Public Holidays by Country

Official public and bank holidays for 2026. Dates marked (observed) are when the actual day off falls if the holiday lands on a weekend.

🇺🇸 United States

Federal holidays in the US — banks, government offices, and the postal service are closed. Many private businesses also close, especially on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1New Year's Day
Jan 19Martin Luther King Jr. Day3rd Monday in January
Feb 16Presidents' Day3rd Monday in February
May 25Memorial DayLast Monday in May
Jun 19JuneteenthFederal since 2021
Jul 4Independence Day
Sep 7Labor Day1st Monday in September
Oct 12Columbus DayIndigenous Peoples' Day in some states
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving4th Thursday in November
Dec 25Christmas Day

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Bank holidays differ slightly between England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The list below covers England & Wales.

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1New Year's Day
Apr 3Good Friday
Apr 6Easter Monday
May 4Early May Bank Holiday1st Monday in May
May 25Spring Bank HolidayLast Monday in May
Aug 31Summer Bank HolidayLast Monday in August
Dec 25Christmas Day
Dec 28Boxing DayObserved (Dec 26 is Saturday)

🇩🇪 Germany

Germany has nine nationwide holidays. Individual states (Bundesländer) add several more — Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have the most.

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1Neujahr (New Year's Day)
Apr 3Karfreitag (Good Friday)
Apr 6Ostermontag (Easter Monday)
May 1Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day)
May 14Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension)
May 25Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday)
Oct 3Tag der Deutschen EinheitGerman Unity Day
Dec 251. WeihnachtstagChristmas Day
Dec 262. WeihnachtstagBoxing Day

🇫🇷 France

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1Jour de l'AnNew Year's Day
Apr 6Lundi de PâquesEaster Monday
May 1Fête du TravailLabour Day
May 8Victoire 1945Victory in Europe Day
May 14Ascension
May 25Lundi de PentecôteWhit Monday
Jul 14Fête NationaleBastille Day
Aug 15Assomption
Nov 1ToussaintAll Saints' Day
Nov 11Armistice 1918
Dec 25NoëlChristmas Day

🇮🇹 Italy

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1CapodannoNew Year's Day
Jan 6EpifaniaEpiphany
Apr 6Lunedì dell'AngeloEaster Monday
Apr 25Festa della LiberazioneLiberation Day
May 1Festa dei LavoratoriLabour Day
Jun 2Festa della RepubblicaRepublic Day
Aug 15FerragostoAssumption
Nov 1Tutti i SantiAll Saints' Day
Dec 8ImmacolataImmaculate Conception
Dec 25NataleChristmas Day
Dec 26Santo StefanoSt. Stephen's Day

🇪🇸 Spain

Spain's national list is supplemented by regional and local holidays — most workers have around 14 days off per year.

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1Año Nuevo
Jan 6ReyesEpiphany
Apr 3Viernes SantoGood Friday
May 1Día del Trabajador
Aug 15Asunción
Oct 12Fiesta NacionalNational Day
Nov 1Todos los Santos
Dec 6Día de la Constitución
Dec 8Inmaculada
Dec 25Navidad

🇳🇱 Netherlands

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1Nieuwjaarsdag
Apr 3Goede Vrijdag
Apr 6Tweede PaasdagEaster Monday
Apr 27KoningsdagKing's Day
May 5BevrijdingsdagLiberation Day (every 5 years for most)
May 14HemelvaartsdagAscension
May 25Tweede PinksterdagWhit Monday
Dec 25Eerste Kerstdag
Dec 26Tweede Kerstdag

🇦🇹 Austria

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1Neujahr
Jan 6Heilige Drei KönigeEpiphany
Apr 6Ostermontag
May 1StaatsfeiertagNational Day
May 14Christi Himmelfahrt
May 25Pfingstmontag
Jun 4FronleichnamCorpus Christi
Aug 15Maria Himmelfahrt
Oct 26Nationalfeiertag
Nov 1Allerheiligen
Dec 8Maria Empfängnis
Dec 25Christtag
Dec 26Stefanitag

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Only Aug 1 (National Day) is a federal holiday across all cantons. Other dates are observed in most but not all regions.

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1Neujahrstag
Apr 3KarfreitagMost cantons
Apr 6OstermontagMost cantons
May 14AuffahrtAscension
May 25PfingstmontagMost cantons
Aug 1BundesfeiertagSwiss National Day
Dec 25Weihnachten
Dec 26StephanstagMost cantons

🇸🇮 Slovenia

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1–2Novo letoNew Year
Feb 8Prešernov danSlovenian Cultural Day
Apr 6Velikonočni ponedeljekEaster Monday
Apr 27Dan upora proti okupatorjuDay of Uprising Against Occupation
May 1–2Praznik delaLabour Day
Jun 8BinkoštiPentecost
Jun 25Dan državnostiStatehood Day
Aug 15Marijino vnebovzetjeAssumption
Oct 31Dan reformacijeReformation Day
Nov 1Dan spomina na mrtveDay of Remembrance
Dec 25BožičChristmas
Dec 26Dan samostojnostiIndependence and Unity Day

🇭🇷 Croatia

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1Nova godina
Jan 6Sveta tri kraljaEpiphany
Apr 6Uskrsni ponedjeljakEaster Monday
May 1Praznik radaLabour Day
May 30Dan državnostiStatehood Day
Jun 4TijelovoCorpus Christi
Jun 22Dan antifašističke borbeAnti-Fascist Struggle Day
Aug 5Dan pobjedeVictory & Homeland Thanksgiving
Aug 15Velika GospaAssumption
Nov 1Svi svetiAll Saints'
Nov 18Dan sjećanjaRemembrance Day
Dec 25Božić
Dec 26Sveti StjepanSt. Stephen's Day

🇨🇦 Canada

Federal statutory holidays. Provinces add their own — Quebec has the most distinctive list.

DateHolidayNotes
Jan 1New Year's Day
Apr 3Good Friday
May 18Victoria DayMonday before May 25
Jul 1Canada Day
Sep 7Labour Day
Sep 30Truth and Reconciliation Day
Oct 12Thanksgiving2nd Monday in October
Nov 11Remembrance Day
Dec 25Christmas Day
Dec 28Boxing Day (observed)