Public holidays France

Official list of public holidays 2024 in France

In order to plan your activities in France, here is the official list of public holidays 2024 in France.

France is a republic that includes regions both on the mainland and overseas worldwide with specific public holidays. Public holidays coincide with bank closures and school vacations. Days in italics are local holidays or may be partially non-working in many companies.

ℹ️ This information is offered and subject to omissions and errors.

January

1st January “New Year’s Day” (Monday, public holiday everywhere in France)

February

11th to 14th Carnaval (Sunday to Wednesday, Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Mercredi des Cendres, no official holidays but festivals on Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin)

March

5st Arrivée de l’Evangile (Tuesday, only in French Polynesia)

29th Holy Friday (Friday, public holiday only in Alsace and the département Moselle)
31st Easter (Sunday)

April

1st Easter Monday (Monday)
14th,15th,16th, Nouvel An Tamoul “Tamij varoucha pirappou” (Sunday to Tuesday, not an official holiday but festive days only on La Réunion)
27th Abolition of slavery (Saturday, public holiday only on Mayotte)

May

1st Labor Day (Wednesday)
8th Victory Day 1945 (Wednesday)
9th Ascension Day (Thursday)
19th Pentecost (Sunday)
20th Whit Monday (Monday)
22nd Abolition of Slavery (Wednesday, public holiday in Martinique)
27th Abolition of Slavery (Monday, public holiday only in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin)

June

10th Abolition of Slavery Day, Emancipation Day (Monday, public holiday only in French Guiana)

July

14th Bastille Day (Sunday)
21st Fête Victor Schoelcher (Sunday, public holiday only in Martinique and Guadeloupe)

August

15st Assumption Day (Thursday)

September

No public holiday

October

9th abolition of slavery (Wednesday, holiday only in Saint-Barthélemy)

November

1st All Saints’ Day (Friday)
11st Armistice 1918 Memorial Day (Monday)

December

20th Abolition of slavery (Friday, public holiday only on La Réunion)
24th Christmas Eve (Tuesday, often off or worked mornings only)
25th Christmas Day (Wednesday)
26th Saint Étienne (Thursday, public holiday only in Alsace and department Moselle)