2027 planner: a free printable with goals, 12 monthly pages and a weekly planner

The short answer: this free 2027 planner is a 16-page PDF with a year at a glance, US federal holidays, a goals page, 12 monthly pages and a weekly planner you can reprint as often as you need.

• Monthly pages include Top priorities and Bills and dates boxes
• Weekly planner: Monday to Sunday with a to-do column
• Set up: write your goals, add fixed dates, add bills and renewals
• Then: plan weekly and review monthly
• Next step: Get the free 2027 planner (we email it to you); want more? The Household Binder is $6.99.

This free 2027 planner gives you one place to set goals, see the whole year and plan every week. The 16-page PDF has a year at a glance with US federal holidays, a goals page, 12 monthly pages and a weekly planner you can print as often as you need. Get the free download and set up 2027 before January arrives.

What is in the free 2027 planner

2027 holidays in the planner

Every US federal holiday for 2027 is marked, with the observed dates when a holiday falls on a weekend. The dates follow the federal holiday schedule from OPM, and USA.gov's holiday page explains each holiday.

Three-day weekends in 2027

Because so many 2027 holidays land on a Friday or Monday, there are nine federal three-day weekends. Mark them early if you want to plan trips, visits or projects. Not every employer or school closes for every federal holiday, so check your own schedule.

The Columbus Day weekend, October 9 to 11, is marked on the free October 2027 calendar.

Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 25 becomes a four-day weekend for anyone who also has Friday off.

How 2027 lines up on the calendar

Because 2027 starts on a Friday, the first monthly page begins with a few blank boxes, and the weekly planner pages run Sunday to Saturday from January 3. If you want a Monday start, shift your weekly page one box to the left, or see the 2027 calendar for a full year view. When you are ready to set your goals for the year, our New Year's resolutions page has a way to pick a few and plan them across the 12 months.

A simple yearly planning rhythm

A planner works best with a small routine at three levels. For ways to set up the pages themselves, browse these planner ideas.

• Once a year. In December or early January, fill in the goals page and every fixed date you already know.
• Once a quarter. At the start of April, July and October, look back at the goals page. Drop a goal that no longer fits and pick the next step for the others.
• Once a month. On the last day of the month, write next month's top priorities and bills. Move unfinished items forward.
• Once a week. Print a weekly page, pick one focus for the week and list appointments and to-dos.

Fifteen minutes a week is enough for most people. The point is to look ahead, so busy weeks, birthdays and bills never catch you by surprise.

A planner template you can reprint every week

Most of this 2027 planner is dated, but the weekly planner page works as a reusable planner template: print a fresh copy each Sunday, fill in the week's dates and keep the finished pages behind the matching month. That way you only print the weeks you use, and the planner never runs out of pages. Keep the goals page in front so each week starts with a look at what matters most this year.

How to set up your 2027 planner

If you'd rather type your dates, our free editable calendar is a fillable 2027 PDF with every federal holiday listed. If you track lunar dates alongside appointments, add the moon phases calendar to your planning routine.

1. Write your goals. Pick one to three goals for each area on the goals page. Add a few words for the year.
2. Add fixed dates. Fill in birthdays, anniversaries, school breaks, trips and holidays on each monthly page.
3. Add bills and renewals. Use the Bills and dates box for rent, insurance, car registration, subscriptions and taxes.
4. Break goals into steps. Write one step per month in Top priorities.
5. Plan weekly. Each Sunday, print a weekly page, write the week's focus and list appointments and to-dos. More habits like this are in our guide on how to be more productive.
6. Review monthly. At the end of each month, check your priorities and move anything unfinished forward.

Ideas for your 2027 goals

Tips for sticking with a paper planner

For more ways to set up pages by hand, see our bullet journal ideas.

• Keep the planner where you see it every day, such as on the kitchen counter or your desk.
• Plan at the same time each week. Sunday evening works for many people.
• Use one color per person or area, so family plans stand out.
• Do not try to fill every box. A few clear priorities beat a crowded page.
• Carry the to-do list forward rather than starting a new one each week.

Planner, calendar or binder?

Our free 2027 calendar has a year at a glance and 12 landscape monthly pages with big write-in boxes. It is best for a wall or fridge. This 2027 planner adds goals, priorities, bills and a weekly page, so it is best for planning your own days.

If you want to plan the whole household, the Household Binder ($6.99) has undated monthly calendar and weekly planner pages. It also has a meal planner, grocery list, weekly cleaning page, bill tracker, birthdays and important dates, family info, an emergency plan and sitter info. For money goals, the Budget Planner Printable ($5.99) has 12 undated pages for budgets, bills, spending, savings, sinking funds and debt, plus money goals for the year.