Monthly Free Graphics – January 2026

Monthly graphics and content to use in your Arreya presentation

Included are image files we have created and selected free for you to use in your Arreya presentations. Click on the links to download this month’s backgrounds, holidays and events. 

Themes, Backgrounds, and Graphics

A photo of a lit sparkler in the bottom right corner. The entire background is a bright, light blue sky. Left of the sparkler and taking up the rest of the image are large words. The largest words, “NEW YEAR” are in the center of the stacked words. It uses a bold, sans font. The word ‘happy’ sits on top of the word ‘NEW’ near the top left corner. The year 2026 sits below the word YEAR. A medium cursive font was used for both smaller words. A thin horizontal line stretches from the right of happy and left of 2026, and reaches the ends of New Year. Everything is colored white.
2026 New Year
The numbers 20 and 26 are stacked, slightly offset in the center of the graphic. Below the numbers, in small letters, is the message, “Happy New Year.” A bold serif font was used. The same radial, burst firework or star shape, in various sizes, are scattered throughout the graphic. The burst, words, and numbers appear to be cut out of a solid white layer covering the entire graphic. The cut outs show a gradient light gray background.
2026 New Year
An ai image of the year 2026 made out of fireworks. The fireworks are shades of gold, pink, blue, or green. The night sky is black.
2026 New Year
The year 2026 is in the center of the graphic in large, bold, white, sans numbers, except the zero. The zero appears to be multiple multi-color lines illuminating pink, gold, and blue colors. Behind the year are round flashes of blue,gold, or pink lights. The background is a solid navy, almost black, color. A thin, white, horizontal line sits below the year and stretches almost across the entire image.
2026 New Year
A birds-eye view photo of a stone counter top with a white card overtop a brown paper envelope in the center. The card has a black drawing on it. The drawing is a fountain pen writing out the words thank you. On top of the card, and near the left corner is the word International. Overtop the bottom right corner of the card is the word Day. International and Day use an italic, cursive, black, sans font.
Jan 11 - Thank You Day
A birds-eye view of yellow plastic squares on top of a solid blue surface. The squares are in the center of the photo and spell out thank you. The letters in the squares each use the same navy, lower case, bold sans font.
Jan 11 - Thank You Day
A photo of the part of the Martin Luther King Jr. monument located in Washington D.C. The part shown appears to the monument’s side. All that is visible on the stone are the etched words, “OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN OF DISPAIR, A STONE OF HOPE.” The shown part of the monument takes up the left side of the image. The right side shows the Lincoln Memorial off in the distance against a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
Jan 19 - MLK Day
A purple-brown background with the words JUSTICE, EQUALITY, and HUMANITY stacked and cut out of the center. Thin brown outlines are offset around each cut out letter. The cut outs reveal a photo of Martin Luther King Jr. with fellow marchers. The black and white photo has a filter overtop it to match the purple-brown coloring of the graphic. Along the center-bottom edge are the words, “Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan. 19.” A small, brown, bold, sans font was used.
Jan 19 - MLK Day
A photo of the Martin Luther King Jr. monument located in Washington D.C. The monument takes up the left side of the image, and shows Luther standing with his arms crossed and is looking forward towards the right edge of the graphic. The sky behind the monument is a light gray. A quote is typed out over top the sky, and to the right of the monument. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Martin Luther King Jr. A black, typewriter, serif font was used.
Jan 19 - MLK Day
A colorized photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and a crowd of other marchers during the March on Washington 1963.
Jan 19 - MLK Day
A photo of a fresh, snowy landscape. The sky is white and the grassy ground or field is covered in snow. There are two leafless trees covered in snow near the right side.
Seasonal Background
A gradient background that goes from a light yellow to orange and to blue from right to left. An ai-animated owl figure sits near the left edge. The owl is facing towards the right and appears to be illuminated by the yellow light. It has a shadow stretching behind it. The owl’s body has rainbow feathers. Its head and wings are tan. Its beak and feet are orange, and its eyes are yellow.
Seasonal Background
A bright, light blue background with an illustration of four people in the bottom left corner. The people have their arms around each other or stretched up in celebration. A large, white speech bubble shape floats up from the people and fills a lot of the left side of the graphic. Over the top of the speech bubble is the message, “Happy 100th Day of school!” Happy, Day of school, and the ‘TH’ after 100 use a medium, italic, black, cursive font. The numbers 100 are black outlined sans icons that show the white behind them.
100th Day of School
A bright solid, gold, yellow background covered in lines of slanted words diagonally across the entire graphic. In the center are three lines of white words saying, “HAPPY 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL!” The rest of the lines on the graphic are brown and the number 100 is repeated. All the words and numbers use a bold sans font.
100th Day of School
A bright purple background can be seen along the left, right and top edges. An off-white rectangle covers the entire center and bottom edge. The rectangle appears to be a piece of lined paper taken from a note book. There is a line of small, navy circles along the top edge of the rectangle. The thin, horizontal lines are a light gray color.
School Background
A birds eye photo of a succulent garden. A echeveria elegans is the largest and most visible plant with smaller bright green and pink succulents surrounding it. The dark black dirt is slightly out of focus. The garden appears to have just been watered, since there are water droplets on all the plants.
Seasonal Background
A digital drawing or painting of mountain peaks pointing above clouds covering the bottom edge. A starry night sky is behind the mountains. The painting is all in shades of pink, white, and blue.
Seasonal Background
A digital floral drawing. The background is a pale, light blue. All the flowers are in different shades of the same blue. The largest and darkest flower takes up most of the left side, and appears to be poppy. A small white daisy is next to in the center of the graphic. Smaller and fainter versions of the flowers are scattered around.
Seasonal Background
A birds-eye view of a tan mug full of hot chocolate on top of a rustic, white painted, wooden table with dried leaves around it. Overtop the mug and hot chocolate are the stacked words, "National Hot Chocolate Day.” A distressed, brown, serif font with a small off-white drop shadow was used. Over top to words is a small off-white rectangle with date January 31 written in small brown serif letters.
Jan 31 - Hot Chocolate Day
A birds-eye view of a white mug full of hot chocolate and marshmallows on top of a wooden table. The mug is located in the bottom right cinder and has dried leaves around it. In white cursive letters near the top left corner and center say, “National Hot Chocolate Day January 31.” The words have a small drop shadow.
Jan 31 - Hot Chocolate Day
A light tan background is scattered with small graphics all over it. The graphics included white mugs filled with a brown drink splashing out of them, and small white marshmallows with happy facial expressions drawn on them.
Jan 31 - Hot Chocolate Day

Animated Graphics

A solid white background with a splash of light green watercolor bushed across the center. A quote is being written in black handwritten letters. It says, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is What are you doing for others?” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The year 2026 is centered and takes up the entire width to the gif. The numbers are a bold, white sans font with a bright, turquoise drop shadow. The background is black and is covered in turquoise and teal dots and lights floating around.
A gif of a brown squirrel and a siamese cat building a snowman together. The bottom and middle of the snowman are already together and the cat is lifting the head in place. The squirrel is adjusting the left stick arm. The rest of the snowman parts lay in front of them in the snow. There is a light purple sky and the words, “SNOW DAY!” over top the animals.
A duty, sage green background. A 2D animated, teal mug with a pink lip swaying back and forth in the center. The mug is filled with hot chocolate. Two anthropomorphic marshmallows are floating in the drink, while a third is stilling on the mug's lip. All appear to be laughing, moving around, and having fun. Two sticks are submerged in the drink and are sticking up and out next to the sitting marshmallow. The sticks have pink and white stripes.
A bright purple background with a bunch of illustrated bananas in the center. Each fruit has a smiley face drawn in it and as the bunch sways their eyes open and close. Squiggly lines and dots emphasise the fruit on their left and right sides. The lines and dots change from magenta to cyan. There are words arched over top and below the fruit. At the top says, “THANKS.” The bottom says, “A BUNCH!” The words use a bold, organic, sans font and care colored in with a magenta, to cyan, to gold gradient.
A bright turquoise background. The numbers 100 drop down from the top edge and land in the center of the gif. The numbers are white, sans, and look 3D. As they land they slightly bounce before stopping. The numbers also have a shadow stretching behind them.

Video Files

A video of a campfire out of focus with wooden lawn chairs, a large hill, and wooden playground in the background. In focus are wit teal and brown ceramic mugs sitting on the firepit’s stone edge. A hand reaches into the video from the right edge and grabs the nearest mug. It takes the mug off screen back off the right edge.

Jan 31 - Hot Chocolate Day

An ai-video of a wet city street with historic buildings. The street appears to be at dusk and everything has a dark blue hue to it. Some building windows show warm lights from within. In the center of the street and graphic are stacked illuminated gold words that slowly move closer and then separate as the “hit” the viewer. The words from top to bottom are HAPPY, NEW, YEAR, 2026.

2026 New Year

A busy 6 or more lane street at night. The lanes have a blacktop section in between each. On top of the blacktop are painted yellow lines and triangles. In the center of each cement lane is a circle with the number 100 painted on them. A light source off the photo illuminates the road. Cars drive across the lanes from the bottom edge and move off the top edge.

100th Day of School

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