Global calendar · February 2026
Public holidays around the world in February 2026
69 public holidays across 40 countries fall in February 2026. The busiest day is 2026-02-17 with 13 countries off.
40countries are off
69public holidays
13countries on the busiest day
Holidays by date
| Date | Day | Holiday | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Sun | Abolition of Slavery / Nawam Full Moon Poya Day | Mauritius · Sri Lanka |
| 2026-02-02 | Mon | Saint Brigid's Day · Lá Fhéile Bríde / Constitution Day · Día de la Constitución / Nelson Anniversary Day | Ireland · Mexico · New Zealand |
| 2026-02-04 | Wed | Independence Day | Sri Lanka |
| 2026-02-05 | Thu | Kashmir Solidarity Day / Saint Agatha's Day | Pakistan · San Marino |
| 2026-02-06 | Fri | Waitangi Day | New Zealand |
| 2026-02-08 | Sun | Prešeren Day · Prešernov dan | Slovenia |
| 2026-02-09 | Mon | Saint Maron's Day | Lebanon |
| 2026-02-10 | Tue | Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck · In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl / National Sports Day | Malta · Qatar |
| 2026-02-11 | Wed | Foundation Day · 建国記念の日 / Anniversary of the foundation of Vatican City | Japan · Vatican City |
| 2026-02-15 | Sun | Maha Shivaratri / Maha Sivarathri Day / Chinese New Year's Eve | India · Mauritius · Sri Lanka · Taiwan |
| 2026-02-16 | Mon | Carnival / Carnival · Carnaval / Family Day +8 more | Andorra · Argentina · Canada · Ecuador · Lithuania · Serbia · South Korea · Taiwan · United States · Venezuela |
| 2026-02-17 | Tue | Carnival · Carnaval / Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) · 春节 / Chinese New Year +4 more | Argentina · China · Ecuador · Hong Kong · Malaysia · Mauritius · Panama · Philippines · Serbia · Singapore · South Korea · Taiwan · Venezuela |
| 2026-02-18 | Wed | The second day of Chinese New Year / Chinese New Year (Second Day) / Lunar New Year +2 more | Hong Kong · Malaysia · Mongolia · Singapore · South Korea · Taiwan |
| 2026-02-19 | Thu | The third day of Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year | Hong Kong · Mongolia · Taiwan |
| 2026-02-20 | Fri | Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year's Eve (observed) | Mongolia · Taiwan |
| 2026-02-21 | Sat | International Mother Language Day · শহিদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস | Bangladesh |
| 2026-02-22 | Sun | Sports Day · اليوم الرياضي / Founding Day Holiday | Bahrain · Saudi Arabia |
| 2026-02-23 | Mon | Green Monday · Καθαρή Δευτέρα / Clean Monday · Καθαρά Δευτέρα / The Emperor's Birthday · 天皇誕生日 +1 more | Cyprus · Greece · Japan · Russia |
| 2026-02-24 | Tue | Independence Day · iseseisvuspäev | Estonia |
| 2026-02-25 | Wed | National Day | Kuwait |
| 2026-02-26 | Thu | Liberation Day | Kuwait |
| 2026-02-27 | Fri | Peace Memorial Day (observed) | Taiwan |
| 2026-02-28 | Sat | Day of Andalucía · Día de Andalucía / Peace Memorial Day | Spain · Taiwan |
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays are there in February 2026?
- 69 public holidays across 40 countries are listed for February 2026, including regional holidays.
- Which day in February 2026 has the most countries off?
- 2026-02-17 — 13 countries have a public holiday that day.
- Are regional and local holidays included?
- Yes. Where a country observes holidays only in some regions, each regional holiday is listed separately with its date.