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Worldwide Public Holidays May 2024

This page, which is updated nightly, contains the list of worldwide public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays for May 2024, from the qppstudio worldwide public holidays database. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free apps for Android and iPhone.

The list of worldwide public holidays for next month is:


Wednesday, May 1, 2024

  • Albania
  • (Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës)
  • Austria
  • (Staatsfeiertag)
  • Brazil
  • (Dia Mundial do Trabalho)
  • Croatia
  • (Praznik rada)
  • Cuba
  • (Día Internacional de los Trabajadores)
  • Ghana
  • Haiti
  • India
  • regional
  • (MH)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • (Hari Buruh Internasional)
  • Kosovo
  • (Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës)
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • (Darba svetki)
  • Malta
  • (Jum il-Haddiem)
  • Moldova
  • Nepal
  • (Majdoor Divas)
  • Panama
  • (Día del Trabajador)
  • Poland
  • (Swieto Panstwowe)
  • Serbia
  • (Praznik rada)
  • Spain
  • (Fiesta del Trabajo)
  • Suriname
  • (Dag van de arbeid)
  • Sweden
  • (Första maj)
  • Taiwan
  • (except Government)
  • Thailand
  • banks private sector
  • (except Government)
  • banks private sector
  • Tunisia
  • government
  • government

Thursday, May 2, 2024

  • Bhutan
  • China
  • (workday moved to Sun. Apr. 28)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • (in lieu of Mon. May 6)
  • Romania
  • government
  • government
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid) (MD)
  • regional

Friday, May 3, 2024

  • China
  • (workday moved to Sat. May 11)
  • Eritrea
  • coptic
  • coptic
  • Ethiopia
  • (Ethiopian Good Friday)
  • Georgia
  • (Red Friday)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • (workday moved to Sat. May 11)
  • Romania
  • (Vinerea Mare)
  • Serbia
  • (Orthodox Good Friday)

Saturday, May 4, 2024

  • Austria
  • regional government schools
  • (OÖ)
  • regional government schools
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • banks
  • banks
  • Georgia
  • (Great Saturday)
  • Iran
  • Latvia
  • Serbia
  • Thailand

Sunday, May 5, 2024

  • Albania
  • (Pashkës Ortodokse)
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • banks
  • banks
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • coptic
  • (Coptic Easter)
  • coptic
  • Ethiopia
  • (Patriots' Victory Day)
  • Georgia
  • (Agdgoma)
  • Greece
  • (Pascha)
  • Jordan
  • government christian
  • government christian
  • Kosovo
  • (Pashkët Ortodokse)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Netherlands
  • other government
  • other government
  • Palau
  • Romania
  • (Pastele)
  • Sudan
  • christian
  • christian
  • Syria
  • (Julian/Orthodox)

Monday, May 6, 2024

  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • government christian
  • government christian
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • banks
  • banks
  • Macedonia
  • (Vtor den Veligden)
  • Moldova
  • (Doua zi de Paste)
  • Palau
  • Romania
  • (Doua zi de Pasti)
  • Serbia
  • South Korea
  • other government
  • other government

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

  • Cyprus
  • banks
  • banks
  • Greece
  • (in lieu of May 1st)

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

  • Belgium
  • municipal government
  • (Brussels Region Day)
  • municipal government
  • France
  • (Armistice 1945)
  • India
  • regional
  • (WB)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (AS)
  • regional
  • Kazakhstan
  • (tentative) (workday moved to Sat. May 4)
  • Macedonia
  • (Parliamentary Elections and 2nd Round Presidential Election)

Thursday, May 9, 2024

  • Indonesia
  • (Kenaikan Yesus Kristus)
  • Kosovo
  • (Dita e Evropës)
  • Moldova
  • Saint Helena
  • regional
  • (Ascension Island/Tristan da Cunha)
  • regional
  • Sweden
  • (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag)
  • Togo
  • Uzbekistan
  • (Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni)

Friday, May 10, 2024

  • Belgium
  • banks
  • banks
  • Guatemala
  • other
  • (only for women employees)
  • other
  • India
  • regional
  • (KA)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • government
  • (Cuti Bersama 2024) (widespread nationwide)
  • government
  • Monaco
  • banks
  • banks
  • Russia
  • (in lieu of Jan. 6)
  • Uganda
  • (National Census)

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Sunday, May 12, 2024

  • Georgia
  • Lebanon

Monday, May 13, 2024

  • Belarus
  • (workday moved to Sat. May 18)
  • Moldova
  • (Pastele Blajinilor)
  • Samoa
  • Thailand
  • banks government
  • (exact date to be announced)
  • banks government
  • Tokelau
  • Tuvalu
  • (Gospel Day)
  • Venezuela
  • banks
  • banks

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

  • Belarus
  • (Ancestors Veneration Day)
  • Cambodia
  • Israel
  • Malawi
  • Paraguay

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

  • Macau
  • (Dia do Buda)
  • Spain
  • municipal
  • (Madrid City) (MD)
  • municipal

Thursday, May 16, 2024

  • India
  • regional
  • (SK)
  • regional

Friday, May 17, 2024

  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Raja's Birthday) (PLS)
  • regional
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (GA)
  • regional

Saturday, May 18, 2024

  • Haiti
  • Somalia
  • regional
  • (Somaliland)
  • regional
  • Sweden
  • banks
  • banks
  • Uruguay
  • banks government
  • banks government

Sunday, May 19, 2024

  • Cape Verde
  • municipal
  • municipal
  • Norway
  • (Pentecost)
  • Poland
  • (Pentecost)
  • Somalia
  • regional
  • (Somaliland)
  • regional
  • Sweden
  • (Pingstdagen)
  • Türkiye

Monday, May 20, 2024

  • Canada
  • (not statutory in NB NL NS PE)
  • Canada
  • regional other
  • (NB) (prescribed day of rest)
  • regional other
  • Canada
  • banks
  • banks

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

  • Cambodia
  • (Buddha Day)
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Hari Hol Pahang) (PHG)
  • regional
  • Thailand
  • (Buddha Day)

Thursday, May 23, 2024

  • Abkhazia
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • regional
  • (SK*)
  • regional
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (PHG)
  • regional
  • Nepal
  • (Bhudda Day)
  • Nepal
  • other
  • (May Full Moon) (for Kirat, Rai, Yakhkha, Sunuwar, and Limbu employees)
  • other

Friday, May 24, 2024

  • India
  • regional
  • (AS)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • government
  • (Cuti Bersama 2024) (widespread nationwide)
  • government
  • Sri Lanka

Saturday, May 25, 2024

  • Argentina
  • (Día de la Revolución de Mayo)
  • Bolivia
  • regional
  • (Feriado Departamental) (H)
  • regional
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • (OAU Anniversary)
  • Lebanon
  • banks government
  • banks government

Sunday, May 26, 2024

  • Cambodia
  • (Pithi Chrat Preah Neanng Korl)
  • Jordan
  • banks government
  • banks government

Monday, May 27, 2024

  • Bolivia
  • other afternoon
  • (only for mothers)
  • other afternoon
  • Guyana
  • Puerto Rico
  • banks government
  • banks government

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

  • Ethiopia
  • (National Day)
  • Nepal

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

  • South Africa
  • (General National and Provincial Elections)

Thursday, May 30, 2024

  • Brazil
  • banks ponto facultativo
  • banks ponto facultativo
  • Croatia
  • (Dan državnosti)
  • Croatia
  • (Tijelovo)
  • Timor-Leste
  • (Corpus Christi)
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Harvest Festival) (LBN SBH)
  • regional
  • Monaco
  • (Fête Dieu)
  • Nicaragua
  • (Día de las Madres)
  • Portugal
  • (Corpo de Deus)
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (Día de Canarias) (CN)
  • regional
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (CM)
  • regional

Friday, May 31, 2024

  • Brazil
  • ponto facultativo
  • ponto facultativo
  • Brunei
  • Fiji
  • Palau
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (Día de la Región de Castilla-La Mancha) (CM)
  • regional
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