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Public Holidays Around the World (2026): Every Destination

Planning a trip? Public holidays bring closures, festivals and crowds. Below is the next public holiday in every destination we cover, with the 2026 total — click any destination for its full calendar and best time to visit.

The next public holiday in each destination Packzup covers (2026), with the full count for the year. Holidays mean closures, festive crowds and busier transport — worth planning around. Source: Nager.Date.

DestinationNext public holidayDateHolidays in 2026
AlbaniaMother Teresa DaySep 7, 202614
AustriaAssumption DayAug 15, 202620
BahamasIndependence DayJul 10, 202611
BaliIndependence DayAug 17, 20268
BrazilConstitutionalist Revolution of 1932Jul 9, 202615
Costa RicaAnnexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaJul 25, 202611
CubaDay before the Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrisonJul 25, 20269
DenmarkChristmas EveDec 24, 202614
EcuadorDeclaration of Independence of QuitoAug 10, 202611
FranceBastille DayJul 14, 202611
GreeceAssumption DayAug 15, 202615
GuatemalaArmy DayJun 30, 202613
IcelandCommerce DayAug 3, 202616
ItalyAssumption DayAug 15, 202614
JamaicaEmancipation DayAug 1, 202610
JapanMarine DayJul 20, 202616
MexicoIndependence DaySep 16, 20269
PeruSaint Peter and Saint PaulJun 29, 202614
PortugalMadeira DayJul 1, 202617
Puerto RicoIndependence DayJul 3, 202621
SloveniaStatehood DayJun 25, 202621
SpainSt. John's DayJun 24, 202632
TurkeyDemocracy and National Unity DayJul 15, 20267
United KingdomBattle of the BoyneJul 13, 202614
United StatesIndependence DayJul 3, 202617
VietnamNational DaySep 2, 20264

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