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Fête du Travail

Labour Day

Friday, 1 May 2026 · France · Nationwide · Public holiday

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Falls on a Friday, so it makes a three-day weekend with no leave needed.

What the day is for

The only day in the French year when a day off is legally mandatory and paid. Union marches fill central Paris, and sprigs of lily of the valley are sold tax-free on street corners.

Do shops and banks close?

The most complete closure of the French year — even supermarkets and many bakeries shut, which is unusual. Plan food shopping the day before.

Getting around

Reduced services and central Paris route diversions around the march.

When it falls each year

Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.

2025Thursday · 1 May 2025Bridge to 4 days

2026Friday · 1 May 20263-day break

2027Saturday · 1 May 20272-day break

2028Monday · 1 May 20283-day break

2029Tuesday · 1 May 2029Bridge to 4 days

See the full France holiday calendar or count the working days.