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Public Holidays in May 2027 Around the World

In May 2027, 39 of the countries and regions we track take at least one day off — 96 public holidays in total, listed in date order below. The month's headline dates include Labour Day.

The busiest calendars this month are Indonesia (6), Norway (5) and Austria (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
Apr 30 – May 2TaiwanLabour DayLabour Day (May 1) falls on a Saturday, observed on Fri Apr 30 — a 3-day weekend.Public holiday
May 1, 2027ArgentinaLabour DayFalls on Saturday. Fixed; absorbed by the weekend, no transfer.Public holiday
May 1, 2027AustriaRepublic Day (Staatsfeiertag)Falls on a Saturday in 2027 — lost, because Austria has no substitute-day rule. Austria’s official national day, doubling as Labour Day.Public holiday
May 1, 2027BelgiumLabour DayFalls on Saturday in 2027 — replaced by a statutory paid day off.Public holiday
May 1, 2027BrazilLabour DayFalls on a Saturday — Brazil grants no substitute weekday, so the day off is lost.Public holiday
May 1 – 2ChinaLabour DayTwo statutory days (Sat May 1 – Sun May 2) — May 2 was added by the 2024 amendment. Both fall on the weekend in 2027; under the holiday regulation weekend statutory days are made up on workdays, with the exact days set by the annual notice.Public holiday
May 1, 2027ColombiaLabour Day (Día del Trabajo)Saturday in 2027 — immovable, with no substitute, so the first of three dates that a weekday worker loses this year.Public holiday
May 1, 2027Czech RepublicLabour DaySaturday — Svátek práce is a statutory holiday that buys nothing in 2027. There is no transfer, so the day off stays inside the weekend it already was.Public holiday
May 1, 2027FranceLabour DayFalls on a Saturday — France has no substitute-day rule, so it is lost for Monday-to-Friday workers. May 1 is the only holiday where paid leave is legally mandatory for all employees.Public holiday
May 1, 2027GermanyLabour DayFalls on a Saturday in 2027 — Germany has no substitute-day rule, so it is lost for Monday-to-Friday workers.Public holiday
May 1, 2027GhanaWorkers’ Day (May Day)Falls on Saturday in 2027; expected to be observed on Monday May 3 under Act 601.Public holiday
May 1, 2027GreeceLabour Day (Ergatiki Protomagia)Saturday — and the Great Saturday of the Orthodox Church, the day between the Epitaphios and the Resurrection service, so in 2027 the workers’ holiday and the quietest day of the Christian year are the same date. Article 14 of Law 4468/2017 made 1 May a compulsory closure day for all businesses and lets the Labour Minister move it when it coincides with a Sunday, a day of Holy Week or Easter Monday — a condition 2027 does meet; see the section below on what that transfer does and does not change.Public holiday
May 1, 2027Hong KongLabour DayGeneral holiday
May 1, 2027IndonesiaInternational Labour DaySaturday — no substitute day.Public holiday
May 1, 2027ItalyLabour DayFalls on Saturday — absorbed into normal weekend.Public holiday
May 1, 2027KenyaLabour DayLabour Day falls on a Saturday in 2027. The Public Holidays Act only provides a Monday substitute for Part I holidays that fall on a Sunday, so there is no extra weekday off.Public holiday
May 1, 2027MacauLabour DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2027MalaysiaLabour DaySaturday — replacement on Mon May 3.Federal holiday
May 1, 2027MexicoLabour DaySaturday — Mexico grants no substitute weekday, so the day off is lost.Public holiday
May 1, 2027NigeriaWorkers' DayWorkers' Day falls on a Saturday in 2027. Nigeria has no substitute-day rule, so the holiday is observed on 1 May itself unless the Federal Government declares an extra day ad hoc.Public holiday
May 1, 2027NorwayLabour DaySaturday — lost. Første mai is a høgtidsdag under the 1947 Act, equated with Sundays, and a Saturday is not a Sunday: the day still closes shops under the retail rules that § 1 imports, but it hands a Monday-to-Friday worker no weekday.Public holiday
May 1, 2027PhilippinesLabor DayPublic holiday
May 1, 2027PortugalLabour DayFalls on Saturday in 2027; no replacement holiday is provided.Public holiday
May 1, 2027SingaporeLabour DayFalls on a Saturday; Saturdays do not get an in-lieu day.Public holiday
May 1, 2027South AfricaWorkers' DayWorkers' Day falls on a Saturday in 2027. The Public Holidays Act only grants a substitute Monday when a holiday falls on a Sunday — there is no substitute for Saturday holidays.Public holiday
May 1, 2027South KoreaLabour DayFalls on a Saturday in 2027.Public holiday
May 1, 2027SpainLabour DayFalls on Saturday in 2027.Public holiday
May 1, 2027SwedenMay Day (Första maj)Saturday. Lost to the weekend in 2027 — no substitute weekday.Public holiday
May 1, 2027ThailandNational Labour DaySaturday — observed in lieu on Mon May 3.Public holiday
May 1, 2027VietnamInternational Labour DaySaturday.Public holiday
May 2, 2027GreecePascha — Orthodox Easter SundaySunday — Pascha 2027 is May 2, five weeks after Gregorian Easter (March 28), the widest gap of the four years here: the Julian paschalion and the Gregorian one simply disagree. The Anastasis service ends in the last minute of Holy Saturday, Mayiritsa soup and spit-roasted lamb follow. As a Sunday it is already the weekly rest day and adds nothing.Public holiday
May 3, 2027GreeceMonday of the Orthodox Pascha (Deutera tou Pascha)Monday — the second day of Pascha: leftover lamb, village panigiria and open-air tables all afternoon, public services shut. One of the nine dates on which all businesses must close, and the day that ends 2027’s only four-day break.Public holiday
May 3, 2027IrelandMay DayPublic holiday
May 3, 2027JapanConstitution Memorial DayPublic holiday
May 3, 2027MacauLabour Day compensatory rest dayCompensatory rest day because Labour Day (May 1) falls on a Saturday.Substitute holiday
May 3, 2027MalaysiaLabour Day (replacement)Substitute holiday
May 3, 2027South KoreaSubstitute Holiday (Labour Day)Labour Day falls on a Saturday, so Monday is a substitute holiday — substitutes apply to Labour Day from 2026.Substitute holiday
May 3, 2027ThailandSubstitution for Labour DaySubstitute holiday
May 3, 2027United KingdomEarly May bank holidayPublic holiday
May 4, 2027JapanGreenery DayPublic holiday
May 4, 2027ThailandCoronation DayPublic holiday
May 5, 2027JapanChildren's DayPublic holiday
May 5, 2027NetherlandsLiberation DayOfficial remembrance day; regular working day under most private-sector CAOs.Public holiday
May 5, 2027South KoreaChildren's DayPublic holiday
May 6, 2027AustriaAscension DayAlways a Thursday (39 days after Easter). Friday May 7 is the classic Fenstertag: one vacation day, four days off.Public holiday
May 6, 2027BelgiumAscension DayAlways on Thursday — prime 4-day bridge opportunity (faire le pont).Public holiday
May 6, 2027FranceAscension DayPublic holiday
May 6, 2027GermanyAscension DayPublic holiday
May 6, 2027IndonesiaAscension of Jesus ChristThursday — a single day off.Public holiday
May 6, 2027NetherlandsAscension DayAlways on Thursday — prime 4-day bridge weekend opportunity.Public holiday
May 6, 2027NorwayAscension DayThursday — Kristi himmelfartsdag, Easter plus 39, always a Thursday. Because Easter is early this year, Ascension arrives in the first week of May; taking Friday May 7 buys a four-day break.Public holiday
May 6, 2027SwedenAscension Day (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag)Thursday — the sixth Thursday after Easter (Easter + 39 days).Public holiday
May 8, 2027Czech RepublicVictory DaySaturday — Den vítězství, the anniversary of 1945 and the Prague Uprising, renamed from Liberation Day by Act No. 101/2004 Sb. Both May state holidays fall on a Saturday in 2027, so May gives a working month with no day off at all.Public holiday
May 8, 2027FranceVictory in Europe DayFalls on a Saturday — no substitute day.Public holiday
May 10, 2027ColombiaAscension Day (Ascensión del Señor)The Thursday feast is 6 May (Easter + 39); the paid rest is Monday 10 May.Public holiday
May 13, 2027Hong KongThe Birthday of the BuddhaGeneral holiday
May 13, 2027MacauThe Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha)Public holiday
May 13, 2027South KoreaBuddha's BirthdayEighth day of the fourth lunar month.Public holiday
May 15, 2027Saudi ArabiaArafat DayProjected date (subject to moon sighting). With 1 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 AH on Friday May 7, Arafat Day (Dhu al-Hijjah 9) would be Saturday May 15, 2027. Falling on a weekend day, it is not compensated — but it still kicks off the Eid al-Adha break.Public holiday
May 15, 2027United Arab EmiratesArafat DayProjected date (subject to moon sighting). With 1 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 AH on Friday May 7, Arafat Day (Dhu al-Hijjah 9) would be Saturday May 15, 2027.Public holiday
May 16, 2027KenyaIdd-ul-AzhaProvisional date based on astronomical calculation of 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 AH. Idd-ul-Azha is in Part II of the Schedule, so even if it falls on a Sunday, the Public Holidays Act's Sunday-substitution rule does not apply. The Cabinet Secretary will confirm the date by Gazette notice after moon sighting.Public holiday
May 16, 2027NetherlandsWhit SundayPublic holiday
May 16, 2027NigeriaEid-el-KabirProjected for 10–11 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 AH, Sunday 16 and Monday 17 May 2027. The official dates follow the Dhu al-Hijjah crescent sighting (early May 2027); the two declared days can differ from the projection by a day.Public holiday
May 16, 2027NorwayPentecostSunday. Første pinsedag, the seventh Sunday after Easter (Easter plus 49), which in 2027 lands on May 16 — the day before the national day, and the reason its Monday is a double holiday. Pinseaften on Saturday May 15 carries the 16:00 shop closure of § 5.Public holiday
May 16 – 18Saudi ArabiaEid al-AdhaProjected date (subject to moon sighting). Dhu al-Hijjah 10–12, 1448 AH would fall on Sunday–Tuesday May 16–18, 2027, giving a 4-day break from Arafat Day (Sat May 15). Work resumes Wednesday May 19.Public holiday
May 16, 2027SwedenPentecost (Pingstdagen)Sunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter. Already a weekly rest day.Public holiday
May 16 – 18United Arab EmiratesEid al-AdhaProjected date (subject to moon sighting). Dhu al-Hijjah 10–12, 1448 AH would fall on Sunday–Tuesday May 16–18, 2027, giving a 4-day break from Arafat Day (Sat May 15).Public holiday
May 17, 2027AustriaWhit MondayPentecost Sunday is May 16, so this creates one of only four natural three-day weekends of 2027.Public holiday
May 17, 2027BelgiumWhit MondayFalls on Monday, providing a three-day holiday weekend in May.Public holiday
May 17, 2027FranceWhit MondayPublic holiday
May 17, 2027GermanyWhit MondayPublic holiday
May 17, 2027GhanaEid-Ul-AdhaEstimated date. Subject to lunar observation and annual declaration by the Ministry of the Interior.Public holiday
May 17, 2027IndiaId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)Monday. Subject to moon sighting.Public holiday
May 17, 2027IndonesiaIdul Adha 1448HMonday — with weekend and Tuesday cuti bersama, a 4-day break May 15–18.Public holiday
May 17, 2027MalaysiaHari Raya Aidiladha (Hari Raya Haji)Monday. Islamic date subject to moon-sighting.Federal holiday
May 17, 2027NetherlandsWhit MondayPublic holiday
May 17, 2027NigeriaEid-el-Kabir (2nd day)Public holiday
May 17, 2027NorwayConstitution DayMonday — the one 2027 red day that works double duty. Syttende mai marks the 1814 constitution signed at Eidsvoll, and the 1947 Act makes it a day off equated with Sundays. It shares the date with Annen pinsedag: both statutes claim the same day, and you still get exactly one day off. The § 4 event ban does not apply, so the children’s parades march as usual.Public holiday
May 17, 2027NorwayWhit MondayMonday — the second name on the same row. Annen pinsedag is defined as the first Monday after the first Pentecost day, Easter plus 50; with Easter on March 28 that is May 17, which is also Constitution Day. Nothing is added to make up the collision, and nothing is taken away: the § 2 list and the 1947 Act simply agree on one calendar day.Public holiday
May 17, 2027PhilippinesEid'l AdhaRegular holiday — the exact date is set by a separate proclamation based on the Islamic lunar calendar.Public holiday
May 17, 2027SingaporeHari Raya HajiMonday — a natural 3-day weekend, confirmed in the MOM gazette.Public holiday
May 18, 2027IndonesiaCuti Bersama — Idul AdhaTuesday — extends the Idul Adha break to 4 days (May 15–18).Bridge holiday
May 19, 2027IndonesiaCuti Bersama — WaisakWednesday — with Waisak Thursday, a 2-day break May 19–20.Bridge holiday
May 20, 2027IndiaBuddha PurnimaThursday.Public holiday
May 20, 2027IndonesiaWaisak Day 2571 BE (Vesak)Thursday — with Wednesday cuti bersama, a 2-day break May 19–20.Public holiday
May 20, 2027MalaysiaWesak DayThursday (provisional lunar date).Federal holiday
May 20, 2027SingaporeVesak DayThursday.Public holiday
May 20, 2027ThailandVisakha Bucha DayPublic holiday
May 24, 2027CanadaVictoria DayThe Monday preceding May 25. Not observed as a statutory holiday in some Atlantic provinces.Statutory holiday
May 25, 2027ArgentinaMay Revolution DayFalls on Tuesday. Fixed (inamovible), so unlike a movable holiday it is not shifted to Monday.Public holiday
May 27, 2027AustriaCorpus ChristiThursday, 60 days after Easter. Friday May 28 is the second Fenstertag in three weeks — Catholic towns hold processions that morning.Public holiday
May 27, 2027BrazilCorpus ChristiA religious holiday under Lei 9.093/1995, gazetted by municipal law across virtually the whole country (the federal administration gazettes it yearly); banks and most businesses close.Public holiday
May 27, 2027PortugalCorpus ChristiAlways on Thursday (60 days after Easter). Friday May 28 is the ideal ponte day for four days off.Public holiday
May 31, 2027ColombiaCorpus ChristiThursday 27 May (Easter + 60) transferred to Monday 31 May — the last day of May as a long weekend.Public holiday
May 31, 2027United KingdomSpring bank holidayPublic holiday
May 31, 2027United StatesMemorial DayLast Monday of May.Federal holiday
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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in May 2027 worldwide?

We count 96 public holidays in May 2027, spread across 39 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 2027?

Taiwan, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil and China and 33 more — 39 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 2027?

The month opens with Labour Day in Taiwan on Apr 30, and closes with Memorial Day in United States, ending May 31.

Can I download the May 2027 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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