Public holidays in France 2025

Public holidays France

Official list of public holidays 2025 in France

In order to plan your activities in France, here is the official list of public holidays 2025 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. Notable exceptions include local holidays in Alsace, Moselle, and in the overseas regions of the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific.

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

January

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

February

No public holiday

March

2nd to 5th Carnaval (Sunday to Wednesday, Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Mercredi des Cendres, no official holidays but festivals on Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin)

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

April

14th,15th,16th, Nouvel An Tamoul “Tamij varoucha pirappou” – « Pouttandou Vajtoukkel 5126 ! » – « Bonne année 5126 ! »– (Monday to Wednesday, not an official holiday but festive days only on La Réunion)

18th Holy Friday (Friday, public holiday only in Alsace and the département Moselle)
20th Easter (Sunday)

21st Easter Monday (Monday)
27th Abolition of slavery (Sunday, public holiday only on Mayotte)

May

1st Labor Day (Thursday)
8th Victory Day 1945 (Thursday)
22nd Abolition of Slavery (Thursday, public holiday in Martinique)
27th Abolition of Slavery (Tuesday, public holiday only in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin)
29th Ascension Day (Thursday)

June

8th Pentecost (Sunday)
9th Whit Monday (Monday)

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

July

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

August

15th Assumption Day (Friday)

September

No public holiday

October

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

November

1st All Saints’ Day (Saturday)
11st Armistice 1918 Memorial Day (Tuesday)

December

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

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