National day
National Day
היום הלאומי
Almost every country has one national day marking independence, unification, the proclamation of a republic or another founding event. It's usually the biggest patriotic holiday of the year, with parades, speeches and fireworks.
When & where
National Day by country — 2026
The date follows a religious calendar, so it shifts by country and year.
North & Central America
- JamaicaFriday 6 August 2027
- HaitiFriday 1 January 2027
- MexicoMonday 1 February 2027
- Antigua and BarbudaMonday 2 November
- Dominican RepublicMonday 9 November
- BarbadosMonday 30 November
- Saint Kitts and NevisMonday 20 September 2027
- BahamasSaturday 10 July 2027
- PanamaSaturday 28 November
- CubaSaturday 10 October
- Saint LuciaSunday 13 December
- GrenadaSunday 7 February 2027
- United StatesSunday 4 July 2027
- Trinidad and TobagoTuesday 31 August 2027
- DominicaTuesday 3 November
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesTuesday 27 October
- BelizeTuesday 21 September 2027
- Costa RicaWednesday 15 September 2027
- GuatemalaWednesday 15 September 2027
- El SalvadorWednesday 15 September 2027
- HondurasWednesday 15 September 2027
- NicaraguaWednesday 15 September 2027
South America
Europe
- MoldovaFriday 27 August 2027
- SloveniaFriday 25 June 2027
- MontenegroFriday 21 May 2027
- HungaryFriday 23 October
- SerbiaMonday 15 February 2027
- UkraineMonday 28 June 2027
- NorwayMonday 17 May 2027
- AustriaMonday 26 October
- BelarusSaturday 3 July 2027
- AlbaniaSaturday 28 November
- FinlandSunday 6 December
- MaltaSunday 13 December
- SwedenSunday 6 June 2027
- AndorraSunday 14 March 2027
- CroatiaSunday 30 May 2027
- RomaniaTuesday 1 December
- LithuaniaTuesday 6 July 2027
- KosovoWednesday 17 February 2027
- EstoniaWednesday 24 February 2027
- BelgiumWednesday 21 July 2027
- ItalyWednesday 2 June 2027
- LuxembourgWednesday 23 June 2027
- PolandWednesday 11 November
- LatviaWednesday 18 November
- CyprusWednesday 28 October
- GreeceWednesday 28 October
- North MacedoniaWednesday 8 September 2027
- BulgariaWednesday 22 September 2027
Africa
- NigerFriday 18 December
- SudanFriday 1 January 2027
- SeychellesFriday 18 June 2027
- MozambiqueFriday 25 June 2027
- MauritiusFriday 12 March 2027
- NigeriaFriday 1 October 2027
- UgandaFriday 9 October
- Guinea-BissauFriday 24 September 2027
- GabonMonday 16 August 2027
- South SudanMonday 28 December
- Cabo VerdeMonday 5 July 2027
- AlgeriaMonday 5 July 2027
- Sao Tome and PrincipeMonday 12 July 2027
- LiberiaMonday 26 July 2027
- EritreaMonday 24 May 2027
- LesothoMonday 4 October 2027
- Equatorial GuineaMonday 12 October
- EswatiniMonday 6 September 2027
- GuineaSaturday 3 April 2027
- Cote dIvoireSaturday 7 August 2027
- MadagascarSaturday 26 June 2027
- MauritaniaSaturday 28 November
- ZambiaSaturday 24 October
- SenegalSunday 4 April 2027
- ZimbabweSunday 18 April 2027
- BeninSunday 1 August 2027
- DjiboutiSunday 27 June 2027
- NamibiaSunday 21 March 2027
- Burkina FasoThursday 5 August 2027
- LibyaThursday 24 December
- GambiaThursday 18 February 2027
- GhanaThursday 7 January 2027
- SomaliaThursday 1 July 2027
- RwandaThursday 1 July 2027
- BurundiThursday 1 July 2027
- CameroonThursday 20 May 2027
- Sierra LeoneTuesday 27 April 2027
- TogoTuesday 27 April 2027
- Central African RepublicTuesday 1 December
- MalawiTuesday 6 July 2027
- ComorosTuesday 6 July 2027
- ChadWednesday 11 August 2027
- TanzaniaWednesday 9 December
- Democratic Republic of the CongoWednesday 30 June 2027
- AngolaWednesday 11 November
- MoroccoWednesday 18 November
- MaliWednesday 22 September 2027
Oceania
- PalauFriday 9 July 2027
- VanuatuFriday 30 July 2027
- KiribatiMonday 12 July 2027
- Marshall IslandsSaturday 1 May 2027
- NauruSunday 31 January 2027
- Papua New GuineaThursday 16 September 2027
- SamoaTuesday 1 June 2027
- MicronesiaTuesday 3 November
- FijiTuesday 7 September 2027
- Solomon IslandsWednesday 7 July 2027
- French PolynesiaWednesday 14 July 2027
Asia
- BangladeshFriday 26 March 2027
- ArmeniaFriday 28 May 2027
- ChinaFriday 1 October 2027
- Hong KongFriday 1 October 2027
- CambodiaFriday 24 September 2027
- SingaporeMonday 9 August 2027
- Saudi ArabiaMonday 22 February 2027
- MyanmarMonday 4 January 2027
- JapanMonday 3 May 2027
- YemenMonday 30 November
- TurkmenistanMonday 27 September 2027
- SyriaSaturday 17 April 2027
- PakistanSaturday 14 August 2027
- South KoreaSaturday 17 July 2027
- PhilippinesSaturday 12 June 2027
- UzbekistanSunday 29 August 2027
- North KoreaSunday 27 December
- LebanonSunday 22 November
- IraqSunday 3 October 2027
- AzerbaijanSunday 18 October
- KazakhstanSunday 25 October
- NepalSunday 19 September 2027
- ThailandThursday 10 December
- BhutanThursday 17 December
- Sri LankaThursday 4 February 2027
- KuwaitThursday 25 February 2027
- MongoliaThursday 26 November
- TurkeyThursday 29 October
- VietnamThursday 2 September 2027
- TajikistanThursday 9 September 2027
- IndonesiaTuesday 17 August 2027
- MalaysiaTuesday 31 August 2027
- BruneiTuesday 23 February 2027
- IndiaTuesday 26 January 2027
- JordanTuesday 25 May 2027
- United Arab EmiratesWednesday 2 December
- BahrainWednesday 16 December
- KyrgyzstanWednesday 5 May 2027
- GeorgiaWednesday 26 May 2027
Caribbean
North Atlantic
For the traveller
How it affects a trip
Government offices, banks and most attractions close. City centres may have street closures around parades and official events, with transport on a holiday timetable. The evening fireworks are worth planning for.
Q&A
Answers to your questions
When is National Day in 2026?
The date varies by country. Soonest: Jamaica on Friday 6 August 2027. Full list below.
Which countries observe National Day as a public holiday?
Jamaica, Bolivia, Moldova, Niger, Sudan, Haiti, Argentina, Palau, Vanuatu, Seychelles, Mozambique, Slovenia and 149 more.
What's closed on National Day?
In countries where it's a public holiday: banks, government offices and most shops close, and public transport shifts to a weekend timetable. Museums and attractions vary — check each one.
Is it a good time to travel around National Day?
Government offices, banks and most attractions close. City centres may have street closures around parades and official events, with transport on a holiday timetable. The evening fireworks are worth planning for.
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