Worldwide Public Holidays October 2024

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

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• Botswana
• Botswana Day Holiday

• 
• Cambodia
• Bonn Phchum Ben (Ancestors' Day)

• 
• China
• National Day (Guoqing Jie)

• 
• Cyprus
• Cyprus Independence Day

• 
• Honduras
• government
• Semana Morazánica
• government

• 
• Hong Kong
• National Day

• 
• India
• regional banks
• Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts (SK*)
• regional banks

• 
• India
• regional
• Public Holiday (Assembly Elections) (JK*)
• regional

• 
• Macau
• PRC National Day

• 
• Mexico
• government
• Presidential Inauguration Day
• government

• 
• Micronesia (FSM)
• regional
• Constitution Day (Chuuk)
• regional

• 
• Nigeria
• National Day

• 
• Palau
• Independence Day

• 
• San Marino
• Investiture of the Captains Regent (Heads of State)

• 
• South Korea
• 76th anniversary of Armed Forces Day

• 
• Tuvalu
• Independence Day (Tuvalu Day)

• 
• Uzbekistan
• Day of Teachers and Instructors (O'qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni)

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

• 
• Cambodia
• Bonn Phchum Ben Holiday

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Guinea
• Independence Day

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica (private sector works until noon)

• 
• India
• Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

• 
• India
• regional
• Mahalaya / Mahalaya Amavasye (KA OR TR WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• First day of Bathukamma (TS)
• regional

• 
• Macau
• government private sector
• The Day following the PRC National Day (except Banks)
• government private sector

• 
• Taiwan
• Public Holiday (Typhoon Krathon)

• 
• Tuvalu
• Independence Day Holiday

• 
• Vanuatu
• regional
• Torba Day
• regional

Thursday, October 3, 2024

• 
• Cambodia
• Bonn Phchum Ben Holiday

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Germany
• German Unity Day

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica

• 
• India
• regional
• Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti (CH* HR PB RJ)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Navratra Stapanan / Navratri Ghatasthapana (RJ)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi (MN)
• regional

• 
• Iraq
• National Iraqi Day

• 
• Israel
• Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

• 
• Nepal
• Ghatasthapana

• 
• South Korea
• Kae Chun Jul (Foundation Day)

• 
• Taiwan
• municipal
• Public Holiday (Typhoon Krathon) (Taipei)
• municipal

Friday, October 4, 2024

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday (workday moved to Sun. Sep. 29)

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica

• 
• Israel
• Rosh Hashanah Holiday

• 
• Lesotho
• Independence Day

• 
• Mozambique
• Peace and National Reconciliation Day

• 
• Vanuatu
• Constitution Day Holiday

Saturday, October 5, 2024

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Honduras
• Semana Morazánica

• 
• India
• regional
• Public Holiday (General Election to the Legislative Assembly) (HR)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Birthday of Late Nar Bahadur Bhandari (SK*)
• regional

• 
• Malaysia
• regional
• State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (SBH)
• regional

• 
• Maldives
• The Day Maldives Embraced Islam

• 
• Portugal
• Republic Day

• 
• Vanuatu
• Constitution Day

Sunday, October 6, 2024

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Egypt
• Armed Forces Day

• 
• Syria
• Tishreen Liberation War Day

• 
• Turkmenistan
• Commemoration Day

Monday, October 7, 2024

• 
• Australia
• regional
• Labour Day (ACT NSW SA)
• regional

• 
• Australia
• regional
• King's Birthday (QLD)
• regional

• 
• China
• National Day Holiday (workday moved to Sat. Oct. 12)

• 
• Christmas Island
• Territory Day

• 
• Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
• Peat Cutting Day (Spring Holiday)

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja - Maha Chaturthi (WB*)
• regional

• 
• Kiribati
• National Education Day / World Teachers' Day

• 
• Laos
• banks
• BOL Foundation Day
• banks

• 
• Peru
• government
• Día no laborable en el sector público
• government

• 
• Saint Lucia
• Thanksgiving Day

• 
• Turkmenistan
• Commemoration Day Holiday

• 
• Yemen
• Public Holiday (Al-Aqsa Flood Anniversary)

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja - Maha Panchami (WB*)
• regional

• 
• Peru
• Battle of Angamos Day

• 
• Vanuatu
• regional
• Tafea Day
• regional

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja - Maha Shashthi (WB*)
• regional

• 
• Mozambique
• Public Holiday (Presidential Election)

• 
• Saint Barthélemy
• Abolition Day

• 
• South Korea
• Hangeul Day

• 
• Spain
• regional
• Community Day (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana) (VC)
• regional

• 
• Uganda
• Independence Day

Thursday, October 10, 2024

• 
• Austria
• regional government schools
• Referendum Day (Tag der Volksabstimmung) (K)
• regional government schools

• 
• Bangladesh
• Durga Puja Holiday

• 
• Cuba
• Independence Day (Día de la Independencia)

• 
• Curaçao
• Curaçao Day (Day of the Korsou Country)

• 
• Fiji
• Fiji Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Ayudha Puja / Saraswathi Puja (Maha Navami) (NL)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Durga Puja / Durga Saptami (Maha Saptami) (AS OR TR WB)
• regional

• 
• Kenya
• Mazingira Day

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Phulpati/Fulpaati)

• 
• North Korea
• KWP Foundation Day (1945)

• 
• Suriname
• Maroons Day

• 
• Taiwan
• National Day (Double Tenth)

• 
• Vanuatu
• regional
• Malampa Day
• regional

Friday, October 11, 2024

• 
• Argentina
• Public Holiday (día no laborable con fines turísticos)

• 
• Bolivia
• other
• Día Nacional de la Mujer Boliviana (half-day) (only for women employees)
• other

• 
• Curaçao
• government
• Curaçao Day Holiday
• government

• 
• Ecuador
• Guayaquil Independence Holiday

• 
• Guatemala
• banks
• Bank Holiday
• banks

• 
• Hong Kong
• Chung Yeung Festival

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dussehra / Dasehra (Vijaya Dashami) (DH NL)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) (AP AR AS BR JH MN OR RJ SK TR WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Ayudha Puja / Saraswathi Puja (Maha Navami) (AR BR JH KA KL* ML PY TN UP WB)
• regional

• 
• Macau
• Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)

• 
• Macedonia
• Uprising Against Facism Day

• 
• Micronesia (FSM)
• regional
• Teachers' Appreciation Day (Chuuk)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Maha Astami)

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Maha Nawami)

Saturday, October 12, 2024

• 
• Argentina
• Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural

• 
• Belize
• Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day

• 
• Bhutan
• Dassain

• 
• Brazil
• Lady of Aparecida Day

• 
• Chile
• Encuentro de Dos Mundos

• 
• Guatemala
• banks
• Día de la Raza
• banks

• 
• Equatorial Guinea
• Independence Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dussehra / Dasehra (Vijaya Dashami) (AN AP AR BR CG CH DL GA GJ HP HR JH JK KA LA MH ML MP MZ PB RJ TN TS UK UP WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Ayudha Puja / Saraswathi Puja (Maha Navami) (AS JK KL OR SK TR)
• regional

• 
• Israel
• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

• 
• Malaysia
• regional
• State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (SRW)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Vijaya Dashami)

• 
• Spain
• National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España)

• 
• Uruguay
• Día de la Raza / Sarandí Battle Day

• 
• Venezuela
• Día de la Resistencia Indígena

Sunday, October 13, 2024

• 
• American Samoa
• christian
• White Sunday
• christian

• 
• Bangladesh
• Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami)

• 
• Burundi
• Prince Louis Rwagasore Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dussehra / Dasehra (Vijaya Dashami) (AS KL OR SK TR)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Janmotsav of Srimanta Shankardeva (AS)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Following day of Vijaya Dasami (TS)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Pampakusha Ekadashi)

• 
• Thailand
• H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Memorial Day

Monday, October 14, 2024

• 
• American Samoa
• Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day

• 
• Bahamas
• National Heroes Day

• 
• Belize
• Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day Holiday

• 
• Burundi
• Prince Louis Rwagasore Day Holiday

• 
• Canada
• Thanksgiving Day (not statutory in NB NS PE)

• 
• Canada
• regional other
• Thanksgiving Day (NB) (prescribed day of rest)
• regional other

• 
• Canada
• regional other
• Thanksgiving Day (NS) (designated retail closing day)
• regional other

• 
• Colombia
• Día de la Raza Holiday

• 
• Georgia
• Svetitskovloba

• 
• Equatorial Guinea
• Independence Day holiday

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Additional Holiday (TR)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Additional day for Durga Puja (WB*)
• regional

• 
• Japan
• Sports Day

• 
• Moldova
• municipal
• Chisinau Day (Hramul Chisinaului)
• municipal

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Dwadashi)

• 
• Norfolk Island
• Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day

• 
• Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan)
• Commonwealth Cultural Day

• 
• Pakistan
• municipal
• Public Holiday (SCO Summit) (Islamabad and Rawalpindi)
• municipal

• 
• Puerto Rico
• banks government
• Colombus Day (Día del Descubrimiento de América)
• banks government

• 
• Samoa
• Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti)

• 
• Sint Maarten
• Constitution Day

• 
• Tanzania
• Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Day (Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race)

• 
• Thailand
• Holiday for H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Memorial Day

• 
• Tokelau
• Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti)

• 
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• National Heritage Day

• 
• USA (United States)
• other
• Columbus Day Holiday (widespread in gov. and fin. sectors)
• other

• 
• US Virgin Islands
• Columbus Day / PR Friendship Day

• 
• Yemen
• Liberation Day

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

• 
• Cambodia
• Day of Hommage for the late King Father (Norodom Sihanouk)

• 
• French Guiana (Guyane)
• regional
• Cayenne Festival
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• St. Theresa Festival (PY*)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Additional Holiday (TR)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Additional day for Durga Puja (WB*)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional other
• Public Holiday (Panchayats Elections) (CH* PB*)
• regional other

• 
• Malawi
• Mothers' Day (World Rural Women's Day)

• 
• Pakistan
• municipal
• Public Holiday (SCO Summit) (Islamabad and Rawalpindi)
• municipal

• 
• Tunisia
• government
• Evacuation Day (fête nationale de l'évacuation)
• government

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

• 
• India
• regional
• Lakshmi Puja / Kunar Purnima (AS* OR TR WB)
• regional

• 
• Myanmar
• Thadingyut Holidays

• 
• Pakistan
• municipal
• Public Holiday (SCO Summit) (Islamabad and Rawalpindi)
• municipal

Thursday, October 17, 2024

• 
• Haiti
• Mort de Dessalines

• 
• India
• regional
• Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji (CH DL HP HR KA MP PB UK)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Mera Houchongba (MN)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Kati Bihu (AS)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Additional day for Lakshmi Puja (WB*)
• regional

• 
• Israel
• First Day of Sukkot (Harvest)

• 
• Myanmar
• Thadingyut Full Moon (Buddhist Lent Ends)

• 
• Sri Lanka
• Vap Full Moon Poya Day

Friday, October 18, 2024

• 
• India
• regional
• Additional day for Lakshmi Puja (WB*)
• regional

• 
• Laos
• municipal
• Boat Racing Festival (Ventiane)
• municipal

• 
• Myanmar
• Thadingyut Holidays

• 
• Zambia
• National Day of Prayer

Saturday, October 19, 2024

• 
• Grenada
• National Heroes Day

• 
• Niue
• Constitution Day

Sunday, October 20, 2024

• 
• Guatemala
• Revolution Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Karva Chauth (HP*) (only for women employees)
• regional

• 
• Niue
• Constitution Day Holiday

Monday, October 21, 2024

• 
• British Virgin Islands
• Heroes and Foreparents Day

• 
• Burundi
• President Ndadaye Mélchior Day

• 
• Guatemala
• banks
• Bank Holiday
• banks

• 
• Jamaica
• National Heroes' Day

• 
• Kenya
• Mashujaa Day Holiday

• 
• Niue
• Constitution Day Holiday

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

• 
• Hungary
• Republic Day

• 
• Libya
• Liberation Day

• 
• Macedonia
• Day of the Macedonian Revolution

• 
• Thailand
• Chulalongkorn Day (Rama V Day)

Thursday, October 24, 2024

• 
• Israel
• Simhat Torah

• 
• Micronesia (FSM)
• United Nations' Day

• 
• Palau
• United Nations' Day

• 
• Zambia
• Independence Day

Friday, October 25, 2024

• 
• Grenada
• Thanksgiving Day

• 
• Kazakhstan
• Republic Day

• 
• New Zealand
• regional
• Hawke's Bay Provincial Anniversary Day (HKB)
• regional

Saturday, October 26, 2024

• 
• Austria
• National Day

• 
• Cook Islands
• National Gospel Day

• 
• Georgia
• Public Holiday (Parliamentary Elections)

• 
• India
• regional
• Accession Day (JK)
• regional

• 
• Nauru
• ANGAM Day (Day of Fulfillment)

Sunday, October 27, 2024

• 
• Chile
• Public Holiday (Municipal and Regional Gubernatorial Elections)

• 
• Saint Vincent and Grenadines
• Independence Day

Monday, October 28, 2024

• 
• Brazil
• government ponto facultativo
• Civil Servants' Day (Dia do Servidor Público)
• government ponto facultativo

• 
• Cook Islands
• National Gospel Day Holiday

• 
• Cyprus
• Ochi Day (Greek National Day)

• 
• Czech Republic
• Independence Day

• 
• Greece
• Ochi Day (National Day)

• 
• Ireland (Eire)
• October Bank Holiday

• 
• Nauru
• Public Holiday

• 
• New Zealand
• Labour Day

• 
• Niue
• Peniamina Gospel Day

• 
• Saint Vincent and Grenadines
• Independence Day Holiday

• 
• Türkiye
• afternoon
• Republic Day Eve
• afternoon

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

• 
• Cambodia
• King Norodom Sihamony's Coronation Day

• 
• North Cyprus
• Turkish Republic Day

• 
• Türkiye
• Republic Day

• 
• Uganda
• Bishop James Hannington Memorial Day (tentative)

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

• 
• Botswana
• Public Holiday (General Elections)

Thursday, October 31, 2024

• 
• Botswana
• Public Holiday (General Elections)

• 
• Burkina Faso
• Martyrs' Day

• 
• Chile
• Reformation Day (Día de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes)

• 
• Germany
• regional
• Reformation Day (BB HB HH MV NI SH SN ST TH)
• regional

• 
• Guyana
• Deepavali (Festival of Lights)

• 
• India
• regional
• Diwali / Diwali Amavasya / Deepavali (AN AP AR BR CG CH DH DL GJ HP JH LA LD MP MZ NL OR PB RJ TS UP)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Deepavali / Diwali (AS GA KL PY* TN)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja (AS KA WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (GJ)
• regional

• 
• Malaysia
• Deepavali (Festival of Lights) (except SRW)

• 
• Mauritius
• Divali (Festival of Lights)

• 
• Nepal
• Yam Panchak / Tihar Festival (Laxmi Pooja)

• 
• Singapore
• Deepavali

• 
• Slovenia
• Reformation Day

• 
• Sri Lanka
• Deepavali Festival Day

• 
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Diwali