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Public holidays around the world — 2026

Reviewed & updated by יהב עטיה · About the team

Holidays change everything on a trip: sites and museums close, banks don't operate, transport shifts to a special timetable, and flight and hotel prices spike around long weekends. Pick a country for the full calendar.

Well-known holidays — a guide to each

What the holiday is, which countries observe it, this year's date, and what to plan around.

By country — the full calendar

South America

Caribbean

Oceania

North Atlantic

North America

Greenland16

Micronesia

Guam12

Why public holidays reshape a trip

On a public holiday, banks and offices close, sometimes museums and sites too; public transport switches to a reduced timetable; and prices around long weekends jump. On the other hand — these are exactly the days you'll see parades, markets, fireworks and living tradition you won't meet on an ordinary day. The question isn't whether to travel on a holiday, it's knowing what to expect.

How we work out the dates

Dates are computed automatically for every country for the next three years, including moving feasts like Easter and Eid al-Fitr. Names are shown in the local language and in English. Customs themselves vary between regions of the same country — what's true in the capital isn't always true in the provinces.

Sources: Dates: date-holidays package (open source) — updated: August 2026

Questions & answers

Common questions

How do I find out a country's holiday dates?

Each country page has a full calendar for this year and next, with the exact date, the local name and what closes. Moving feasts are calculated in advance.

Should I travel during a local holiday?

It depends. Chinese New Year or Songkran in Thailand are an experience, but everything is closed and packed. Quiet religious holidays interfere less. Each country page says, per holiday, whether it's worth it.

When do flight prices spike?

Around long weekends — when a holiday falls next to a weekend. Also the week before Christmas and New Year. Plan around it or book early.