Public Holidays in France 2026

11 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

France

11 public holidays in 2026 · 11 across the whole country
Next day off: All Saints' Day · Sunday, 1 November 2026 · 3 days away

Total days off 2026

11 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

May

4 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Friday

3 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in France 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	Jour de l'an (New Year's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Fête du Travail (Labour Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-08	Friday	Victoire 1945 (Victory in Europe Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-14	Thursday	Ascension (Ascension Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-25	Monday	Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-07-14	Tuesday	Fête nationale (Bastille Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-08-15	Saturday	Assomption (Assumption Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-11-01	Sunday	Toussaint (All Saints' Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-11-11	Wednesday	Armistice 1918 (Armistice Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-25	Friday	Noël (Christmas Day)	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in France 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
4 Apr – 6 Apr	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
8 May – 10 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
14 May – 17 May	Thursday	4 days	2026-05-15
23 May – 25 May	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
11 Jul – 14 Jul	Saturday	4 days	2026-07-13
25 Dec – 27 Dec	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in France

France gives 11 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is May, and holidays land most often on a Friday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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