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View our FREE list of international holidays to learn about holidays celebrated across the globe.

This list can be used as a quick reference guide when working with clients around the world. It will help you know when companies are on shut down and the best times of year to make contact. From Argentina to Zimbabwe, use our FREE A to Z guide to find out what holidays are observed all over the world.

Holidays that do not have a set date are listed under “movable holidays.” Also, not all holidays listed are official (some are popularly celebrated, but not official holidays).

Albania

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 1 - Labor Day
October 19 - Mother Teresa Day
November 28 - Independence Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
March 7 – Mother’s Day

Angola

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 4 - Day of the Fallen against the colonial repression
January 25 - Luanda's Day
February 4 - Day of the Armed Struggle
March 8 - International Women's Day
April 4 - Peace day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 25 - Africa's Day
June 1 - International Children's Day
September 17 - Agostinho Neto's Day and National Heroes Day
November 2 - Day of the Dead
December 25 – Christmas
December 31 - New Year's Eve

Movable holidays:
Carnival
Easter

Argentina

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 25 - First Government Day
June 10 - Malvinas Day
June 19 - Flag Day
July 9 - Independence Day
October 16 - Columbus Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 31 - New Year's Eve

Movable holidays:
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Maundy Thursday

Australia

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany (not a public holiday)
January 26 - Australia Day
April 25 - ANZAC Day
November 11 - Remembrance Day (not a public holiday)
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day (except South Australia)
December 26 - Proclamation Day (South Australia only)

Movable Holidays:
Easter Monday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Labor Day (localized holiday, on a different day in each region)
Show Day (localized holiday, on a different day in each region)
Adelaide Cup Day - Second Tuesday in May (South Australia only)
Queen's Birthday - Second Monday in June (except Western Australia)
Melbourne Cup Day - First Tuesday in November (Victoria only, although observed by many businesses across the country)

Austria

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
May 1 - Labor Day
August 15 - Assumption.
October 26 - Austrian National Day.
November 1 - All Saints’' Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas
December 26 - St. Stephen's Day

Moveable holidays:
Ascension Day
Corpus Christi
Easter Monday
Good Friday
Whit Sunday

Azerbaijan

1st and 2nd January - New Year's Day
January 20 - Day of the Martyrs
March 8 - Women's Day
March 20-24 - Novruz Bayrami (in honor of vernal equinox)
May 9 - Victory Day
May 28 - Republic Day
June 15 - Day of National Salvation
June 26 - Azerbaijan Army and Navy Day
December 31 - World Azerbaijanis’ Solidarity Day

Movable holidays:
Gurban Bayrami (Islamic Holiday - Eid Al Adha)
Ramazan Bayrami (Islamic Holiday - Eid Al Fitr)

The Bahamas

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 9 - Labor Day
July10 - Independence Day
August 6 - Emancipation Day
October 12 - Discovery Day / National Heroes Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26- Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Good Friday
Whit Monday

Bangladesh

February 21 -International Mother Language Day
March 26 - Independence Day
April 14 - Bengli New Year's Day
May 1 - May day
November 7 - National Solidarity Day
December 16 - Victory Day
December 25 - Christmas Day

Belgium

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 1 - Labor Day
July 11 - Flemish Community Holiday (only held in Flanders )
July 21 - National Holiday
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
September 27 - French Community Holiday only held in Wallonia
November 1 - All Saints’
November 2 - All Souls Day (not a public holiday, most companies are closed)
November 11 - Armistice Day
November 15 - Dynasty Day & German Community Holiday (only held in German speaking areas)
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday
Whit Sunday or Pentecost

Bermuda

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 24 - Bermuda Day
June 11 - Queen's Birthday
November 11 - Remembrance Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
Good Friday
Emancipation Day - Thursday before the first Monday in August
Somer's Day (Second day of Cup Match) - Friday before the first Monday in August
Labor Day First Monday in September

Brazil

January 1 - New Year's Day
April 21 – Tiradentes Day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 9 - Krugenkliegel Day
September 7 - Independence Day
October 12 - Our Lady Aparecida
November 2 - Finados
November 15 - Proclamation of the Republic
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Carnival
Corpus Christi
Easter
Good Friday

Bulgaria

January 1 - New Year's Day
March 3 - National Holiday
May 1 - Labor Day
May 6 - St. George's Day and Army Day
May 24 - Education and Culture Day and Day of the Slavic Heritage
September 6 - Day of the Union of Eastern Rumelia with the Bulgarian Principality
September 22 - Independence Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Second Day of Christmas
December 31 - New Year's Eve

Movable holidays:
Easter

Canada

January 1 - New Year's Day
First Monday on or before May 24 - Victoria Day
June 24 - St. John the Baptist Day (Quebec only)
July 1 - Canada Day
First Monday in August - Civic Holiday
First Monday in September - Labor Day
Second Monday in October - Thanksgiving Day
October 31 - Halloween
November 11 - Remembrance Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Good Friday

Chile

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 21 - Navy Day
June 27 – St. Peter and St. Paul
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
September 18 - Independence Day
October 12 - Columbus Day
November 1 - All Saints’
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Good Friday
Easter
Corpus Christi

China

Lunar Calendar Month 1 Day 1 - Chinese Lunar New Year
Lunar Calendar Month 1 Day 15 - Lantern Festival
April 4/April 5 - Qing Ming Jie
Lunar Calendar Month 5 Day 5 - Dragon Boat
Lunar Calendar Month 7 Day 7 - Qi Xi
Lunar Calendar Month 7 Day 15 - Ghost Festival
Lunar Calendar Month 8 Day 15 - Mid-Autumn Festival
Lunar Calendar Month 9 Day 9 - Double Ninth Festival

Holidays in the People's Republic of China:

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 2 - New Year's Day Holiday
May 1-May 3 - Labor Day
July 1 - CPC Founding Day
August 1 - Army Day
October 1-October 3 - National Day


Colombia

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 8 - Epiphany
March 19 - Saint Joseph's Day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 21 - Ascencion Day
June 11 - Corpus Christi Day
June 18 - Sacred Heart Day
July 2 – St. Peter and St. Paul
July 20 - Independence Day
August 7 - Battle of Boyaca's Day
August 20 - Assumption Day
October 12 - Columbus Day
November 5 - All Saints’ Day
December 8 - Conception Day
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Good Friday
Holy Thursday

Costa Rica

January 1 - New Year's Day
April 11 - Battle of Rivas' Day
May 1 - Labor Day
July 25 - Annexation of Guanacaste's Day
August 2 - Virgen de los Angeles's Day
August 15 – Mother’s Day
September 15 - Independence Day
October 12 - Columbus Day
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable dates:
Good Friday
Holy Thursday

Croatia

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
May 1 - Labor Day
60 days post Easter - Corpus Christi
June 22 - Anti-fascist struggle day
June 25 - Statehood Day
August 5 - Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
October 8 - Independence day
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
December 25 - Christmas
December 26 - Saint Stephen

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday

Cyprus

January 1 - New Year's Day
March 25 - Greek Independence Day
April 1 - Cyprus National Day
May 1 - Labor Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
October 1 - Cyprus Independence Day
October 1 - Independence Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Good Friday

Denmark

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 4 - General Prayer Day
May 17 - Ascension Day
June 5 - Constitution Day
December 24 - Jul (Denmark) (Christmas Eve)
December 25 - Jul (Denmark) (Christmas Day)
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Good Friday
Maundy Thursday
Whit Monday
Whit Sunday

Egypt

January 7 - Coptic Christmas Day
April 25 - Day of Sinai Liberation (observed in the Sinai only)
May 1 - Labor Day
June 18 - Evacuation Day
July 23 - Revolution Day
August 15 - Flooding of the Nile
October 6 - Armed Forces Day
October 24 - Suez Victory Day
December 23 - Victory Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Eid ul-Adha
Eid ul-Fitr
Islamic New Year

Estonia

January 1 - New Year's Day
February 24 - Independence Day
May 1 - Spring Day
June 23 - Victory Day
June 24 - Midsummer Day
August 20 - Day of Restoration of Independence
December 24 - Christmas Eve
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Day
Good Friday
Whit Sunday

France

January 1 - New Year's
May 1 - Labor Day
May 8 - V-E Day
July 14 - Bastille Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
November 11 - Veterans Day
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Ascension Day
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Pentecost
Whit Monday

Germany

Jan 01 - New Year’s
Jan 06 - Epiphany
May 01 - Labor Day
May 17 - Ascension Day
Jun 07 - Corpus Christi Day
Aug 15 - Assumption Day
Oct 03 - Day of German Unity
Oct 31 - Reformation Day
Nov 01 - All Saints’ Day
Nov 21 - Repentance Day
Dec 25 - Christmas
Dec 26 - Second Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Whit Monday
Whit Sunday

Greece

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany Day
March 25 - Greek Independence Day
May 1 - Labor Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
October 28 - Greek National Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday
Good Friday
Holy Spirit Day
Shrove Monday

Gibraltar

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 29 - Constitution Day
March 10 - Commonwealth Day
May 5 - May Day
May 26 - Spring Bank Holiday
June 18 - Queen's Birthday
August 27 - Summer Bank Holiday
September 10 - National Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable dates:
Easter Monday
Good Friday

Guatemala

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 1 - Labor Day, May Day
June 30 - Army Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary (Guatemala City only)
September 15 - Independence Day
October 20 - Revolution Day
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
December 24 - Christmas Eve
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 31 - New Year's Eve

Movable holidays:
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Holy Thursday

Honduras

January 1 - New Year’s Day
February 3 - Day of the Virgin of Suyapa
April 14 - Day of the Americas
May 1 - Labor Day
September 15 - Independence Day
October 3 - Morazán Day
October 12 - Columbus Day
October 21 - Armed Forces Day
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Easter
Easter Monday
Good Friday

India

January 1 - New Year Day
January 15 - Pongal/Sankranti
January 26 - Republic Day
March 4 - Holi
March 27 - Ramnavmi
March 31 - Mahavir Jayanti
April 6 - Good Friday
May 1 - Labor Day
August 15 - Independence Day
September 15 - Ganesh Chaturthi (Festival of Lord Ganesha)
October 2 - Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
October 21 - Dassera
October 25 - Idu’l Fitr
November 9 - Diwali (Festival of lights)
November 14 - Children's Day
December 21 - Idu’z Zuha - Bakri ID (Feast of the Sacrifice)
December 25 - Christmas

Italy

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
April 25 - Liberation Day
May 1 - International Labor Day
June 2 - Anniversary of the Republic
August 15 - Ferragosto (Assumption of Mary)
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - St. Stephen's Day

Movable holidays:
Easter

Japan

First half of January - Japanese New Year
Second Monday of January - Coming-of-Age Day
February 3 - Setsubun
February 11 - National Foundation Day
February 14 - Valentine's Day
March 3 - Hinamatsuri
March 14 - White Day
Around March 21- Vernal equinox
April 8 - Flower Festival
April 29 - Shōwa Day
May 3 - Constitution Memorial Day
May 4 - Greenery Day
May 5 - Children's Day
July or August 7 - Tanabata
July/August 13-15 - Bon Festival
November 3 - Culture Day
November 15 - Shichi-Go-San
November 23 - Thanksgiving Day
December 23 - The Emperor's Birthday
December 24-25 - Christmas
December 31 - Ōmisoka

Moveable holidays:

Marine Day - Third Monday of July
Respect for the Aged Day - Third Monday of September
Autumnal equinox - Around September 23
Health and Sports Day - Second Monday of October

Kenya

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 1 - Labor Day or May Day
June 1 - Madaraka Day (Kenya attained Internal self rule)
October 10 - Holiday , Was Moi Day.
October 20 - Kenyatta Day
December 12 - Jamhuri Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holiday:
Easter
Easter Monday
Good Friday

Mexico

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Day of the Holy Kings (Three Wise Men)
February 5- Constitution Day
February 14 - Valentine's Day
February 24 - Flag Day
March 18 - Oil Expropriation
March 21 - Benito Juárez's Birthday
April 30 - Children's Day
May 1- Labor Day
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
May 10 - Mother's Day
May 15 - Teacher's Day
September 15 - Shout of Dolores
September 16 - Independence Day
October 12 - Columbus Day
November 1 - All Saints’ Day (Day of the Dead)
November 2 - All Souls’ Day (Day of the Dead)
November 20 - Revolution Day
December 12- Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
December 24 - Christmas Eve
December 25 - Christmas
December 28 - Los Santos Inocentes

Movable holidays:
Easter
Father's Day - Third Sunday of June

Netherlands

January 1 - New Year's Day
April 30 - Queen's day
May 4 - Remembrance of the Dead
May 5 - Liberation Day
7 weeks after Easter - Pentecost
December 5 - Saint Nicholas' Eve
December 25-26 - Christmas

Movable holidays:
Ascension Day - 40 days after Easter
Easter

Peru

January 1 - New Year
May 1 - Labor Day
June 29 – St. Peter and St. Paul
July 28, July 29 - Independence Day
August 30 - Saint Rose of Lima
October 8 - Naval Battle of Angamos
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Sunday
Good Friday

 

Poland

January 1 - New Year's Day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 3 - Constitution Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
November 11 - Independence Day
December 25 - First day of Christmas
December 26 - Second day of Christmas

Movable holidays:
Corpus Christi
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Pentecost Sunday

Portugal

January 1 - New Year's Day
April 25 - Freedom Day (Portugal)
May 1 - Labor Day
June - Portugal Day
August 15 - Assumption
October 5 - Republic Day
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
December 1 - Independence Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Carnival
Corpus Christi (feast)
Easter
Good Friday

Romania

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 2 - Day after New Year's Day
March 8 - Mother's Day
May 1 - Labor Day
June 1 - Children's Day
June 26 - Flag Day
July 29 - National Anthem Day
December 1 - National holiday (Union Day)
December 8 - Constitution Day
December 25-26 - Christmas

Movable holidays:
Easter

Russia

January 1-5 - New Year Holidays
January 7 - Christmas (Russian Orthodox)
February 23 - Protector of Motherland Day
March 8 - International Women’s Day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 9 - Victory Day
June 12 - Day of Russia
November 4 - Day of the National Unity

Movable holidays:
Easter

Serbia

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 7 - Orthodox Christmas
January 14 - National Holiday (Serbian New Year)
January 27 - Saint Sava's Feast Day — Day of Spirituality
February 15 - Sretenje (National Day)
April 27 - Constitution Day
May 1 - Labour Day
May 9 - Victory Day
June 28 - Vidovdan (Martyr's Day)

Movable holiday:
Easter
Good Friday

South Africa

January 1 - New Year's Day
March 21 - Human Rights Day
April 27 - Freedom Day
May 1 - Workers' Day
June 16 - Youth Day
August 9 - National Women's Day
September 24 - Heritage Day
December 16 - Day of Reconciliation
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Day of Goodwill

Movable holidays:
Easter Sunday
Good Friday

South Korea

January 1 - New Year's Day
March 1 - Independence Movement Day
May 5 - Children's Day
June 6 - Memorial Day
July 17 - Constitution Day
August 15 - Liberation Day
October 3 - National Foundation Day
December 25 - Christmas

Moveable holidays:
1st month, 1st day of the lunar calendar - Korean New Year
8th day, 4th month of the lunar calendar - Buddha Day
8th month, 15th day of the lunar calendar - Harvest Festival

Spain

January 1 - New Year’s Day
May 1 - Labor Day
August 15 - Assumption
October 12 - Columbus Day
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
December 6 - Constitution Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Easter
Good Friday

Sweden

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
May 1 - May Day
June 6 - National Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
All Saints’ Day - The Saturday during the period October 31–November 6
Ascension Day
Easter
Good Friday
Midsummer Day - The Saturday during the period June 20–26
Whitsunday

Switzerland

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 2 - Saint Berchtold
January 6 - Epiphany
March 19 - Saint Joseph's Day
May 1 - May Day
June 29 - St. Peter and St. Paul
August 1 - Swiss National Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
November 1 - All Saints’ Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas
December 26 - St. Stephen's Day

Movable holidays:
Ascension Day
Corpus Christi
Easter
Good Friday
Pentecost
Swiss Federal Fast - Third Sunday in September
Whit Monday

Taiwan

January 1 - New Year's Day Holiday
January 3 - Bank Holiday
January 31 - Chinese New Year's Eve
February 1-3 - Chinese New Year's Holiday
February 28 - Peace Memorial Day
April 5 - Tomb Sweeping Day
July 1 - Bank Holiday
October 10 - Double Tenth Day
October 25 - Retrocession Day
December 25 - Constitution Day

Turkey

January 1 - New Year's Day
April 23 - National Sovereignty and Children's Day
May 19 - Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
August 30 - Victory Day
October 29 - Republic Day

Moveable holiday:
After the end of Islamic month Ramadan
Ramadan Feast

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

January 1 - New Year's Day
March 5 – St. Piran's Day (Cornwall only)
March 17 – St. Patrick's Day (Northern Ireland only)
May 9 - Liberation Day (Jersey, Guernsey)
Spring Bank Holiday (last Monday in May)
July 5 - Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
August Bank Holiday - England and Wales (Last Monday in August)
August Bank Holiday - Scotland (First Monday in August)
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Movable holidays:
Easter Monday (not Scotland)
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
May Day (First Monday in May)

United States of America

January 1 - New Year's Day
July 4 - Independence Day
November 11 - Veterans Day
December 25 - Christmas Day

Movable holidays:
Columbus Day - Second Monday in October
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Labor Day - First Monday in September
Martin Luther King Day - Third Monday in January
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
Presidents Day - Third Monday in February
Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November

Zimbabwe

April 18 - Independence Day
May 1 - Workers' Day
May 25 - Africa Day
August 11 - Heroes' Day
August 12 - Armed Forces Day
December 22 - Unity Day

 

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