YOU Matt! Love them every year.
Thank you Mattk, you are the best !!!
Thank you, very useful.
I really enjoy following your, your work and your classes. This calendar download is a real treat. Thank you.
Thanks Matt, I appreciate your work!
Thanks Matt. Always look forward to this every year.
Thanks
Many thanks, Matt
Thank You Matt
thanks again, Matt…always a fav for me
Thanks Matt.
Thanks Matt, Looking to put something together so couldn’t be better timed.
Many thanks Matt! You are one of my all time favorite LR and PS instructors. I always enjoy watching your videos in the summits and also on youtube. ๐
Thanks Matt. I appreciate this, as I always try to use your template to create calendars for my friends.
Thanks Matt!
Many thank Matt
Thanking you
I always look forward to getting these Calendar Templates from you! Thanks for your time of making them up! and I watch your videos all the time!
Thank you for the calendar files and video!
Thanks Matt!
Many thanks Matt !
Thanks A Lot, Good Job.!
Thanks so much!
Fantastic. Thank you Matt.
I’m looking forward to using them.
Thanks for the template ๐
Thank you, Matt. Very much appreciated.
Thank you for these templates, Matt – I’m looking forward to making my 2025 calendar.
And thank you for your excellent talks at the Photoshop Virtual Summit, too. ๐
Thanks Matt. I make use of these calendar templates every year!! I appreciate putting them together for us every year ๐
Always a great download
many thanks for your efforts
This is an amazing giveaway. Thanks so much.11
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you.
Thank You Matt !
Sharing is Caring
Thank you!
Thank you again for this great service. I look forward to them every year. Also enjoyed your talks in the PSSummit6.
I look forward to these every year
Thanks Matt.
Thank Matt . I. look forward to your new templates every year.
Thank you so much Matt your templates give me a great way to share my photog with family.
Thanks Matt, they add greatly to creating photographic calendars.
Thanks Matt!
Thanks, Matt!
Thanks. You’re very kind
Thanks, Matt!!
thank you so much!
thank you so much. This was stuff
thank you so much. This was awesome
Very many thanks for this. Really grateful.
Thank you, Matt
Thank you!!
Thank You Matt!
Great project.
danke Sehr, Matt
Thanks Matt!
thanks Matt, the whole family love this.
I look foreward t o these every year,thank you so much
Les U K
Thank you!
Thanks Matt!
Thanks a lot!
Thank you!
thanks
Thank you!!
Thank you, will they be available for each year going forward?
Probably! โEach year going forwardโ is a big commitmentโฆ so letโs just take it one year at a time ๐
Look forward to these every year
Love these
Thank you so much for sharing your calendar updates – this is like an early Christmas gift.
Thanks Matt. I make calendars for friends and family, usually using Shutterfly or a pre-printed calendar with one of my 4×6 prints. Using your templates will give me an opportunity to be a bit more creative. Appreciate it.
Thank you very much.
Your a legend Thanks Matt!
Thank you Matt!
Thank you so much for your Calendar Templates.
Thank you Matt for the templates! I look forward to your generous gift every year.
Thank You so much, Matt. Happy Holidays.
Thank you Matt
Thank You
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talents!
You are the best Matt!
Thanks a bunch!
Thank you
Many thanks.
Thanks for all of your contributions!
Thanks Matt . for so kindly sharing your calendar templates, and also for your inspirational sessions during the photoshop summit
Thank you for this!
Thanks so much. Look forward to these for my calendars each year.
Thank you Matt. Also for all your offerings throughout the year. I enjoy your teaching style and find my purchases very helpful. All the best for the festive season.
Thank You Matt. I enjoy your LrC courses. LrC works for me.
Thank you so much! I enjoyed all your classes at the Photoshop Virtual Summit 6
Big Thanks of the Calendar templates. It is going to be very useful.
thank you !!! You are the best
Thank you
Many Thanks
Thank You , haven’t had a chance to see video.
MAHALO
Thanks – much appreciated!
Thank you so much. I will try creating a calendar, that is a nice idea.
I have very much enjoyed your classes at the summit. (as always)
Thanks, Matt, greatly appreciated, I always look forward to this.
Thanks again for this, Matt. I look forward to this every year!
Thank you very much for sharing the calendar template. I look forward to creating 2025 calandars for my family and friends.
thank you so much. I will be adding a collage of portraits of various friends and family. They will love them -I hope.
Thanks for 2025 monthly templates all laid out for use. ๐
Any chance we could get a calendar which starts the week on a Monday?
The weekend is at the end of the week!
Your timing was perfect! I was just wondering if you would provide calendar templates again this year. Great gifts! Thank you so much!
Great, but it is only valid for the US. For the rest of the world the week starts on MONDAY.
Hi Matt,
Thank you for these calendar templates for Lightroom Classic, and also the tutorials of how to use them. Much appreciated.
However, the missing piece is how these may or may not work with Lightroom Desktop. I’m one of those who has switched over the LR Desktop.
thanks, …Dave
Hi Dave. I wrote in the message above the video that you should watch the Photoshop part, since LR Desktop doesn’t have anything that you would use for this.
Great as usual, even though I may not be able to use it this year. … just in case.
Thank you! for making my “gray” cells going!
Thanks, Matt. I havenโt even started my calendars yet, so these will be a big help.
Thank you, Matt, for this year’s calendar. I look forward to it every year.
Thanks again
Terry
Thank you for offereing these free calendar templates. I have never worked with these before – is here a tutorial or instructions available?
Thanks again!
Watch the video – it’s just below the “Click here to download…” link.
Hi. You scrolled right past the video that describes how to use them ๐
Thank you, Matt. You’re the best.
Thank you for doing this! you rock!
Thank you! These are fantastic!
Thanks so much Matt, for the templates. Your inclusion of the “All Months” template allows me to construct Frigcals to give as holiday gifts.
Thanks
This is Great!!!
Thanks for the templates!
Thanks for the templates
Looking forward
Thank you so much. Seasonโs best to you and your family.
Great! Thanks
As usual for many years now, Great Work ! Thanks
Thank you Matt for your classes this week for Photoshop Summit 6. I learned a great deal and appreciate your knowledge and instruction skills. Can’t wait to use your calendar templates.
Thank you.
Larry Lewis
Thank you
Thank you!!
GREAT tutorials!
THanks for offering these. I have an account with you.
Thanks Matt! I love your version with all months on one document. This is an easy way to make Christmas gifts printed in Photoshop with one photo on a 13 x 19 sheet โ and even do different versions with other photos.
Very nice, thank you very much Matt.
Thank you, Matt! Just in time to get some Christmas gifts made. BTW…your classes at the Virtual Summit rock!
Many thanks!
Thanks for the calendar templates
thanks so much Matt
Thank you Matt. I’ve downloaded these calendars since your first time of offering them. YOU are a delight and these templates are wonderful. Thanks again!
Thanks Matt for the Calendar Templates again this year. It is greatly appreciated.
Thank you Matt
Thank you Matt
Thanks Matt, excellent gift to us all and in time to make a calendar from my grandchildren to their great grandmother.
Thanks Matt, brings back memories from many years ago of when I first started making calendars and picture framing simulations of various framing and matting options using identity plates in the LR print module.
Your method is much easier as far as calendars go and I have been using for years now. Appreciate all that you do.
thank you!!!! grateful for your generosity & timesaving gift….
Thank you so much. I just finished my 2025 Calendar but will study these templates for 2026.
Thank you so much!
Thanks Matt, always grateful for your generosity!
Thanks, Matt. Always great to get these.
Comment *Thank you for share your calendar. Nice jop. Hope you have a great 2025!
Thanks Matt
I have made these every year since He has started to provide these to us.
I usually do 11×14 and have Office Depot spiral bind it with a center hole for hanging.
You can also take your layout a step further by using the month before and after small cell upper left and right corner of current month and the photo above all that. I tend to leave an inch above the photo for the hole and spiral.
At the end of the year, I cut the photo off and have a matte cut for it to fit an 11×14 frame and give out as gifts or keep and hang myself.
Thanks for sharing Matt. Nicely done.
Matt, Thanks for the Calendar Template.
I am hoping that Photoshop can be used for the template. I do not use LR at all.
Hi. The templates are JPG images. You can use them in any program and the video above covers Photoshop. Thanks.
Thank you very much.
I do a personalized calendar for my wife each year and she loves it.
I do other but this is the main purpose
Thanks Matt, appreciate the help.
Thank you, Matt. Have used your previous years calendars for my photography. Love your work!
Thank you
Thanks for the calendar templates.
Thank you Matt!!!
I do a calendar for myself every couple of years and get very frustrated. This is going to be a game changer for me! Thank you, Matt, for sharing with us!
I was just thinking about this!
Thank you very much from an “old” student.
Thank you
!!!!!
This is a great gift idea! Thanks, Matt!๐
Thanks Matt
Thank you for sharing your calendar templates
I love this, thank you!
Thanks so much for all the great information and resources you share!
Looks great, thanks Matt.
Thanks Matt
I appreciate all you do for us in sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for providing these again this year. I can now get started on my new calendars. I will most likely do a video and share to my photopxl.com website.
thank you for the template
Mahalo!
Matt, Thank you so much, they are great. Definitely used them last year. Have a great holiday.
Great presentations Matt.
Excellent presentation. Very easy to follow. I have never done this before.
Thanks Matt