Public Holidays 2028 by Country
Choose a country to see its national public holidays in 2028, with long weekends and the best days to take off.
Last updated: 8 November 2026
ℹ️ About 2028: dates for countries with fixed holiday laws are final. Lunar, Islamic and annually announced holidays (China, Korea, Indonesia, the Gulf and others) are marked expected until governments publish their lists.
Country pages for 2028
- 2028 Australia
- 2028 Brazil
- 2028 Canada
- 2028 China
- 2028 France
- 2028 Germany
- 2028 Hong Kong
- 2028 India
- 2028 Indonesia
- 2028 Ireland
- 2028 Italy
- 2028 Japan
- 2028 Mexico
- 2028 New Zealand
- 2028 Philippines
- 2028 Saudi Arabia
- 2028 Singapore
- 2028 South Africa
- 2028 South Korea
- 2028 Taiwan
- 2028 United Arab Emirates
- 2028 United Kingdom
- 2028 United States
- 2028 Vietnam
National holidays 2028 by country
2028 Australia Holidays — 7 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Wed 26 Jan | Australia Day |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Tue 25 Apr | ANZAC Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Australia public holidays.
2028 Brazil Holidays — 10 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | Universal Fraternization Day |
| Mon 28 Feb | Carnival optional |
| Tue 29 Feb | Carnival optional |
| Wed 1 Mar | Ash Wednesday optional |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Fri 21 Apr | Tiradentes' Day |
| Mon 1 May | Worker's Day |
| Thu 15 Jun | Corpus Christi optional |
| Thu 7 Sep | Independence Day |
| Thu 12 Oct | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| Sat 28 Oct | Public Servant's Day optional |
| Thu 2 Nov | All Souls' Day |
| Wed 15 Nov | Republic Proclamation Day |
| Mon 20 Nov | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness |
| Sun 24 Dec | Christmas Eve optional |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sun 31 Dec | New Year's Eve optional |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Brazil public holidays.
2028 Canada Holidays — 6 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 3 Jan | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 22 May | Victoria Day optional |
| Sat 1 Jul | Canada Day |
| Mon 3 Jul | Canada Day (observed) optional |
| Mon 4 Sep | Labor Day |
| Sat 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation optional |
| Mon 2 Oct | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed) optional |
| Mon 9 Oct | Thanksgiving Day optional |
| Sat 11 Nov | Remembrance Day optional |
| Mon 13 Nov | Remembrance Day (observed) optional |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Boxing Day optional |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Canada public holidays.
2028 China Holidays — 15 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 3 Jan | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Tue 25 Jan | Chinese New Year's Eve expected |
| Wed 26 Jan | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) expected |
| Thu 27 Jan | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) expected |
| Fri 28 Jan | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) expected |
| Tue 4 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day expected |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Tue 2 May | Labor Day |
| Sun 28 May | Dragon Boat Festival expected |
| Mon 29 May | Dragon Boat Festival (observed) expected |
| Sun 1 Oct | National Day |
| Mon 2 Oct | National Day |
| Tue 3 Oct | Mid-Autumn Festival expected |
| Tue 3 Oct | National Day |
| Wed 4 Oct | National Day (observed) |
Details and long weekends: 2028 China public holidays.
2028 France Holidays — 11 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Mon 8 May | Victory Day |
| Thu 25 May | Ascension Day |
| Mon 5 Jun | Pentecost Monday |
| Fri 14 Jul | National Day |
| Tue 15 Aug | Assumption Day |
| Wed 1 Nov | All Saints' Day |
| Sat 11 Nov | Armistice Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 France public holidays.
2028 Germany Holidays — 9 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Thu 25 May | Ascension Day |
| Mon 5 Jun | Pentecost Monday |
| Tue 3 Oct | German Unity Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Second Day of Christmas |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Germany public holidays.
2028 Hong Kong Holidays — 18 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Wed 26 Jan | Chinese New Year expected |
| Thu 27 Jan | The second day of Chinese New Year expected |
| Fri 28 Jan | The third day of Chinese New Year expected |
| Tue 4 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day expected |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Tue 2 May | The Buddha's Birthday expected |
| Sun 28 May | Dragon Boat Festival expected |
| Mon 29 May | Dragon Boat Festival (observed) expected |
| Sat 1 Jul | Hong Kong S.A.R. Establishment Day |
| Sun 1 Oct | National Day |
| Mon 2 Oct | National Day (observed) |
| Wed 4 Oct | The Day following Mid-Autumn Festival expected |
| Thu 26 Oct | Double Ninth Festival |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | The first weekday after Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Hong Kong public holidays.
2028 India Holidays — 18 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Wed 26 Jan | Republic Day |
| Wed 23 Feb | Maha Shivaratri expected |
| Sun 27 Feb | Eid al-Fitr expected |
| Sat 11 Mar | Holi expected |
| Mon 3 Apr | Ram Navami |
| Fri 7 Apr | Mahavira's Birthday expected |
| Fri 14 Apr | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Sat 6 May | Eid al-Adha expected |
| Mon 8 May | Buddha Purnima expected |
| Sun 4 Jun | Ashura expected |
| Fri 4 Aug | Prophet's Birthday expected |
| Sun 13 Aug | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) expected |
| Tue 15 Aug | Independence Day |
| Wed 27 Sep | Dussehra expected |
| Mon 2 Oct | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| Tue 17 Oct | Diwali expected |
| Thu 2 Nov | Guru Nanak's Birthday expected |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas |
Details and long weekends: 2028 India public holidays.
2028 Indonesia Holidays — 17 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Wed 26 Jan | Lunar New Year expected |
| Sun 27 Feb | Eid al-Fitr expected |
| Mon 28 Feb | Eid al-Fitr Second Day expected |
| Sun 26 Mar | Day of Silence expected |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Sun 16 Apr | Easter Sunday |
| Mon 1 May | International Labor Day |
| Fri 5 May | Eid al-Adha expected |
| Tue 9 May | Vesak Day expected |
| Thu 25 May | Ascension Day |
| Fri 26 May | Islamic New Year expected |
| Thu 1 Jun | Pancasila Day |
| Fri 4 Aug | Prophet's Birthday expected |
| Thu 17 Aug | Independence Day |
| Thu 14 Dec | Isra' and Mi'raj expected |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Indonesia public holidays.
2028 Ireland Holidays — 10 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 7 Feb | Saint Brigid's Day |
| Fri 17 Mar | Saint Patrick's Day |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Mon 1 May | May Bank Holiday |
| Mon 5 Jun | June Bank Holiday |
| Mon 7 Aug | August Bank Holiday |
| Mon 30 Oct | October Bank Holiday |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Saint Stephen's Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Ireland public holidays.
2028 Italy Holidays — 14 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Thu 6 Jan | Epiphany |
| Sun 16 Apr | Easter Sunday |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Tue 25 Apr | Liberation Day |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Fri 2 Jun | Republic Day |
| Tue 15 Aug | Assumption Of Mary Day |
| Wed 4 Oct | Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy |
| Wed 1 Nov | All Saints' Day |
| Sun 5 Nov | National Unity Day |
| Fri 8 Dec | Immaculate Conception |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Saint Stephen's Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Italy public holidays.
2028 Japan Holidays — 16 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 10 Jan | Coming of Age Day |
| Fri 11 Feb | Foundation Day |
| Wed 23 Feb | Emperor's Birthday |
| Mon 20 Mar | Vernal Equinox Day expected |
| Sat 29 Apr | Showa Day |
| Wed 3 May | Constitution Day |
| Thu 4 May | Greenery Day |
| Fri 5 May | Children's Day |
| Mon 17 Jul | Marine Day |
| Fri 11 Aug | Mountain Day |
| Mon 18 Sep | Respect for the Aged Day |
| Fri 22 Sep | Autumnal Equinox Day expected |
| Mon 9 Oct | Sports Day |
| Fri 3 Nov | Culture Day |
| Thu 23 Nov | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Japan public holidays.
2028 Mexico Holidays — 7 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 7 Feb | Constitution Day |
| Mon 20 Mar | Benito Juárez's birthday |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Sat 16 Sep | Independence Day |
| Mon 20 Nov | Revolution Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Mexico public holidays.
2028 New Zealand Holidays — 14 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Sun 2 Jan | Day after New Year's Day |
| Mon 3 Jan | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Tue 4 Jan | Day after New Year's Day (observed) |
| Sun 6 Feb | Waitangi Day |
| Mon 7 Feb | Waitangi Day (observed) |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Tue 25 Apr | Anzac Day |
| Mon 5 Jun | King's Birthday |
| Fri 14 Jul | Matariki |
| Mon 23 Oct | Labour Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 New Zealand public holidays.
2028 Philippines Holidays — 18 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Wed 26 Jan | Chinese New Year expected |
| Sat 26 Feb | Eid al-Fitr expected |
| Sun 9 Apr | Day of Valor |
| Thu 13 Apr | Maundy Thursday |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Sat 15 Apr | Black Saturday |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Fri 5 May | Eid al-Adha expected |
| Mon 12 Jun | Independence Day |
| Mon 21 Aug | Ninoy Aquino Day |
| Mon 28 Aug | National Heroes Day |
| Wed 1 Nov | All Saints' Day |
| Thu 30 Nov | Bonifacio Day |
| Fri 8 Dec | Immaculate Conception |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Sat 30 Dec | Rizal Day |
| Sun 31 Dec | New Year's Eve |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Philippines public holidays.
2028 Saudi Arabia Holidays — 14 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Tue 22 Feb | Founding Day Holiday expected |
| Sat 26 Feb | Eid al-Fitr Holiday expected |
| Sun 27 Feb | Eid al-Fitr Holiday expected |
| Mon 28 Feb | Eid al-Fitr Holiday expected |
| Tue 29 Feb | Eid al-Fitr Holiday expected |
| Wed 1 Mar | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) expected |
| Thu 4 May | Day of Arafah |
| Fri 5 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday expected |
| Sat 6 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday expected |
| Sun 7 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday expected |
| Mon 8 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) expected |
| Tue 9 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) expected |
| Sat 23 Sep | National Day Holiday expected |
| Sun 24 Sep | National Day Holiday (observed) expected |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Saudi Arabia public holidays.
2028 Singapore Holidays — 12 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Wed 26 Jan | Chinese New Year expected |
| Thu 27 Jan | Chinese New Year expected |
| Sun 27 Feb | Eid al-Fitr expected |
| Mon 28 Feb | Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) expected |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Fri 5 May | Eid al-Adha expected |
| Tue 9 May | Vesak Day expected |
| Wed 9 Aug | National Day |
| Wed 15 Nov | Diwali expected |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Singapore public holidays.
2028 South Africa Holidays — 13 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Tue 21 Mar | Human Rights Day |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 17 Apr | Family Day |
| Thu 27 Apr | Freedom Day |
| Mon 1 May | Workers' Day |
| Fri 16 Jun | Youth Day |
| Wed 9 Aug | National Women's Day |
| Sun 24 Sep | Heritage Day |
| Mon 25 Sep | Heritage Day (observed) |
| Sat 16 Dec | Day of Reconciliation |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Day of Goodwill |
Details and long weekends: 2028 South Africa public holidays.
2028 South Korea Holidays — 18 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Wed 26 Jan | The day preceding Korean New Year expected |
| Thu 27 Jan | Korean New Year expected |
| Fri 28 Jan | The second day of Korean New Year expected |
| Wed 1 Mar | Independence Movement Day |
| Wed 12 Apr | National Assembly Election Day |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Tue 2 May | Buddha's Birthday expected |
| Fri 5 May | Children's Day |
| Tue 6 Jun | Memorial Day |
| Mon 17 Jul | Constitution Day |
| Tue 15 Aug | Liberation Day |
| Mon 2 Oct | The day preceding Chuseok expected |
| Tue 3 Oct | Chuseok expected |
| Tue 3 Oct | National Foundation Day |
| Wed 4 Oct | The second day of Chuseok expected |
| Thu 5 Oct | Alternative holiday for Chuseok expected |
| Mon 9 Oct | Hangul Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 South Korea public holidays.
2028 Taiwan Holidays — 17 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | Founding Day of the Republic of China |
| Mon 24 Jan | Chinese New Year's Eve expected |
| Tue 25 Jan | Chinese New Year's Eve expected |
| Wed 26 Jan | Chinese New Year expected |
| Thu 27 Jan | Chinese New Year expected |
| Fri 28 Jan | Chinese New Year expected |
| Mon 28 Feb | Peace Memorial Day |
| Mon 3 Apr | Children's Day (observed) |
| Tue 4 Apr | Children's Day |
| Tue 4 Apr | Tomb-Sweeping Day expected |
| Mon 1 May | Labor Day |
| Sun 28 May | Dragon Boat Festival expected |
| Mon 29 May | Dragon Boat Festival (observed) expected |
| Thu 28 Sep | Confucius' Birthday |
| Tue 3 Oct | Mid-Autumn Festival expected |
| Tue 10 Oct | National Day |
| Wed 25 Oct | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Constitution Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Taiwan public holidays.
2028 United Arab Emirates Holidays — 12 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Sat 26 Feb | Eid al-Fitr expected |
| Sun 27 Feb | Eid al-Fitr Holiday expected |
| Mon 28 Feb | Eid al-Fitr Holiday expected |
| Thu 4 May | Day of Arafah expected |
| Fri 5 May | Eid al-Adha expected |
| Sat 6 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday expected |
| Sun 7 May | Eid al-Adha Holiday expected |
| Thu 25 May | Islamic New Year expected |
| Thu 3 Aug | Prophet's Birthday expected |
| Sat 2 Dec | National Day |
| Sun 3 Dec | National Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 United Arab Emirates public holidays.
2028 United Kingdom Holidays — 9 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 3 Jan | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Fri 14 Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
| Mon 1 May | May Day |
| Mon 29 May | Spring Bank Holiday |
| Mon 28 Aug | Late Summer Bank Holiday |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
| Tue 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 United Kingdom public holidays.
2028 United States Holidays — 12 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 17 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Mon 21 Feb | Washington's Birthday |
| Mon 29 May | Memorial Day |
| Mon 19 Jun | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
| Tue 4 Jul | Independence Day |
| Mon 4 Sep | Labor Day |
| Mon 9 Oct | Columbus Day |
| Fri 10 Nov | Veterans Day (observed) |
| Sat 11 Nov | Veterans Day |
| Thu 23 Nov | Thanksgiving Day |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 United States public holidays.
2028 Vietnam Holidays — 16 dates
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | New Year's Day |
| Mon 3 Jan | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Mon 24 Jan | 29 of Lunar New Year expected |
| Tue 25 Jan | Lunar New Year's Eve expected |
| Wed 26 Jan | Lunar New Year expected |
| Thu 27 Jan | Second Day of Lunar New Year expected |
| Fri 28 Jan | Third Day of Lunar New Year expected |
| Sat 29 Jan | Fourth Day of Lunar New Year expected |
| Tue 4 Apr | Hung Kings' Commemoration Day expected |
| Sun 30 Apr | Liberation Day/Reunification Day |
| Mon 1 May | International Labor Day |
| Tue 2 May | Liberation Day/Reunification Day (observed) |
| Fri 1 Sep | National Day |
| Sat 2 Sep | National Day |
| Mon 4 Sep | National Day (observed) |
| Fri 24 Nov | Vietnam Cultural Day |
Details and long weekends: 2028 Vietnam public holidays.
Sources: python-holidays – open holiday rules