France Calendar 2026: Public Holidays and Working Days
11public holidays
9on weekdays
5long weekends
252working days
3bridge-day chances
2026 public holiday list
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day (Jour de l'an) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | Public holiday | 15 |
| 1 May | Friday | Labor Day (Fête du Travail) | Public holiday | 18 |
| 8 May | Friday | Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire) | Public holiday | 19 |
| 14 May | Thursday | Ascension Day (Ascension) | Public holiday | 20 |
| 25 May | Monday | Pentecost Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) | Public holiday | 22 |
| 14 July | Tuesday | National Day (Fête nationale) | Public holiday | 29 |
| 15 August | Saturday | Assumption Day (Assomption) | Public holiday | 33 |
| 1 November | Sunday | All Saints' Day (Toussaint) | Public holiday | 44 |
| 11 November | Wednesday | Armistice Day (Armistice) | Public holiday | 46 |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day (Noël) | Public holiday | 52 |
2026 working days by month
| Month | Days | Weekend | Weekday holidays | Half days | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 365 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 252 |
Working days = weekdays − public holidays on weekdays − half of the half days. Regional holidays are not included.
Long weekends and bridge days
- 4 April – 6 April: 3 days
- 1 May – 3 May: 3 days
- 8 May – 10 May: 3 days
- 23 May – 25 May: 3 days
- 25 December – 27 December: 3 days
- Take 2 January (Friday) off and the break grows to 4 days
- Take 15 May (Friday) off and the break grows to 4 days
- Take 13 July (Monday) off and the break grows to 4 days
Regional holidays (17)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Region | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 March | Thursday | Missionary Day (Arrivée de l'Évangile) | PF | 10 |
| 12 March | Thursday | Mi-Careme (Mi-Carême) | 971 | 11 |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday (Vendredi saint) | 57, 6AE, 971, 972, PF | 14 |
| 27 April | Monday | Abolition of Slavery (Abolition de l'esclavage) | 976 | 18 |
| 28 April | Tuesday | Feast of Saint Peter Chanel (Saint Pierre Chanel) | WF | 18 |
| 22 May | Friday | Abolition of Slavery (Abolition de l'esclavage) | 972 | 21 |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Abolition of Slavery (Abolition de l'esclavage) | 971 | 22 |
| 28 May | Thursday | Abolition of Slavery (Abolition de l'esclavage) | MF | 22 |
| 10 June | Wednesday | Abolition of Slavery (Abolition de l'esclavage) | 973 | 24 |
| 29 June | Monday | Saints Peter and Paul Day (Saints Pierre et Paul) | WF | 27 |
| 21 July | Tuesday | Victor Schoelcher Day (Fête de Victor Schoelcher) | 971, 972, MF | 30 |
| 29 July | Wednesday | Territory Day (Fête du Territoire) | WF | 31 |
| 24 September | Thursday | Citizenship Day (Fête de la Citoyenneté) | NC | 39 |
| 9 October | Friday | Abolition of Slavery (Abolition de l'esclavage) | BL | 41 |
| 20 November | Friday | Matāri'i | PF | 47 |
| 20 December | Sunday | Abolition of Slavery (Abolition de l'esclavage) | 974 | 51 |
| 26 December | Saturday | Saint Stephen's Day (Saint-Étienne) | 57, 6AE | 52 |
2026 calendar (France holidays marked)
January 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 5 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 13 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 14 | 30 | 31 |
April 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 18 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 24 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 25 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | 29 | 30 |
July 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 29 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 30 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 32 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 35 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 36 | 31 |
September 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 37 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 38 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 39 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 40 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 42 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 43 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 44 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | ||||||
| 45 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 46 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 47 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 48 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 49 | 30 |
December 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 50 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 51 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 52 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 53 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does France have in 2026?
France has 11 public holidays in 2026; 9 fall on weekdays.
How many working days are there in France in 2026?
France has 252 working days in 2026 (104 weekend days, 9 public holidays on weekdays). The most working days are in March (22), the fewest in May (17).
What is the longest break in 2026?
The longest continuous break is 4 April – 6 April, 3 days including the weekend.
Are there bridge days in 2026?
Yes: take 2 January (Friday) off for a 4-day break; take 15 May (Friday) off for a 4-day break; take 13 July (Monday) off for a 4-day break.
When is the next public holiday?
The first public holiday after 6 October 2026 is All Saints' Day: 1 November 2026, Sunday.
Data: open-source python-holidays 0.105 and official announcements; generated 2026-10-05. Dates are for information; please confirm with the official source.