Global calendar · March 2026
Public holidays around the world in March 2026
116 public holidays across 54 countries fall in March 2026. The busiest day is 2026-03-21 with 20 countries off.
54countries are off
116public holidays
20countries on the busiest day
Holidays by date
| Date | Day | Holiday | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | Sun | Day of the Balearic Islands · Dia de les Illes Balears / Republic Day · Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik | Spain · Switzerland |
| 2026-03-02 | Mon | Labour Day / Independence Movement Day · 3·1절 / Medin Full Moon Poya Day | Australia · South Korea · Sri Lanka |
| 2026-03-03 | Tue | Liberation Day · Ден на oсвобождението на България от Oсманско робство / Mother's Day · დედის დღე / Makha Bucha | Bulgaria · Georgia · Thailand |
| 2026-03-04 | Wed | Thaipusam | Mauritius |
| 2026-03-08 | Sun | Women's Day · Կանանց տոն / Women's Day / International Women's Day · ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე +5 more | Armenia · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Georgia · Germany · Kazakhstan · Moldova · Mongolia · Russia · Ukraine · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-03-09 | Mon | Adelaide Cup Day / Canberra Day / Eight Hours Day +3 more | Australia · Azerbaijan · New Zealand · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-03-11 | Wed | Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania · Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena | Lithuania |
| 2026-03-12 | Thu | Independence and Republic Day | Mauritius |
| 2026-03-14 | Sat | Constitution Day | Andorra |
| 2026-03-15 | Sun | National Day | Hungary |
| 2026-03-16 | Mon | Summer Day / Benito Juárez's birthday · Natalicio de Benito Juárez | Albania · Mexico |
| 2026-03-17 | Tue | Saint Patrick's Day / Saint Patrick's Day · Lá Fhéile Pádraig | Canada · Ireland · United Kingdom |
| 2026-03-18 | Wed | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Oman |
| 2026-03-19 | Thu | Feast of St. Joseph · San Ġużepp / Ugadi / Eid al-Fitr (estimated) +4 more | Malta · Mauritius · Oman · Saudi Arabia · Switzerland · Vatican City · Venezuela |
| 2026-03-20 | Fri | Eid al-Fitr (Holiday of Breaking the Fast) / Eid al-Fitr; Spring Festival / Eid al-Fitr (estimated) +4 more | Albania · Azerbaijan · Egypt · Japan · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Tunisia · Turkey · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-03-21 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr; Spring Festival / Eid al-Fitr (estimated) / Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) +7 more | Azerbaijan · Egypt · India · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Malaysia · Mauritius · Oman · Pakistan · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Tunisia · Turkey · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-03-22 | Sun | Spring Festival / Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) / Nauryz Meyramy · Наурыз мейрамы +4 more | Azerbaijan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kuwait · Malaysia · Oman · Pakistan · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Tunisia · Turkey · United Arab Emirates |
| 2026-03-23 | Mon | Nowruz (Persian New Year) / Spring Festival / Saint Joseph's Day · Día de San José +6 more | Albania · Azerbaijan · Colombia · Kazakhstan · Malaysia · New Zealand · Pakistan · Saudi Arabia · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-03-24 | Tue | Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice · Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia / Spring Festival / Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) | Argentina · Azerbaijan · Saudi Arabia |
| 2026-03-25 | Wed | Eid al-Fitr (observed) / Greek Independence Day · Επέτειος Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας / Annunciation · Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου +3 more | Azerbaijan · Cyprus · Greece · Lebanon · San Marino |
| 2026-03-26 | Thu | Spring Festival (observed) / Independence and National Day · স্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবস | Azerbaijan · Bangladesh |
| 2026-03-27 | Fri | Spring Festival (observed) | Azerbaijan |
| 2026-03-30 | Mon | Eid al-Fitr (observed) | Azerbaijan |
| 2026-03-31 | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti / Freedom Day · Jum il-Ħelsien | India · Malta |
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays are there in March 2026?
- 116 public holidays across 54 countries are listed for March 2026, including regional holidays.
- Which day in March 2026 has the most countries off?
- 2026-03-21 — 20 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.