🇬🇧 United Kingdom & 🇫🇷 France — Overlapping Public Holidays 2026

United Kingdom observes 8 public holidays and France observes 11 public holidays in 2026. Together they have 4 overlapping holidays.

Complete Holiday Calendar — United Kingdom vs. France

Every national public holiday in United Kingdom 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.

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Public holidays in United Kingdom and France for 2026
Date	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	🇫🇷 France	Overlap
Jan 1Thursday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day (Jour de l'an)	✓ Overlap
Apr 3Friday	Good Friday	—
Apr 6Monday	Easter Monday	Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)	✓ Overlap
May 1Friday	—	Labour Day (Fête du Travail)
May 4Monday	Early May Bank Holiday	—
May 8Friday	—	Victory in Europe Day (Victoire 1945)
May 14Thursday	—	Ascension Day (Ascension)
May 25Monday	Spring Bank Holiday	Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte)	✓ Overlap
Jul 14Tuesday	—	Bastille Day (Fête nationale)
Aug 15Saturday · Weekend	—	Assumption Day (Assomption)
Aug 31Monday	Summer Bank Holiday	—
Nov 1Sunday · Weekend	—	All Saints' Day (Toussaint)
Nov 11Wednesday	—	Armistice Day (Armistice 1918)
Dec 25Friday	Christmas Day	Christmas Day (Noël)	✓ Overlap
Dec 28Monday	St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day)	—

Overlapping Holidays: United Kingdom & France in 2026

The following 4 dates are a public holiday in both United Kingdom and France in 2026:

Thursday, January 1, 2026🇬🇧 United Kingdom: New Year's Day · 🇫🇷 France: New Year's Day
Monday, April 6, 2026🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Easter Monday · 🇫🇷 France: Easter Monday
Monday, May 25, 2026🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Spring Bank Holiday · 🇫🇷 France: Whit Monday
Friday, December 25, 2026🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Christmas Day · 🇫🇷 France: Christmas Day

Planning Around United Kingdom & France Holidays

The UK and France — separated by just 34 kilometers of Channel — are major trading partners with surprisingly little overlap in their public holiday calendars. Both observe Christmas and New Year's Day, but the UK's Bank Holidays and France's republican and Catholic feast days diverge significantly.

For Travelers

If you are traveling between United Kingdom 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

UK–France financial services firms should maintain separate holiday calendars for London and Paris teams. The French Armistice Day (November 11) is a full public holiday; in the UK it is observed but not a statutory day off.

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 United Kingdom

United Kingdom observes 8 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.