Global calendar · May 2026
Public holidays around the world in May 2026
243 public holidays across 94 countries fall in May 2026. The busiest day is 2026-05-01 with 76 countries off.
94countries are off
243public holidays
76countries on the busiest day
Holidays by date
| Date | Day | Holiday | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Fri | Labour Day / Labour Day · Día del Trabajador / Labour Day · Աշխատանքի օր +47 more | Albania · Andorra · Argentina · Armenia · Austria · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Belarus · Belgium · Brazil · Bulgaria · Chile · China · Colombia · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Ecuador · Egypt · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Italy · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Latvia · Lebanon · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malaysia · Malta · Mauritius · Mexico · Moldova · Monaco · Morocco · Nigeria · Norway · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Serbia · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sweden · Switzerland · Taiwan · Thailand · Tunisia · Turkey · Ukraine · Uruguay · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam |
| 2026-05-02 | Sat | Labour Day · Praznik rada / Labour Day · praznik dela / Day of Madrid · Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid +1 more | Serbia · Slovenia · Spain · Sri Lanka |
| 2026-05-03 | Sun | Martyrs' Day / Constitution Day · Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja | Lebanon · Poland |
| 2026-05-04 | Mon | Labour Day / May Day / May Day · Lá Bealtaine +4 more | Australia · Ireland · Japan · Latvia · Thailand · United Kingdom |
| 2026-05-05 | Tue | Children's Day · こどもの日 / Liberation Day / Children's Day · 어린이날 | Japan · Netherlands · South Korea |
| 2026-05-06 | Wed | Saint George's Day · Гергьовден, ден на храбростта и Българската армия / Constitution Memorial Day · 憲法記念日 | Bulgaria · Japan |
| 2026-05-07 | Thu | Defender of the Fatherland Day · Отан Қорғаушы күні | Kazakhstan |
| 2026-05-08 | Fri | Liberation Day / Victory in Europe Day · Victoire 1945 / Victory day over Nazism in World War II · День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні +1 more | Czechia · France · Ukraine · Vatican City |
| 2026-05-09 | Sat | Victory and Peace Day · Հաղթանակի և Խաղաղության տոն / Victory over Fascism Day / Victory Day +6 more | Armenia · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Georgia · Kazakhstan · Luxembourg · Moldova · Russia · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-05-10 | Sun | Mother's Day · Mātes diena / Resistance and Liberation Day | Latvia · Lebanon |
| 2026-05-11 | Mon | Victory over Fascism Day (observed) / Day of Memory and Honor (observed) | Azerbaijan · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-05-12 | Tue | Saint Andrew the First-Called Day · წმინდა მოციქულის ანდრია პირველწოდებულის საქართველოში შემოსვლის დღე | Georgia |
| 2026-05-14 | Thu | Ascension Day · Christi Himmelfahrt / Radunitsa / Ascension Day · Onze Lieve Heer hemel +10 more | Austria · Belarus · Belgium · Denmark · Finland · France · Germany · Iceland · Indonesia · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Monaco · Netherlands · Norway · Sweden · Switzerland · Venezuela |
| 2026-05-15 | Fri | Day after Ascension Day | Belgium |
| 2026-05-17 | Sun | Constitution Day / Galician Literature Day · Día das Letras Galegas | Norway · Spain |
| 2026-05-18 | Mon | National Patriots' Day / Victoria Day / Ascension Day · Ascensión del señor | Canada · Colombia |
| 2026-05-19 | Tue | Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day · Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı | Turkey |
| 2026-05-21 | Thu | Navy Day · Día de las Glorias Navales | Chile |
| 2026-05-22 | Fri | Shavuot | Israel |
| 2026-05-24 | Sun | Pentecost · Pfingstsonntag / Whit Sunday / Pentecost · nelipühade 1. püha +7 more | Austria · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · Germany · Hong Kong · Iceland · Latvia · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Slovenia · Sweden |
| 2026-05-25 | Mon | Pentecost Monday / May Revolution · Día de la Revolución de Mayo / Whit Monday · Pfingstmontag +13 more | Andorra · Argentina · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Denmark · Ecuador · France · Germany · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland · Italy · Jordan · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Monaco · Netherlands · Norway · South Korea · Switzerland · United Kingdom · United States |
| 2026-05-26 | Tue | Eid ul-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) / Arafat Day (estimated) / Independence Day · დამოუკიდებლობის დღე +2 more | Albania · Egypt · Georgia · Jordan · Kuwait · Oman · Saudi Arabia · Tunisia · United Arab Emirates |
| 2026-05-27 | Wed | Eid al-Adha / Eid al-Adha (estimated) / Eid al-Adha Holiday +2 more | Azerbaijan · Egypt · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Malaysia · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Tunisia · Turkey · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-05-28 | Thu | Republic Day · Հանրապետության օր / Eid al-Adha; Independence Day / Eid al-Adha (estimated) +6 more | Armenia · Azerbaijan · Egypt · India · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Oman · Pakistan · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Sri Lanka · Tunisia · Turkey · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-05-29 | Fri | Eid al-Adha (observed) / Eid al-Adha (estimated) / Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) +3 more | Azerbaijan · Egypt · Jordan · Kuwait · Oman · Pakistan · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Tunisia · Turkey · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan |
| 2026-05-30 | Sat | National Day · Dan državnosti / Day of the Canary Islands · Día de Canarias / Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day +1 more | Croatia · Spain · Sri Lanka · Turkey |
| 2026-05-31 | Sun | Pentecost · Αγίου Πνεύματος / Pentecost · Πεντηκοστή / Vesak Day +6 more | Cyprus · Greece · Malaysia · Mongolia · Romania · Saudi Arabia · Spain · Thailand · Ukraine |
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays are there in May 2026?
- 243 public holidays across 94 countries are listed for May 2026, including regional holidays.
- Which day in May 2026 has the most countries off?
- 2026-05-01 — 76 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.