France Holidays 2025
Complete list of public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in France for 2025.
January
New Year's Day
Also known as: Jour de l'An
Jour de l'An - Celebrates the beginning of the new year
New Year's Day
European stock markets closed for New Year's Day
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for New Year's Day
March
Ash Wednesday
First day of Lent in Western Christianity
April
Palm Sunday
Commemorates Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Passover
Also known as: פסח, Pesach
Commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery
Good Friday
Also known as: Vendredi Saint
Vendredi Saint - Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Alsace-Moselle only)
Regional holiday: 57, 67, 68
Good Friday
Also known as: Viernes Santo, Karfreitag, Vendredi Saint
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Good Friday
Major global markets closed for Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Also known as: Pascua, Ostern, Pâques, Pasqua
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter Monday
Also known as: Lundi de Pâques
Lundi de Pâques - Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter Monday
Day after Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
European and Commonwealth markets closed for Easter Monday
Yom HaShoah
Also known as: יום השואה
Holocaust Remembrance Day
May
Labour Day
Also known as: Fête du Travail, May Day
Fête du Travail - International Workers' Day
Labour Day
International markets closed for Labour Day
Victory in Europe Day
Also known as: Fête de la Victoire, VE Day
Fête de la Victoire 1945 - Commemorates the end of World War II in Europe
Ascension Day
Also known as: Jeudi de l'Ascension
Ascension - Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven
Ascension Day
Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven
June
Shavuot
Also known as: שבועות
Festival of Weeks, commemorating the giving of the Torah
Pentecost
Also known as: Whit Sunday, Pfingsten, Pentecôte
Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
Whit Monday
Also known as: Lundi de Pentecôte
Lundi de Pentecôte - Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit
July
Bastille Day
Also known as: Fête Nationale, 14 Juillet
Fête Nationale - Commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789
August
Assumption of Mary
Also known as: Assomption de Marie
Assomption - Celebrates the assumption of Mary into heaven
September
Rosh Hashanah
Also known as: ראש השנה
Jewish New Year
October
Yom Kippur
Also known as: יום כיפור
Day of Atonement, holiest day in Judaism
Sukkot
Also known as: סוכות
Feast of Tabernacles
November
All Saints' Day
Also known as: La Toussaint
Toussaint - Honors all saints
All Saints' Day
Also known as: Toussaint, Allerheiligen, Todos los Santos
Honors all saints, known and unknown
Armistice Day
Also known as: Jour du Souvenir, Remembrance Day
Armistice 1918 - Commemorates the end of World War I
December
Hanukkah
Also known as: חנוכה, Chanukah
Festival of Lights, lasts 8 days
Christmas Eve
European markets closed or early close for Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Also known as: Jour de Noël
Noël - Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
Christmas Day
Major global markets closed for Christmas
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for Christmas (rare full closure)
St. Stephen's Day
Also known as: Saint-Étienne, Boxing Day
Saint-Étienne - Second day of Christmas (Alsace-Moselle only)
Regional holiday: 57, 67, 68
New Year's Eve
Many global markets closed or early close for New Year's Eve