Long weekends in France, 2026
May 2026 in France is the stuff of legend: Labour Day and Victory Day both fall on Fridays, Ascension hands you a Thursday bridge, and Whit Monday closes the month. Four long weekends in thirty days — plus Bastille Day on a bridgeable Tuesday in July.
New Year's Day
Thursday holiday — take the Friday as a bridge day and you're off until Monday.
Easter Monday
Falls on a Monday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Labour Day
Falls on a Friday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Victory in Europe Day
Falls on a Friday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Ascension Day
Thursday holiday — take the Friday as a bridge day and you're off until Monday.
Whit Monday
Falls on a Monday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Bastille Day
Tuesday holiday — bridge the Monday for a four-day break.
Assumption of Mary
Falls on the weekend this year.
All Saints' Day
Falls on the weekend this year.
Armistice Day
Midweek holiday — bridge Monday and Tuesday (or take Thursday and Friday to run Wednesday–Sunday) for five days off.
Christmas Day
Falls on a Friday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Worth knowing
Whit Monday is a public holiday for most employees, though some companies treat it as the journée de solidarité — check yours.
Assumption (Saturday 15 August) and All Saints' Day (Sunday 1 November) fall on the weekend in 2026 and are not substituted in France.
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