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Public holidays by country

How many days off a country actually gets, which of them land on a weekend, and what each one is for. Holidays that only apply in some regions are marked as such rather than quietly inflating the total.

Source: OpenHolidays API (Open data (CC BY 4.0)). Covers 36 countries — mostly European, plus Brazil, Mexico and South Africa. How this is sourced

Nationwide public holidays
11
in France, 2026
Falling on a weekend
2
days off that land on a Saturday or Sunday
Effective weekday days off
9
before any national substitute-day rules
Including regional days
19
counting holidays observed in some regions only
DateDayHolidayApplies to
Thu, 1 Jan 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayNationwide
Fri, 3 Apr 2026FridayGood FridayGE-BR, GE-HR, GE-MO
Mon, 6 Apr 2026MondayEaster MondayNationwide
Mon, 27 Apr 2026MondayAbolition of slaveryYT
Fri, 1 May 2026FridayLabour DayNationwide
Fri, 8 May 2026FridayVictory DayNationwide
Thu, 14 May 2026ThursdayAscension DayNationwide
Fri, 22 May 2026FridayAbolition of slaveryMQ
Mon, 25 May 2026MondayPentecost MondayNationwide
Wed, 27 May 2026WednesdayAbolition of slaveryMF, GP
Wed, 10 Jun 2026WednesdayAbolition of slaveryGY
Tue, 14 Jul 2026TuesdayNational DayNationwide
Sat, 15 Aug 2026Saturday (weekend)Assumption DayNationwide
Fri, 9 Oct 2026FridayAbolition of slaveryBL
Sun, 1 Nov 2026Sunday (weekend)All Saints DayNationwide
Wed, 11 Nov 2026WednesdayArmistice DayNationwide
Sun, 20 Dec 2026Sunday (weekend)Abolition of slaveryRU
Fri, 25 Dec 2026FridayChristmas DayNationwide
Sat, 26 Dec 2026Saturday (weekend)2nd day of ChristmasGE-BR, GE-HR, GE-MO

Which countries get the most days off?

Nationwide public holidays only, for 2026, so the comparison is like-for-like. Regional holidays are excluded — a country is not ahead here because one province observes an extra local feast day. This also counts calendar days, not paid leave entitlement, which is a separate thing set by employment law.

#CountryNationwide holidays
1Vatican City25
2Bulgaria18
3San Marino18
4Albania15
5Latvia15
6Romania15
7Andorra14
8Lithuania14
9Malta14
10Poland14
11Portugal14
12Slovakia14
13Slovenia14
14Austria13
15Croatia13
16Czechia13
17Liechtenstein13
18South Africa13
19Sweden13
20Belgium12
21Estonia12
22Luxembourg12
23Moldova12
24Monaco12
25France11
26Hungary11
27Italy11
28Netherlands (the)11
29Ireland10
30Spain10
31Belarus9
32Germany9
33Serbia9
34Mexico7
35Switzerland4