🇫🇷 France · 2026
Long weekends in France, 2026
8 long weekends of three or more days, and 3 where taking one extra day off makes a longer break.
Long weekends
- 4 days*Thursday 1 January 2026 – Sunday 4 January 2026
Jour de l'an
💡 Take off for this 4-day break.
- 3 daysSaturday 4 April 2026 – Monday 6 April 2026
Lundi de Pâques
- 3 daysFriday 1 May 2026 – Sunday 3 May 2026
Fête du Travail
- 3 daysFriday 8 May 2026 – Sunday 10 May 2026
Victoire 1945
- 4 days*Thursday 14 May 2026 – Sunday 17 May 2026
Ascension
💡 Take off for this 4-day break.
- 3 daysSaturday 23 May 2026 – Monday 25 May 2026
Lundi de Pentecôte
- 4 days*Saturday 11 July 2026 – Tuesday 14 July 2026
Fête nationale
💡 Take off for this 4-day break.
- 3 daysFriday 25 December 2026 – Sunday 27 December 2026
Noël
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A long weekend here means three or more consecutive non-working days — weekends plus any public holiday that touches them. Entries marked * aren't automatic: they need the one marked day of leave to happen. Everything assumes a standard Saturday–Sunday weekend and a five-day week, and counts nationwide public holidays only — confirm your own leave rules and any regional holidays before booking.