Holiday Overlap
🇮🇹 Italy & 🇫🇷 France — Overlapping Public Holidays 2026
Complete Holiday Calendar — Italy vs. France
Every national public holiday in Italy and France for 2026, sorted by date. Rows highlighted in green are observed in both countries.
Holiday data updated for 2026. Holiday data is primarily sourced from the Nager.Date open-source holiday database and supplemented with official government calendar references where available. Always verify critical dates with official sources before making business, legal, payroll, or travel decisions.
| Date | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇫🇷 France | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's Day (Capodanno) | New Year's Day (Jour de l'an) | ✓ Overlap |
| Jan 6Tuesday | Epiphany (Epifania) | — | |
| Apr 5Sunday · Weekend | Easter Sunday (Pasqua) | — | |
| Apr 6Monday | Easter Monday (Lunedì dell'Angelo) | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | ✓ Overlap |
| Apr 25Saturday · Weekend | Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione) | — | |
| May 1Friday | International Workers Day (Festa del Lavoro) | Labour Day (Fête du Travail) | ✓ Overlap |
| May 8Friday | — | Victory in Europe Day (Victoire 1945) | |
| May 14Thursday | — | Ascension Day (Ascension) | |
| May 25Monday | — | Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) | |
| Jun 2Tuesday | Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica) | — | |
| Jul 14Tuesday | — | Bastille Day (Fête nationale) | |
| Aug 15Saturday · Weekend | Assumption Day (Ferragosto o Assunzione) | Assumption Day (Assomption) | ✓ Overlap |
| Oct 4Sunday · Weekend | St. Francis of Assisi's Day (San Francesco d'Assisi) | — | |
| Nov 1Sunday · Weekend | All Saints Day (Tutti i santi) | All Saints' Day (Toussaint) | ✓ Overlap |
| Nov 11Wednesday | — | Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) | |
| Dec 8Tuesday | Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) | — | |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas Day (Natale) | Christmas Day (Noël) | ✓ Overlap |
| Dec 26Saturday · Weekend | St. Stephen's Day (Santo Stefano) | — |
Overlapping Holidays: Italy & France in 2026
The following 6 dates are a public holiday in both Italy and France in 2026:
- Thursday, January 1, 2026🇮🇹 Italy: New Year's Day · 🇫🇷 France: New Year's Day
- Monday, April 6, 2026🇮🇹 Italy: Easter Monday · 🇫🇷 France: Easter Monday
- Friday, May 1, 2026🇮🇹 Italy: International Workers Day · 🇫🇷 France: Labour Day
- Saturday, August 15, 2026🇮🇹 Italy: Assumption Day · 🇫🇷 France: Assumption Day
- Sunday, November 1, 2026🇮🇹 Italy: All Saints Day · 🇫🇷 France: All Saints' Day
- Friday, December 25, 2026🇮🇹 Italy: Christmas Day · 🇫🇷 France: Christmas Day
Planning Around Italy & France Holidays
Italy and France share Latin roots and a Catholic holiday tradition, resulting in several common public holidays including Assumption of Mary (August 15) and All Saints' Day (November 1). Italy's Liberation Day (April 25) and Republic Day (June 2) are distinctly Italian.
For Travelers
If you are traveling between Italy and France, overlapping public holidays mean that services, attractions, and businesses on both ends of your trip may be closed or operating at reduced capacity. Knowing overlapping dates in advance helps you avoid unpleasant surprises — or lets you time your trip to experience a local holiday celebration.
Non-overlapping holidays matter just as much: a public holiday in your destination but not your home country may catch you off guard, with banks and government offices closed on what feels like an ordinary weekday.
For International Teams & Business
Both Italy and France see significantly reduced business activity in August. Italian businesses traditionally close for Ferragosto (August 15 week), while French businesses thin out through most of August.
Overlapping public holidays are natural moments for system maintenance, team offsites, or no-deadline periods. Non-overlapping holidays require more care: one team is off while the other is working, which can create bottlenecks if not planned for in advance.
About Public Holidays in Italy
Italy observes 13 national public holidays in 2026, when most government offices, banks, and many businesses close nationwide. Use the year selector above to see exact dates for nearby years.
About Public Holidays in France
France observes 11 national public holidays in 2026. Precise observance dates may shift when holidays fall on weekends, and regional rules can vary, so always verify critical business or travel decisions with official local sources.
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