Public holidays 2026 in France
There are 11 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 17 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Applies in | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Jour de l'an | nationwide | ||
| Thursday | Missionary Day | Arrivée de l'Évangile | Polynésie Française | ||
| Thursday | Mi-Careme | Mi-Carême | Guadeloupe | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Vendredi saint | Moselle, Alsace, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Polynésie Française | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Lundi de Pâques | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Abolition of Slavery | Abolition de l'esclavage | Mayotte | ||
| Tuesday | Feast of Saint Peter Chanel | Saint Pierre Chanel | Wallis-et-Futuna | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | Fête du Travail | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Victory Day | Fête de la Victoire | nationwide | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Ascension | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Abolition of Slavery | Abolition de l'esclavage | Martinique | ||
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | nationwide | ||
| Wednesday | Abolition of Slavery | Abolition de l'esclavage | Guadeloupe | ||
| Thursday | Abolition of Slavery | Abolition de l'esclavage | Saint-Martin | ||
| Wednesday | Abolition of Slavery | Abolition de l'esclavage | Guyane | ||
| Monday | Saints Peter and Paul Day | Saints Pierre et Paul | Wallis-et-Futuna | ||
| Tuesday | National Day | Fête nationale | nationwide | ||
| Tuesday | Victor Schoelcher Day | Fête de Victor Schoelcher | Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin | ||
| Wednesday | Territory Day | Fête du Territoire | Wallis-et-Futuna | ||
| Saturday | Assumption Day | Assomption | nationwide | ||
| Thursday | Citizenship Day | Fête de la Citoyenneté | Nouvelle-Calédonie | ||
| Friday | Abolition of Slavery | Abolition de l'esclavage | Saint-Barthélemy | ||
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Toussaint | nationwide | ||
| Wednesday | Armistice Day | Armistice | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Matāri'i | Polynésie Française | |||
| Sunday | Abolition of Slavery | Abolition de l'esclavage | La Réunion | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Noël | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | Saint Stephen's Day | Saint-Étienne | Moselle, Alsace |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Public holidays by region
Long weekends 2026
13 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 4 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Easter Monday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Mon 4 May, Tue 5 May, Wed 6 May, Thu 7 May | 1 May – 10 May 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Labor Day, Victory Day |
| Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May | 8 May – 14 May 2026 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | Victory Day, Ascension Day |
| Fri 15 May | 14 May – 17 May 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Pentecost Monday |
| Mon 13 Jul | 11 Jul – 14 Jul 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Day |
| Wed 15 Jul, Thu 16 Jul, Fri 17 Jul | 14 Jul – 19 Jul 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Day |
| Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov | 7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Armistice Day |
| Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 Nov | 11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Armistice Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code FR (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.french) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027