Holiday Overlap
🇺🇸 United States & 🇫🇷 France — Overlapping Public Holidays 2026
Complete Holiday Calendar — United States vs. France
Every national public holiday in United States 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 | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇫🇷 France | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day (Jour de l'an) | ✓ Overlap |
| Jan 19Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | — | |
| Feb 16Monday | Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) | — | |
| Apr 6Monday | — | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | |
| May 1Friday | — | Labour Day (Fête du Travail) | |
| May 8Friday | — | Victory in Europe Day (Victoire 1945) | |
| May 14Thursday | — | Ascension Day (Ascension) | |
| May 25Monday | Memorial Day | Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) | ✓ Overlap |
| Jun 19Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | — | |
| Jul 3Friday | Independence Day | — | |
| Jul 14Tuesday | — | Bastille Day (Fête nationale) | |
| Aug 15Saturday · Weekend | — | Assumption Day (Assomption) | |
| Sep 7Monday | Labour Day (Labor Day) | — | |
| Nov 1Sunday · Weekend | — | All Saints' Day (Toussaint) | |
| Nov 11Wednesday | Veterans Day | Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) | ✓ Overlap |
| Nov 26Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | — | |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day (Noël) | ✓ Overlap |
Overlapping Holidays: United States & France in 2026
The following 4 dates are a public holiday in both United States and France in 2026:
- Thursday, January 1, 2026🇺🇸 United States: New Year's Day · 🇫🇷 France: New Year's Day
- Monday, May 25, 2026🇺🇸 United States: Memorial Day · 🇫🇷 France: Whit Monday
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026🇺🇸 United States: Veterans Day · 🇫🇷 France: Armistice Day
- Friday, December 25, 2026🇺🇸 United States: Christmas Day · 🇫🇷 France: Christmas Day
Planning Around United States & France Holidays
France observes 11 official public holidays, several of which have Catholic roots, including Assumption of Mary (August 15) and All Saints' Day (November 1). Bastille Day (July 14) is France's national day and the most distinctly French holiday on the calendar.
For Travelers
If you are traveling between United States 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
French labor law strictly protects public holiday observance. Many French businesses also take the entire month of August as reduced operations, making late July and August a challenging period for US–France collaboration.
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 States
United States observes 10 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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