Holidays by name
Some names fall on the same day the world over, like Christmas. Others fall on a different day in every country, like Independence Day. Pick a name to see who takes it off and when.
Days the most countries share in 2026
Dates on which 10 or more countries take a public holiday in 2026, counted by turning the per-country data on its date axis — countries count together whenever the date matches, whatever the holiday is called.
| Date | Countries off | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | 197 countriesNew Year's Day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | 178 countriesChristmas Day | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | 159 countriesLabour Day | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | 120 countriesEaster Monday | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | 119 countriesGood Friday | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | 92 countriesSt. Stephen's Day | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | 69 countriesWhit Monday | |
| 2026.05.14Thu | 54 countriesAscension Day | |
| 2026.08.15Sat | 52 countriesAssumption Day | |
| 2026.11.01Sun | 49 countriesAll Saints' Day | |
| 2026.04.05Sun | 46 countriesEaster Sunday | |
| 2026.01.06Tue | 28 countriesEpiphany | |
| 2026.12.08Tue | 26 countriesImmaculate Conception | |
| 2026.01.02Fri | 25 countriesNew Year's Day | |
| 2026.05.24Sun | 25 countriesPentecost | |
| 2026.11.11Wed | 23 countriesArmistice Day | |
| 2026.12.24Thu | 23 countriesChristmas Eve | |
| 2026.02.16Mon | 22 countriesCarnival | |
| 2026.10.12Mon | 21 countriesColumbus Day | |
| 2026.06.04Thu | 20 countriesCorpus Christi | |
| 2026.03.08Sun | 19 countriesInternational Women's Day | |
| 2026.04.02Thu | 19 countriesMaundy Thursday | |
| 2026.02.17Tue | 18 countriesCarnival | |
| 2026.08.03Mon | 18 countriesEmancipation Day | |
| 2026.04.04Sat | 17 countriesHoly Saturday | |
| 2026.06.01Mon | 17 countriesWhit Monday | |
| 2026.12.31Thu | 17 countriesNew Year's Eve | |
| 2026.01.07Wed | 14 countriesChristmas Day (Orthodox) | |
| 2026.11.02Mon | 14 countriesAll Souls' Day | |
| 2026.04.12Sun | 13 countriesEaster Sunday | |
| 2026.07.01Wed | 13 countriesIndependence Day | |
| 2026.05.04Mon | 12 countriesLabour Day | |
| 2026.05.08Fri | 12 countriesVictory Day | |
| 2026.07.14Tue | 12 countriesNational Day | |
| 2026.04.25Sat | 11 countriesAnzac Day | |
| 2026.04.27Mon | 11 countriesIndependence Day | |
| 2026.08.01Sat | 11 countriesEmancipation Day | |
| 2026.09.07Mon | 11 countriesLabour Day | |
| 2026.04.10Fri | 10 countriesGood Friday | |
| 2026.04.13Mon | 10 countriesEaster Monday | |
| 2026.05.09Sat | 10 countriesLiberation Day | |
| 2026.06.19Fri | 10 countriesLabour Day | |
| 2026.08.31Mon | 10 countriesIndependence Day | |
| 2026.10.01Thu | 10 countriesNational Day |
Browse by name
- New Year's Day194
- Christmas Day178
- Labour Day130
- Good Friday128
- Easter Monday126
- Independence Day104
- St. Stephen's Day74
- Easter Sunday57
- All Saints' Day51
- Ascension Day51
- Whit Monday51
- Assumption Day40
- Constitution Day30
- Pentecost26
- National Day24
- Emancipation Day21
- Epiphany21
- Christmas Eve20
- Corpus Christi20
- Boxing Day18
- International Women's Day18
- Liberation Day18
- Holy Saturday16
- Maundy Thursday16
- Victory Day16
- Republic Day15
- Immaculate Conception14
- International Workers' Day14
- Martyrs' Day14
- National Heroes' Day14
- Armistice Day13
- New Year's Eve13
- May Day12
- Revolution Day12
- King's Birthday11
- Carnival10
- Mother's Day10
- Presidents' Day9
- Workers' Day9
- Christmas Day (Orthodox)8
- Anzac Day7
- Children's Day7
- Thanksgiving Day7
- Youth Day7
- Africa Day6
- All Souls' Day6
- Armed Forces Day6
- Army Day6
- Columbus Day6
- Memorial Day6
- Remembrance Day6
- Statehood Day6
- Carnival Monday5
- Gospel Day5
- Heroes' Day5
- National Holiday5
- Spring Bank Holiday5
- Unity Day5
- Veterans Day5
- Women's Day5
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
The countdown uses this device’s date — it can be a day out when you view a country in another time zone.
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