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Public holidays in France 2027

France has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, and 8 further holidays kept only in some regions. Each is listed with its date and weekday and, for a regional holiday, the regions the source names. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL 1.0).

Nationwide holidays: 11
Regional holidays: 8
Long weekends: 4
Weekend: Sat and Sun

2027

Public holidays in France, 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Where
1 Jan	Friday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
26 Mar	Friday	Good Friday	Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle
29 Mar	Monday	Easter Monday	Nationwide
27 Apr	Tuesday	Abolition of slavery	Mayotte
1 May	Saturday	Labour Day	Nationwide
6 May	Thursday	Ascension Day	Nationwide
8 May	Saturday	Victory Day	Nationwide
17 May	Monday	Pentecost Monday	Nationwide
22 May	Saturday	Abolition of slavery	Martinique
27 May	Thursday	Abolition of slavery	Guadeloupe, Saint Martin
10 Jun	Thursday	Abolition of slavery	Guyana
14 Jul	Wednesday	National Day	Nationwide
15 Aug	Sunday	Assumption Day	Nationwide
9 Oct	Saturday	Abolition of slavery	St. Barts
1 Nov	Monday	All Saints Day	Nationwide
11 Nov	Thursday	Armistice Day	Nationwide
20 Dec	Monday	Abolition of slavery	Reunion
25 Dec	Saturday	Christmas Day	Nationwide
26 Dec	Sunday	2nd day of Christmas	Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle

Long weekends

Long weekends in France, 2027

Runs of three or more days off in a row - the weekend (Sat and Sun in France) plus nationwide public holidays - that include a public holiday. Regional holidays are not counted.

Fri 1 Jan - Sun 3 Jan (3 days): New Year's Day
Sat 27 Mar - Mon 29 Mar (3 days): Easter Monday
Sat 15 May - Mon 17 May (3 days): Pentecost Monday
Sat 30 Oct - Mon 1 Nov (3 days): All Saints Day

School holidays

School holidays in France, 2027

Periods touching 2027, as the OpenHolidays API (ODbL 1.0) publishes them; its dates for France reach 15 Aug, so later periods are not published yet. Where several regions or groups share a period, it is one row.

Dates	Holiday	Where
20 Dec 2026 - 3 Jan 2027	Christmas Holidays	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Zone A, Zone B, Zone C
20 Dec 2026 - 31 Jan 2027	Southern summer holidays	Reunion
7-21 Feb	Winter Holidays	Île-de-France, Zone C
14-28 Feb	Winter Holidays	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Zone A
21 Feb - 7 Mar	Winter Holidays	Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Normandie, Pays de la Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Zone B
17-29 Mar	Holidays after third period	Reunion
4-18 Apr	Spring Holidays	Île-de-France, Occitanie, Zone C
11-25 Apr	Spring Holidays	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Zone A
18 Apr - 2 May	Spring Holidays	Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Normandie, Pays de la Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Zone B
6-9 May	Ascension Bridge	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Zone A, Zone B, Zone C
6-18 May	Holidays after fourth period	Reunion
3 Jul	End of lessons	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Zone A, Zone B, Zone C
11 Jul - 15 Aug	Southern winter holidays	Reunion

Day by day

Travel calendars for France, 2027

Every day of 2027 for 46 destinations in France: the holidays that apply there, sunrise and sunset, and the typical high and low.

Public holidays: OpenHolidays API (ODbL 1.0). School holidays: OpenHolidays API (ODbL 1.0). Weekend days: python-holidays (MIT). Long weekends are calculated from these. France travel guide · All countries, 2027 · How this guide is made