France Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in France 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Local holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 31st March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday |
| 8th May | Wednesday | WWII Victory Day | National holiday |
| 9th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday |
| 19th May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance |
| 20th May | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday |
| 26th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 16th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 14th July | Sunday | Bastille Day | National holiday |
| 15th August | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 27th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 1st November | Friday | All Saints' Day | National holiday |
| 11th November | Monday | Armistice Day | National holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | National holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | St Stephen's Day | Local holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for France. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in France this year in 2024?
There are 11 holidays in France in 2024
How to retrieve the France holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=FR&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of France holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'FR', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);