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France holidays 2026 and 2027

France (FR). Public holidays fall on 9 weekdays in France in 2026.

Id
FR
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028
Last verified
2026-10-13

2026

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed[1][2]
Mon 6 Apr 2026Easter MondayClosed[1][2]
Fri 1 May 2026Labor DayClosed[1][2]
Fri 8 May 2026Victory DayClosed[1][2]
Thu 14 May 2026Ascension DayClosed[1][2]
Mon 25 May 2026Pentecost MondayClosed[1][2]
Tue 14 Jul 2026National DayClosed[1][2]
Sat 15 Aug 2026Assumption DayClosed[1][2]
Sun 1 Nov 2026All Saints' DayClosed[1][2]
Wed 11 Nov 2026Armistice DayClosed[1][2]
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayClosed[1][2]

2027

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed[1][2]
Mon 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayClosed[1][2]
Sat 1 May 2027Labor DayClosed[1][2]
Thu 6 May 2027Ascension DayClosed[1][2]
Sat 8 May 2027Victory DayClosed[1][2]
Mon 17 May 2027Pentecost MondayClosed[1][2]
Wed 14 Jul 2027National DayClosed[1][2]
Sun 15 Aug 2027Assumption DayClosed[1][2]
Mon 1 Nov 2027All Saints' DayClosed[1][2]
Thu 11 Nov 2027Armistice DayClosed[1][2]
Sat 25 Dec 2027Christmas DayClosed[1][2]
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

France holidays: questions

How many weekdays is France closed in 2026?

9: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Labor Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Victory Day (Fri 8 May 2026); Ascension Day (Thu 14 May 2026); Pentecost Monday (Mon 25 May 2026); National Day (Tue 14 Jul 2026); Armistice Day (Wed 11 Nov 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).

Use it from the API

With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=FR&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

Subscribe in your calendar app

An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.

https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/FR.ics?key=YOUR_KEY

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