How to use the holiday index
The table lists 29 countries. For each one it shows the Next holiday and its Date. Click a country to open its full page, which lists every holiday in the current year and the next, with the weekday, whether it is a public holiday or an observance, and notes such as substitute days. Type into the filter to find a country quickly.
The countries covered are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, India, Singapore and Morocco. Popular pages include United States public holidays and United Kingdom public holidays.
National and regional holidays
Most countries have a set of national holidays that apply everywhere, and many add regional ones. In Germany and Switzerland, for example, several religious holidays are public holidays in some states or cantons and ordinary working days in others. In the United States, federal holidays apply to federal employees and many businesses, while each state decides its own list. Each country page explains what it covers.
Substitute and observed days
When a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, some countries give a day off on a nearby weekday instead. The UK calls this a substitute day; in the United States the federal holiday is observed on the Friday before or the Monday after. Other countries keep the date and do not add a replacement. The country pages show these substitute days in the notes.
Holidays based on other calendars
Many holidays move from year to year. Easter and the holidays tied to it, such as Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day and Whit Monday, follow the date of Easter. Others follow lunar or lunisolar calendars, such as Eid al-Fitr, Diwali or Lunar New Year. For some countries, the dates of lunar-calendar holidays depend on official announcements or moon sightings, so they are not included; each country page says what is covered and names the official source of its list.
Related tools
To count the working days between two dates, excluding weekends and holidays, use the business days calculator. For lighthearted days such as Pi Day or Talk Like a Pirate Day, see fun holidays, and for a full year at a glance, open the printable calendar.