Public holidays in France 2026
11 national public holidays in France in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: All Saints' Day on 1 November (Sunday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 8 May | Friday | Victory Day |
| 14 May | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 25 May | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 14 July | Tuesday | Bastille Day |
| 15 August | Saturday | Assumption |
| 1 November | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| 11 November | Wednesday | Armistice Day |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 24 May · Pentecost (observance)
- 31 May · Mother's Day (observance)
Regional holidays
Some holidays apply only in parts of France. The API returns them with the region parameter, e.g. region=57 for Département Moselle. Regions: Département Moselle, Département Bas-Rhin, Département Haut-Rhin, Département et région d'outre-mer Mayotte, Département et région d'outre-mer Martinique, Département et région d'outre-mer Guadeloupe, Département et région d'outre-mer Guyane, Département et région d'outre-mer La Réunion, Département et région d'outre-mer Saint Martin, Département et région d'outre-mer Saint Barthélemy.
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
Get this data from the API
Get these dates as JSON, check whether a date is a working day in France, or add working days that skip weekends and holidays.
curl "https://apistack.online/api/data/public-holidays/v1?country=FR&year=2026" \
-H "x-api-key: $APISTACK_API_KEY"