This post will cover the following topic: Holidays in France 2023, 2024 and 2025. We will provide a complete list of national and local public holidays. We will also indicate the dates of the most widespread unofficial French holidays: 2023, 2024, 2025. If you use information from ALYO.info on your website, please leave a link to the material.
What holidays are there in France?
All French public holidays are divided into two types: national and regional (local). National public holidays are celebrated throughout France, in its overseas territories and departments. These days, most residents have a non-working day.
Local public holidays are celebrated only in a particular territory, or department. On these dates, residents of the region have the right to time off. Most often, local French holidays are timed to coincide with local significant dates.
In addition to public holidays in France, there are unofficial ones. The French do not have official vacation on such days, but many companies provide it. For example, on Kings Day many shops are closed.
Interesting fact! In France, a non-working day for holidays is paid only on May 1 (Labor Day). The law does not oblige payment of wages on other holidays if the employee does not go to work.
Number of working days in France by month
The tables indicate the number of working and non-working days in 2023, 2024, 2025 by month. It includes national holidays and excludes local holidays. For example: in French Guiana on Monday June 10, 2025 they celebrate the abolition of slavery. This day is a non-working day only in this department. Therefore, in French Guiana in June 2024 there are 19 working days and 11 non-working days. But the table indicates 20 and 10 days, respectively.
2023
| Month | Work days | Non-working days |
| January | 22 | 9 |
| February | 20 | 8 |
| March | 23 | 8 |
| April | 19 | 11 |
| May | 19 | 12 |
| June | 22 | 8 |
| July | 20 | 11 |
| August | 22 | 9 |
| September | 21 | 9 |
| October | 22 | 9 |
| November | 21 | 9 |
| December | 20 | 11 |
2024
| Month | Work days | Non-working days |
| January | 22 | 9 |
| February | 21 | 8 |
| March | 21 | 10 |
| April | 21 | 9 |
| May | 19 | 12 |
| June | 20 | 10 |
| July | 23 | 8 |
| August | 21 | 10 |
| September | 21 | 9 |
| October | 23 | 8 |
| November | 19 | 11 |
| December | 21 | 10 |
2025
| Month | Work days | Non-working days |
| January | 22 | 9 |
| February | 20 | 8 |
| March | 21 | 10 |
| April | 21 | 9 |
| May | 19 | 12 |
| June | 20 | 10 |
| July | 22 | 9 |
| August | 20 | 11 |
| September | 22 | 8 |
| October | 23 | 8 |
| November | 19 | 11 |
| December | 22 | 9 |
Holidays in France 2023
Below are national, local and unofficial holidays in France 2023 and overseas territories.
January
- January 1, 2023 (Sunday): New Year (national holiday).
- January 8, 2023 (Sunday): Kings Day (unofficial holiday).
Kings’ Day (La Fête des Rois) is an important French holiday commemorating the biblical story of the three kings or wise men who came to the baby Jesus. In French tradition, this is Le Jour des Rois (Kings’ Day).
A key part of the celebration is eating a special cake called galette des rois or gâteau des rois. There is a figurine hidden inside it, and whoever finds it in their piece will be “crowned” for that day. Special events, church services and family gatherings are held to mark the occasion.
February
- February 14, 2023 (Tuesday): Valentine’s Day (unofficial holiday).
- February 21, 2023 (Tuesday): Mardi Gras (unofficial holiday).
March
- March 5, 2023 (Sunday): Arrival of the Gospel / Gospel Day (local holiday) – French Polynesia.
The Arrival of the Gospel is a regional public holiday commemorating the arrival of Protestant missionaries who brought Christianity to Tahiti and nearby islands in 1797. They are credited with spreading Protestantism to the Polynesian islands under French colonial rule. Gospel Day celebrations include church services, religious parades and social events.
April
- April 7, 2023 (Friday): Good Friday (local holiday) – Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle.
- April 7, 2023 (Friday): Good Friday (local holiday) – Guadeloupe.
- April 9, 2023 (Sunday): Easter Sunday (unofficial holiday).
- 10 April 2023 (Monday): Easter Monday (national holiday).
- 28 April 2023 (Friday): St. Pierre Chanel’s Day (local holiday) – Wallis and Futuna.
Who was Pierre Chanel?
Pierre Louis Marie Chanel was a Catholic priest and missionary recognized as the first martyr of Oceania. In 1836 he was sent as a missionary to the Pacific Islands and arrived in the Futuna Islands. He hoped to convert the indigenous population to Christianity. However, the local chief resisted conversion. In 1841, he was killed by a group of local residents with clubs and axes. At the time of his death he was 38 years old.
May
- May 1, 2023 (Monday): Labor Day/May Day (national holiday).
- May 8, 2023 (Monday): Victory Day (national holiday).
- May 18, 2023 (Thursday): Ascension (national holiday).
- May 22, 2023 (Monday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Martinique.
- May 27, 2023 (Saturday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Guadeloupe.
- May 28, 2023 (Sunday): Trinity (unofficial holiday).
- May 28, 2023 (Sunday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Saint-Martin.
- 29 May 2023 (Monday): Whit Monday (national holiday).
June
- June 4, 2023 (Sunday): Mother’s Day (unofficial holiday).
- June 10, 2023 (Saturday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – French Guiana.
- June 18, 2023 (Sunday): Father’s Day (unofficial holiday).
- June 21, 2023 (Wednesday): Paris Music Festival (unofficial holiday) – Paris.
- June 29, 2023 (Thursday): Autonomy Day (local holiday) – French Polynesia.
July
- July 14, 2023 (Friday): Bastille Day (national holiday).
- 29 July 2023 (Saturday): Territory Day (local holiday) – Wallis and Futuna.
August
- August 15, 2023 (Tuesday): Assumption of the Virgin Mary (national holiday).
September
- 4 September 2023 (Monday): Citizenship Day (local holiday) – New Caledonia.
- September 16, 2023 (Saturday): Heritage Days (unofficial holiday).
- September 17, 2023 (Sunday): Heritage Days, end (unofficial holiday).
Heritage Days (Journées du Patrimoine) are an annual national event in France during which historical sites and buildings are open to the public for free. After 2020, it is estimated that 12–15 million people visit it annually. Official website of the holiday: https://journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr/.
October
- October 9, 2023 (Monday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Saint Barthelemy.
November
- November 1, 2023 (Wednesday): All Saints’ Day (national holiday).
- November 11, 2023 (Saturday): Armistice Day (national holiday).
- November 16, 2023 (Thursday): Beaujolais Nouveau (unofficial holiday).
The Beaujolais Nouveau Festival is an annual wine celebration that celebrates the first wine produced from the fresh grape harvest in the Beaujolais region of France. Traditionally, it is released at midnight on the third Thursday in November, and the first bottles are sent to Paris for the celebrations.
December
- December 20, 2023 (Wednesday): Freedom Day on Reunion Island (local holiday) – Reunion.
- December 24, 2023 (Sunday): Christmas Eve (unofficial holiday).
- December 25, 2023 (Monday): Christmas (national holiday).
- 26 December 2023 (Tuesday): St. Stephen’s Day (local holiday) – Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle.
- December 31, 2023 (Sunday): New Year’s Eve (unofficial holiday).
Holidays in France 2024
In this section we have collected holidays in France 2024. The dates of national, regional and unofficial holidays are indicated.
January
- January 1, 2024 (Monday): New Year (national holiday).
- January 7, 2024 (Sunday): Kings Day (unofficial holiday).
February
- February 13, 2024 (Saturday): Mardi Gras (unofficial holiday).
- February 14, 2024 (Wednesday): Valentine’s Day (unofficial holiday).
March
- March 5, 2024 (Tuesday): Arrival of the Gospel / Gospel Day (local holiday) – French Polynesia.
- March 7, 2024 (Thursday): Mi Carem (local holiday) – Guadeloupe.
- March 29, 2024 (Friday): Good Friday (local holiday) – Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle.
- March 29, 2024 (Friday): Good Friday (local holiday) – Guadeloupe.
- March 31, 2024 (Sunday): Easter Sunday (unofficial holiday).
April
- April 1, 2024 (Monday): Easter Monday (national holiday).
- 28 April 2024 (Sunday): St. Pierre Chanel’s Day (local holiday) – Wallis and Futuna.
May
- May 1, 2024 (Wednesday): Labor Day (national holiday).
- May 8, 2024 (Wednesday): Victory Day (national holiday).
- May 9, 2024 (Thursday): Ascension (national holiday).
- May 19, 2024 (Sunday): Trinity (unofficial holiday).
- 20 May 2024 (Monday): Whit Monday (national holiday).
- May 22, 2024 (Wednesday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Martinique.
- May 26, 2024 (Sunday): Mother’s Day (unofficial holiday).
- May 27, 2024 (Monday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Guadeloupe.
- May 28, 2024 (Tuesday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Saint Martin.
June
- June 10, 2024 (Monday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – French Guiana.
- June 16, 2024 (Sunday): Father’s Day (unofficial holiday).
- June 21, 2024 (Friday): Paris Music Festival (unofficial holiday) – Paris.
- June 29, 2024 (Saturday): Autonomy Day (local holiday) – French Polynesia.
July
- July 14, 2024 (Sunday): Bastille Day (national holiday).
- 29 July 2024 (Monday): Territory Day (local holiday) – Wallis and Futuna.
August
- August 15, 2024 (Thursday): Dormition of the Virgin Mary (national holiday).
September
- 4 September 2024 (Wednesday): Citizenship Day (local holiday) – New Caledonia.
- September 14, 2024 (Saturday): Heritage Days (unofficial holiday).
- September 15, 2024 (Sunday): Heritage Days, second day (unofficial holiday).
October
- October 9, 2024 (Wednesday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Saint Barthelemy.
November
- November 1, 2024 (Friday): Toussaint/All Saints’ Day (national holiday).
- November 11, 2024 (Monday): Armistice Day (national holiday).
- November 21, 2024 (Thursday): Beaujolais Nouveau (unofficial holiday).
December
- December 20, 2024 (Friday): Freedom Day on Reunion Island (local holiday) – Reunion.
- December 24, 2024 (Tuesday): Christmas Eve (unofficial holiday).
- December 25, 2024 (Wednesday): Christmas (national holiday).
- 26 December 2024 (Thursday): St. Stephen’s Day (local holiday) – Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle.
- December 31, 2024 (Tuesday): New Year’s Eve (unofficial holiday).
Holidays in France 2025
January
- January 1, 2025 (Wednesday): New Year (national holiday).
- January 5, 2025 (Sunday): Kings Day (unofficial holiday).
February
- February 14, 2025 (Friday): Valentine’s Day (unofficial holiday).
March
- March 4, 2025 (Monday): Mardi Gras (unofficial holiday).
- March 5, 2025 (Wednesday): Arrival of the Gospel / Gospel Day (local holiday) – French Polynesia.
April
- 18 April 2025 (Friday): Good Friday (local holiday) – Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle.
- April 18, 2025 (Friday): Good Friday (local holiday) – Guadeloupe.
- April 20, 2025 (Sunday): Easter Sunday (unofficial holiday).
- 21 April 2025 (Monday): Easter Monday (national holiday).
- 28 April 2025 (Monday): Saint Pierre Chanel’s Day (local holiday) – Wallis and Futuna.
May
- May 1, 2025 (Thursday): Labor Day/May Day (national holiday).
- May 8, 2025 (Thursday): Victory Day (national holiday).
- May 22, 2025 (Thursday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Martinique.
- May 25, 2025 (Sunday): Mother’s Day (unofficial holiday).
- May 27, 2025 (Tuesday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Guadeloupe.
- May 28, 2025 (Wednesday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Saint-Martin.
- May 29, 2025 (Thursday): Ascension (national holiday).
June
- June 8, 2025 (Sunday): Trinity (unofficial holiday).
- June 9, 2025 (Monday): Spiritual Monday (national holiday).
- June 10, 2025 (Tuesday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – French Guiana.
- June 15, 2025 (Sunday): Father’s Day (unofficial holiday).
- June 21, 2025 (Saturday): Paris Music Festival (unofficial holiday) – Paris.
- June 29, 2025 (Sunday): Autonomy Day (local holiday) – French Polynesia.
July
- July 14, 2025 (Monday): Bastille Day (national holiday).
- 29 July 2025 (Tuesday): Territory Day (local holiday) – Wallis and Futuna.
August
- August 15, 2025 (Friday): Dormition of the Virgin Mary (national holiday).
September
- 4 September 2025 (Thursday): Citizenship Day (local holiday) – New Caledonia.
- September 20, 2025 (Saturday): Heritage Days (unofficial holiday).
- September 21, 2025 (Sunday): Heritage Days ends (unofficial holiday).
October
- October 9, 2025 (Thursday): Abolition of slavery (local holiday) – Saint Barthelemy.
November
- November 1, 2025 (Saturday): All Saints’ Day (national holiday).
- November 11, 2025 (Tuesday): Armistice Day (national holiday).
- November 20, 2025 (Thursday): Beaujolais Nouveau (unofficial holiday).
December
- December 20, 2025 (Saturday): Freedom Day on Reunion Island (local holiday) – Reunion.
- December 24, 2025 (Wednesday): Christmas Eve (unofficial holiday).
- December 25, 2025 (Thursday): Christmas (national holiday).
- 26 December 2025 (Friday): St. Stephen’s Day (local holiday) – Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle.
- December 31, 2025 (Wednesday): New Year’s Eve (unofficial holiday).
In this publication we have collected information about holidays in France 2023, 2024, 2025. We have provided the exact dates of national state, local state and unofficial holidays. You can find more useful information on our website ALYO.info. Be sure to share this post with your friends!
