Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for France and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday *
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
8 May	Fri	Victory Day
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day
24 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday
14 Jul	Tue	Bastille Day
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day
11 Nov	Wed	Armistice Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	St Stephen's Day *
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday *
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day
8 May	Sat	Victory Day
16 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday
14 Jul	Wed	Bastille Day
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day
11 Nov	Thu	Armistice Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	St Stephen's Day *
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday *
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
8 May	Mon	Victory Day
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day
4 Jun	Sun	Whit Sunday
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday
14 Jul	Fri	Bastille Day
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
11 Nov	Sat	Armistice Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	St Stephen's Day *
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

France officially observes 11 public holidays. The entitlement to paid holidays is at the discretion of the employer through either an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement with trade unions. Some regions and departments in France observe two additional holidays.

All employees are entitled to public holiday compensation after one month’s employment. French law mandates that work should stop and employees should be paid only for May Day, called the Fěte du Travail. All other paid holidays are solely at the discretion of the employer. In France, if a public holiday falls on a Saturday, no time off is granted. If an official public holiday falls on a Thursday, most businesses allow employees to take Friday as a “bridge” day, allowing for an extended four-day weekend.

Unlike other European countries, if a public holiday falls on a Sunday, French employees are not entitled to take the following Monday as a paid holiday.