Public Holidays 2026 by Country
Choose a country to see its national public holidays in 2026, with long weekends and the best days to take off.
Last updated: 8 November 2026
Country pages for 2026
- 2026 Australia
- 2026 Brazil
- 2026 Canada
- 2026 China
- 2026 France
- 2026 Germany
- 2026 Hong Kong
- 2026 India
- 2026 Indonesia
- 2026 Ireland
- 2026 Italy
- 2026 Japan
- 2026 Mexico
- 2026 New Zealand
- 2026 Philippines
- 2026 Saudi Arabia
- 2026 Singapore
- 2026 South Africa
- 2026 South Korea
- 2026 Taiwan
- 2026 United Arab Emirates
- 2026 United Kingdom
- 2026 United States
- 2026 Vietnam
National holidays 2026 by country
2026 Australia Holidays — 7 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 26 Jan | Australia Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Sat 25 Apr | ANZAC Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Australia public holidays.
2026 Brazil Holidays — 10 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | Universal Fraternization Day |
| Mon 16 Feb | Carnival optional |
| Tue 17 Feb | Carnival optional |
| Wed 18 Feb | Ash Wednesday optional |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Tue 21 Apr | Tiradentes' Day |
| Fri 1 May | Worker's Day |
| Thu 4 Jun | Corpus Christi optional |
| Mon 7 Sep | Independence Day |
| Mon 12 Oct | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| Wed 28 Oct | Public Servant's Day optional |
| Mon 2 Nov | All Souls' Day |
| Sun 15 Nov | Republic Proclamation Day |
| Fri 20 Nov | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness |
| Thu 24 Dec | Christmas Eve optional |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Thu 31 Dec | New Year's Eve optional |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Brazil public holidays.
2026 Canada Holidays — 5 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 18 May | Victoria Day optional |
| Wed 1 Jul | Canada Day |
| Mon 7 Sep | Labor Day |
| Wed 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation optional |
| Mon 12 Oct | Thanksgiving Day optional |
| Wed 11 Nov | Remembrance Day optional |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Boxing Day optional |
| Mon 28 Dec | Boxing Day (observed) optional |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Canada public holidays.
2026 China Holidays — 22 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Fri 2 Jan | Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026) |
| Mon 16 Feb | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| Tue 17 Feb | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| Wed 18 Feb | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| Thu 19 Feb | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| Fri 20 Feb | Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026) |
| Mon 23 Feb | Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026) |
| Sun 5 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| Mon 6 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Sat 2 May | Labor Day |
| Mon 4 May | Labor Day (observed) |
| Tue 5 May | Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026) |
| Fri 19 Jun | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Fri 25 Sep | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| Thu 1 Oct | National Day |
| Fri 2 Oct | National Day |
| Sat 3 Oct | National Day |
| Mon 5 Oct | National Day (observed) |
| Tue 6 Oct | Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026) |
| Wed 7 Oct | Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026) |
Details and long weekends: 2026 China public holidays.
2026 France Holidays — 11 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Fri 8 May | Victory Day |
| Thu 14 May | Ascension Day |
| Mon 25 May | Pentecost Monday |
| Tue 14 Jul | National Day |
| Sat 15 Aug | Assumption Day |
| Sun 1 Nov | All Saints' Day |
| Wed 11 Nov | Armistice Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 France public holidays.
2026 Germany Holidays — 9 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Thu 14 May | Ascension Day |
| Mon 25 May | Pentecost Monday |
| Sat 3 Oct | German Unity Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Second Day of Christmas |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Germany public holidays.
2026 Hong Kong Holidays — 18 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Tue 17 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| Wed 18 Feb | The second day of Chinese New Year |
| Thu 19 Feb | The third day of Chinese New Year |
| Sun 5 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Sun 24 May | The Buddha's Birthday |
| Mon 25 May | The Buddha's Birthday (observed) |
| Fri 19 Jun | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Wed 1 Jul | Hong Kong S.A.R. Establishment Day |
| Sat 26 Sep | The Day following Mid-Autumn Festival |
| Thu 1 Oct | National Day |
| Sun 18 Oct | Double Ninth Festival |
| Mon 19 Oct | Double Ninth Festival (observed) |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | The first weekday after Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Hong Kong public holidays.
2026 India Holidays — 18 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Jan | Republic Day |
| Wed 4 Mar | Holi |
| Sat 21 Mar | Eid al-Fitr |
| Thu 26 Mar | Ram Navami |
| Tue 31 Mar | Mahavira's Birthday |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Tue 14 Apr | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday |
| Fri 1 May | Buddha Purnima |
| Wed 27 May | Eid al-Adha |
| Fri 26 Jun | Ashura |
| Sat 15 Aug | Independence Day |
| Wed 26 Aug | Prophet's Birthday |
| Fri 4 Sep | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) |
| Fri 2 Oct | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| Tue 20 Oct | Dussehra |
| Sun 8 Nov | Diwali |
| Tue 24 Nov | Guru Nanak's Birthday |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas |
Details and long weekends: 2026 India public holidays.
2026 Indonesia Holidays — 17 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Fri 16 Jan | Isra' and Mi'raj |
| Tue 17 Feb | Lunar New Year |
| Thu 19 Mar | Day of Silence |
| Sat 21 Mar | Eid al-Fitr |
| Sun 22 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Second Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Sun 5 Apr | Easter Sunday |
| Fri 1 May | International Labor Day |
| Thu 14 May | Ascension Day |
| Wed 27 May | Eid al-Adha |
| Sun 31 May | Vesak Day |
| Mon 1 Jun | Pancasila Day |
| Tue 16 Jun | Islamic New Year |
| Mon 17 Aug | Independence Day |
| Tue 25 Aug | Prophet's Birthday |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Indonesia public holidays.
2026 Ireland Holidays — 10 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 2 Feb | Saint Brigid's Day |
| Tue 17 Mar | Saint Patrick's Day |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Mon 4 May | May Bank Holiday |
| Mon 1 Jun | June Bank Holiday |
| Mon 3 Aug | August Bank Holiday |
| Mon 26 Oct | October Bank Holiday |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Saint Stephen's Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Ireland public holidays.
2026 Italy Holidays — 13 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Tue 6 Jan | Epiphany |
| Sun 5 Apr | Easter Sunday |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Sat 25 Apr | Liberation Day |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Tue 2 Jun | Republic Day |
| Sat 15 Aug | Assumption Of Mary Day |
| Sun 4 Oct | Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy |
| Sun 1 Nov | All Saints' Day |
| Sun 1 Nov | National Unity Day |
| Tue 8 Dec | Immaculate Conception |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Saint Stephen's Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Italy public holidays.
2026 Japan Holidays — 18 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 12 Jan | Coming of Age Day |
| Wed 11 Feb | Foundation Day |
| Mon 23 Feb | Emperor's Birthday |
| Fri 20 Mar | Vernal Equinox Day |
| Wed 29 Apr | Showa Day |
| Sun 3 May | Constitution Day |
| Mon 4 May | Greenery Day |
| Tue 5 May | Children's Day |
| Wed 6 May | Substitute Holiday |
| Mon 20 Jul | Marine Day |
| Tue 11 Aug | Mountain Day |
| Mon 21 Sep | Respect for the Aged Day |
| Tue 22 Sep | National Holiday |
| Wed 23 Sep | Autumnal Equinox Day |
| Mon 12 Oct | Sports Day |
| Tue 3 Nov | Culture Day |
| Mon 23 Nov | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Japan public holidays.
2026 Mexico Holidays — 7 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 2 Feb | Constitution Day |
| Mon 16 Mar | Benito Juárez's birthday |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Wed 16 Sep | Independence Day |
| Mon 16 Nov | Revolution Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Mexico public holidays.
2026 New Zealand Holidays — 13 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Fri 2 Jan | Day after New Year's Day |
| Fri 6 Feb | Waitangi Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Sat 25 Apr | Anzac Day |
| Mon 27 Apr | Anzac Day (observed) |
| Mon 1 Jun | King's Birthday |
| Fri 10 Jul | Matariki |
| Mon 26 Oct | Labour Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
| Mon 28 Dec | Boxing Day (observed) |
Details and long weekends: 2026 New Zealand public holidays.
2026 Philippines Holidays — 20 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Tue 17 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| Fri 20 Mar | Eid al-Fitr |
| Thu 2 Apr | Maundy Thursday |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Sat 4 Apr | Black Saturday |
| Thu 9 Apr | Day of Valor |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Wed 27 May | Eid al-Adha |
| Fri 12 Jun | Independence Day |
| Fri 21 Aug | Ninoy Aquino Day |
| Mon 31 Aug | National Heroes Day |
| Sun 1 Nov | All Saints' Day |
| Mon 2 Nov | All Souls' Day |
| Mon 30 Nov | Bonifacio Day |
| Tue 8 Dec | Immaculate Conception |
| Thu 24 Dec | Christmas Eve |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Wed 30 Dec | Rizal Day |
| Thu 31 Dec | New Year's Eve |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Philippines public holidays.
2026 Saudi Arabia Holidays — 13 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sun 22 Feb | Founding Day Holiday |
| Thu 19 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Fri 20 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Sat 21 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Sun 22 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Mon 23 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) |
| Tue 24 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) |
| Tue 26 May | Day of Arafah |
| Wed 27 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Thu 28 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Fri 29 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Sun 31 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) |
| Wed 23 Sep | National Day Holiday |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Saudi Arabia public holidays.
2026 Singapore Holidays — 14 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Tue 17 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| Wed 18 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| Sat 21 Mar | Eid al-Fitr |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Wed 27 May | Eid al-Adha |
| Sun 31 May | Vesak Day |
| Mon 1 Jun | Vesak Day (observed) |
| Sun 9 Aug | National Day |
| Mon 10 Aug | National Day (observed) |
| Sun 8 Nov | Diwali |
| Mon 9 Nov | Diwali (observed) |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Singapore public holidays.
2026 South Africa Holidays — 14 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Sat 21 Mar | Human Rights Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 6 Apr | Family Day |
| Mon 27 Apr | Freedom Day |
| Fri 1 May | Workers' Day |
| Tue 16 Jun | Youth Day |
| Sun 9 Aug | National Women's Day |
| Mon 10 Aug | National Women's Day (observed) |
| Thu 24 Sep | Heritage Day |
| Wed 4 Nov | Local Government Elections |
| Wed 16 Dec | Day of Reconciliation |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Day of Goodwill |
Details and long weekends: 2026 South Africa public holidays.
2026 South Korea Holidays — 22 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 16 Feb | The day preceding Korean New Year |
| Tue 17 Feb | Korean New Year |
| Wed 18 Feb | The second day of Korean New Year |
| Sun 1 Mar | Independence Movement Day |
| Mon 2 Mar | Alternative holiday for Independence Movement Day |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Tue 5 May | Children's Day |
| Sun 24 May | Buddha's Birthday |
| Mon 25 May | Alternative holiday for Buddha's Birthday |
| Wed 3 Jun | Local Election Day |
| Sat 6 Jun | Memorial Day |
| Fri 17 Jul | Constitution Day |
| Sat 15 Aug | Liberation Day |
| Mon 17 Aug | Alternative holiday for Liberation Day |
| Thu 24 Sep | The day preceding Chuseok |
| Fri 25 Sep | Chuseok |
| Sat 26 Sep | The second day of Chuseok |
| Sat 3 Oct | National Foundation Day |
| Mon 5 Oct | Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day |
| Fri 9 Oct | Hangul Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 South Korea public holidays.
2026 Taiwan Holidays — 22 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | Founding Day of the Republic of China |
| Sun 15 Feb | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| Mon 16 Feb | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| Tue 17 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| Wed 18 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| Thu 19 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| Fri 20 Feb | Chinese New Year's Eve (observed) |
| Fri 27 Feb | Peace Memorial Day (observed) |
| Sat 28 Feb | Peace Memorial Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Children's Day (observed) |
| Sat 4 Apr | Children's Day |
| Sun 5 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| Mon 6 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) |
| Fri 1 May | Labor Day |
| Fri 19 Jun | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Fri 25 Sep | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| Mon 28 Sep | Confucius' Birthday |
| Fri 9 Oct | National Day (observed) |
| Sat 10 Oct | National Day |
| Sun 25 Oct | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day |
| Mon 26 Oct | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day (observed) |
| Fri 25 Dec | Constitution Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Taiwan public holidays.
2026 United Arab Emirates Holidays — 13 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Thu 19 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Fri 20 Mar | Eid al-Fitr |
| Sat 21 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Sun 22 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Tue 26 May | Day of Arafah |
| Wed 27 May | Eid al-Adha |
| Thu 28 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Fri 29 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Mon 15 Jun | Islamic New Year |
| Fri 28 Aug | Prophet's Birthday |
| Wed 2 Dec | National Day |
| Thu 3 Dec | National Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 United Arab Emirates public holidays.
2026 United Kingdom Holidays — 9 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Mon 4 May | May Day |
| Mon 25 May | Spring Bank Holiday |
| Mon 31 Aug | Late Summer Bank Holiday |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
| Mon 28 Dec | Boxing Day (observed) |
Details and long weekends: 2026 United Kingdom public holidays.
2026 United States Holidays — 12 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 19 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Mon 16 Feb | Washington's Birthday |
| Mon 25 May | Memorial Day |
| Fri 19 Jun | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
| Fri 3 Jul | Independence Day (observed) |
| Sat 4 Jul | Independence Day |
| Mon 7 Sep | Labor Day |
| Mon 12 Oct | Columbus Day |
| Wed 11 Nov | Veterans Day |
| Thu 26 Nov | Thanksgiving Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 United States public holidays.
2026 Vietnam Holidays — 14 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 16 Feb | Lunar New Year's Eve |
| Tue 17 Feb | Lunar New Year |
| Wed 18 Feb | Second Day of Lunar New Year |
| Thu 19 Feb | Third Day of Lunar New Year |
| Fri 20 Feb | Fourth Day of Lunar New Year |
| Sun 26 Apr | Hung Kings' Commemoration Day |
| Mon 27 Apr | Hung Kings' Commemoration Day (observed) |
| Thu 30 Apr | Liberation Day/Reunification Day |
| Fri 1 May | International Labor Day |
| Mon 31 Aug | Day off (substituted from 08/22/2026) |
| Tue 1 Sep | National Day |
| Wed 2 Sep | National Day |
| Tue 24 Nov | Vietnam Cultural Day |
Details and long weekends: 2026 Vietnam public holidays.
Sources: python-holidays – open holiday rules