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Worldwide Public Holidays This Week

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 Week 8 of 2026 (February 16-22, 2026), 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 this week is:


Monday, February 16, 2026

  • Aruba
  • (Dialuna prome cu diaranson di shinish)
  • Brazil
  • banks ponto facultativo
  • banks ponto facultativo
  • Canada
  • regional
  • (PE)
  • regional
  • Canada
  • regional
  • (MB)
  • regional
  • Canada
  • regional
  • (NS) (Honouring Joseph William Comeau)
  • regional
  • China
  • (Chinese New Year's Eve)
  • Guadeloupe
  • other
  • (jour chômé d'usage)
  • other
  • Haiti
  • afternoon
  • (Carnival Monday)
  • afternoon
  • India
  • regional
  • (LA*)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • government
  • (Cuti Bersama 2026) (widespread nationwide)
  • government
  • Luxembourg
  • other
  • (jour férié d'usage) (not official)
  • other
  • Macau
  • government afternoon
  • (afternoon)
  • government afternoon
  • Martinique
  • other
  • (jour chômé d'usage)
  • other
  • Myanmar
  • (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 21)
  • North Korea
  • (Kim Jong Il's Birthday)
  • Panama
  • banks
  • (Shrove Monday)
  • banks
  • Puerto Rico
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Taiwan
  • Uganda
  • Uruguay
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Vietnam
  • (Vietnamese New Year's Eve)

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

  • Bolivia
  • (Martes de Ch'alla)
  • Brazil
  • banks ponto facultativo
  • banks ponto facultativo
  • Brunei
  • (Tahun Baru Cina)
  • Cape Verde
  • government afternoon
  • government afternoon
  • China
  • (Chinese New Year)
  • Comoros
  • Guadeloupe
  • other
  • (jour chômé d'usage)
  • other
  • Haiti
  • (Carnival)
  • Indonesia
  • (Tahun Baru Imlek)
  • Kosovo
  • (Dita e Pavarësisë)
  • Libya
  • Macau
  • (Novo Ano Lunar)
  • Martinique
  • other
  • (jour chômé d'usage)
  • other
  • Mauritius
  • (Chinese New Year)
  • Mongolia
  • banks
  • (Lunar New Year's Eve)
  • banks
  • Panama
  • (Mardi Gras)
  • Portugal
  • ponto facultativo
  • (Carnival) (optional but widespread)
  • ponto facultativo
  • Taiwan
  • Uruguay
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Vietnam
  • (Vietnamese New Year)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

  • Bhutan
  • (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Fire Male Horse)
  • Brazil
  • morning ponto facultativo
  • (until 2pm)
  • morning ponto facultativo
  • Brazil
  • banks afternoon
  • (beginning at 12:00 noon)
  • banks afternoon
  • Cape Verde
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Gambia
  • (National Day)
  • Guadeloupe
  • other
  • (jour chômé d'usage)
  • other
  • Haiti
  • (Carnival)
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • regional
  • (SK)
  • regional
  • Macau
  • Maldives
  • Martinique
  • other
  • (jour chômé d'usage)
  • other
  • Mongolia
  • (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Fire Horse)
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • banks
  • banks
  • Taiwan

Thursday, February 19, 2026

  • Brunei
  • (Awal Ramadan - Puasa)
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • regional
  • (MH)
  • regional
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • regional government
  • (MLK)
  • regional government
  • Nepal
  • (Democracy Day)
  • Taiwan

Friday, February 20, 2026

  • China
  • (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 14)
  • India
  • regional
  • (AR)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (MZ)
  • regional
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Independence Proclamation Day) (MLK)
  • regional
  • Taiwan

Saturday, February 21, 2026

  • Bangladesh
  • (International Mother Language Day)
  • Bhutan
  • Nicaragua
  • Russia
  • Taiwan
  • Vanuatu
  • (Father of Independence)
  • Zimbabwe

Sunday, February 22, 2026

  • Bhutan
  • Russia
  • Taiwan
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