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Public Holidays in May 2025 Around the World

In May 2025, 37 of the countries and regions we track take at least one day off — 71 public holidays in total, listed in date order below. The month's headline dates include Labour Day.

The busiest calendars this month are Indonesia (5), Thailand (5) and Japan (4). Breaks that span a month boundary appear in full on both months' pages, so cross-border trips and business schedules can be planned straight off the tables.

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DateCountryHoliday
May 1, 2025ArgentinaLabour DayFalls on Thursday. Fixed — take Friday May 2 (a tourism non-laborable) for a four-day bridge.Public holiday
May 1, 2025AustriaRepublic Day (Staatsfeiertag)Austria’s official national day, set on the 1919 May constitution and coinciding with Labour Day. Falls on a Thursday in 2025.Public holiday
May 1, 2025BelgiumLabour DayFalls on Thursday — Friday May 2 bridge creates a 4-day weekend.Public holiday
May 1, 2025BrazilLabour DayThursday.Public holiday
May 1 – 5ChinaLabour Day5 days off (Thu–Mon).Public holiday
May 1, 2025ColombiaLabour Day (Día del Trabajo)Thursday in 2025 and never moved; one Friday of leave stretches it to a four-day weekend.Public holiday
May 1, 2025Czech RepublicLabour DayThursday — Svátek práce. A Thursday holiday never extends the weekend by itself; only a Friday bridge or an outdoor "May Day hike" (pálení čarodějnic on April 30) does.Public holiday
May 1, 2025FranceLabour DayThe only holiday where paid leave is legally mandatory for all employees.Public holiday
May 1, 2025GermanyLabour DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025GhanaWorkers’ Day (May Day)Celebrates workers’ contributions. Falls on Thursday in 2025.Public holiday
May 1, 2025GreeceLabour Day (Ergatiki Protomagia)Thursday — made a compulsory closure day for all businesses by Article 14 of Law 4468/2017, which also lets the Labour Minister move the holiday when 1 May coincides with a Sunday or a day of Holy Week. Nothing to move in 2025. The flower wreath hung on the door that morning is an older, pre-Christian custom.Public holiday
May 1, 2025Hong KongLabour DayGeneral holiday
May 1, 2025IndonesiaInternational Labour DayThursday.Public holiday
May 1, 2025ItalyLabour DayFalls on Thursday — taking Friday May 2 off creates a 4-day bridge holiday.Public holiday
May 1, 2025KenyaLabour DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025MacauLabour DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025MalaysiaLabour DayFederal holiday
May 1, 2025MexicoLabour DayThursday.Public holiday
May 1, 2025NigeriaWorkers' DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025NorwayLabour DayThursday. Første mai is not in § 2 at all — it is a høgtidsdag under the 1947 Act, equated with Sundays. Retail still has to close, because § 1 of that Act imports the 1995 Act’s shop rules. Friday May 2 is the classic bridge day.Public holiday
May 1, 2025PhilippinesLabor DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025PortugalLabour DayFalls on a Thursday. Friday May 2 is a classic ponte day for a four-day weekend.Public holiday
May 1, 2025SingaporeLabour DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025South AfricaWorkers' DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025SpainLabour DayFalls on Thursday — taking Friday May 2 off creates a four-day bridge break (puente).Public holiday
May 1, 2025SwedenMay Day (Första maj)Thursday. Fixed date, traditionally marked by labour demonstrations.Public holiday
May 1, 2025ThailandNational Labour DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2025VietnamInternational Labour DayThursday.Public holiday
May 2, 2025VietnamReunification/Labour Day bridge dayFriday off, swapped against working Saturday Apr 26, which turns Apr 30 – May 4 into a five-day break.Bridge holiday
May 3, 2025JapanConstitution Memorial DayPublic holiday
May 3, 2025SingaporePolling Day (General Election 2025)A one-off public holiday for the 2025 General Election under the Parliamentary Elections Act.Public holiday
May 4, 2025JapanGreenery DayFalls on a Sunday, so the following Tuesday is a substitute holiday.Public holiday
May 4, 2025ThailandCoronation DaySunday — observed in lieu on Mon May 5.Public holiday
May 5, 2025Hong KongThe Birthday of the BuddhaGeneral holiday
May 5, 2025IrelandMay DayPublic holiday
May 5, 2025JapanChildren's DayPublic holiday
May 5, 2025MacauThe Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha)Public holiday
May 5, 2025NetherlandsLiberation Day5-year anniversary cycle: paid day off under most Dutch collective agreements.Public holiday
May 5, 2025South KoreaChildren's Day & Buddha's BirthdayIn 2025 Children's Day and Buddha's Birthday fall on the same Monday.Public holiday
May 5, 2025ThailandSubstitution for Coronation DaySubstitute holiday
May 5, 2025United KingdomEarly May bank holidayPublic holiday
May 6, 2025JapanSubstitute HolidayFor Greenery Day, which falls on Sunday May 4 (May 5 is already a holiday).Substitute holiday
May 6, 2025South KoreaSubstitute HolidayBecause Children's Day overlaps Buddha's Birthday, the next day is a substitute holiday.Substitute holiday
May 8, 2025Czech RepublicVictory DayThursday — Den vítězství, marking the 1945 end of the Second World War and the Prague Uprising. Act No. 101/2004 Sb. renamed it from "Liberation Day".Public holiday
May 8, 2025FranceVictory in Europe DayPublic holiday
May 11, 2025ThailandVisakha Bucha DaySunday — observed in lieu on Mon May 12.Public holiday
May 12, 2025IndiaBuddha PurnimaMonday.Public holiday
May 12, 2025IndonesiaWaisak Day 2569 BE (Vesak)Monday.Public holiday
May 12, 2025MalaysiaWesak DayMonday.Federal holiday
May 12, 2025PhilippinesNational and Local ElectionsSpecial (non-working) day for the 2025 midterm elections.Public holiday
May 12, 2025SingaporeVesak DayCommemorates the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Public holiday
May 12, 2025ThailandSubstitution for Visakha BuchaSubstitute holiday
May 13, 2025IndonesiaCuti Bersama — WaisakTuesday — made a 4-day break May 10–13.Bridge holiday
May 17, 2025NorwayConstitution DaySaturday — and that is 2025’s one real casualty. Syttende mai marks the constitution signed at Eidsvoll in 1814; the 1947 Act makes it a day off equal to a Sunday, and item 4 of the exception list in § 4 keeps the 06:00–13:00 event ban away so the children’s parades can march. It remains a statutory holiday, but on a Saturday a Monday-to-Friday worker gets nothing extra and no substitute is granted.Public holiday
May 19, 2025CanadaVictoria DayThe Monday preceding May 25. Not observed as a statutory holiday in some Atlantic provinces.Statutory holiday
May 25, 2025ArgentinaMay Revolution DayFalls on Sunday. Fixed; not moved and not recovered.Public holiday
May 26, 2025United KingdomSpring bank holidayPublic holiday
May 26, 2025United StatesMemorial DayLast Monday of May; marks the unofficial start of summer.Federal holiday
May 29, 2025AustriaAscension DayAlways a Thursday (39 days after Easter). Friday May 30 is the year’s classic Fenstertag.Public holiday
May 29, 2025BelgiumAscension DayAlways on Thursday — prime 4-day bridge opportunity (faire le pont).Public holiday
May 29, 2025FranceAscension DayPublic holiday
May 29, 2025GermanyAscension DayPublic holiday
May 29, 2025IndonesiaAscension of Jesus ChristThursday.Public holiday
May 29, 2025NetherlandsAscension DayPublic holiday
May 29, 2025NorwayAscension DayThursday. Kristi himmelfartsdag is the sixth Thursday after Easter — Easter plus 39 — so it can never be anything but a Thursday. Friday May 30 is the second easy bridge day of the spring.Public holiday
May 29, 2025SwedenAscension Day (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag)Thursday — the sixth Thursday after Easter (Easter + 39 days).Public holiday
May 30, 2025IndonesiaCuti Bersama — Ascension DayFriday — a 4-day break May 29 – Jun 1, ending on Pancasila Day.Bridge holiday
May 30 – Jun 1TaiwanDragon Boat FestivalDragon Boat Festival (May 31) falls on a Saturday, observed on Fri May 30 — a 3-day weekend.Public holiday
May 31 – Jun 2ChinaDragon Boat Festival3 days off (Sat–Mon).Public holiday
May 31, 2025Hong KongTuen Ng FestivalGeneral holiday
May 31, 2025MacauTung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)Public holiday
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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in May 2025 worldwide?

We count 71 public holidays in May 2025, spread across 37 of the 41 countries and regions we track, in date order in the table above. Breaks that spill over a month boundary are shown in full on both months.

Which countries have public holidays in May 2025?

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China and Colombia and 31 more — 37 countries and regions in all. The table above gives the exact date for every holiday.

What are the first and last public holidays of May 2025?

The month opens with Labour Day in Argentina on May 1, and closes with Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) in Macau, ending May 31.

Can I download the May 2025 holidays as a calendar file?

Yes. Every country's year page offers free ICS, CSV and PDF files that import straight into Google, Apple or Outlook Calendar, and subscribing to the ICS URL keeps the dates updated if a government revises them. Month pages have no file of their own — download per country instead.

Are these days off for everyone in those countries?

Not necessarily. The table aggregates nationwide statutory holidays. Australia, Malaysia, India and Canada add state- or province-level days on top, so the real count there is higher; annual leave and employer shutdowns are not counted either. Observances that are not days off are excluded.

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