home > worldwide public holidays > holidays by date > this page

Worldwide Public Holidays May 2025

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 May 2025, 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 next month is:


Thursday, May 1, 2025

  • Albania
  • (Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës)
  • Austria
  • (Staatsfeiertag)
  • Brazil
  • (Dia Mundial do Trabalho)
  • Costa Rica
  • (date to be confirmed, could move to Mon. May. 5)
  • Croatia
  • (Praznik rada)
  • Cuba
  • (Día Internacional de los Trabajadores)
  • Ghana
  • Haiti
  • India
  • regional
  • (MH)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • (Hari Buruh Internasional)
  • Israel
  • Kosovo
  • (Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës)
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • (Darba svetki)
  • Malta
  • (Jum il-Haddiem)
  • Moldova
  • Nepal
  • (Majdoor Divas)
  • Panama
  • (Día del Trabajador)
  • Poland
  • (Swieto Panstwowe)
  • Serbia
  • (Praznik rada)
  • Spain
  • (Fiesta del Trabajo)
  • Suriname
  • (Dag van de arbeid)
  • Sweden
  • (Första maj)
  • Taiwan
  • (except Government)
  • Thailand
  • banks private sector
  • (except Government)
  • banks private sector
  • Tunisia
  • government
  • government

Friday, May 2, 2025

  • Argentina
  • (día no laborable con fines turísticos)
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • El Salvador
  • government
  • (tentative)
  • government
  • Hungary
  • (workday moved to May 17)
  • India
  • regional
  • (AS*)
  • regional
  • Kiribati
  • Latvia
  • (workday moved to Sat. May 10)
  • Peru
  • government
  • government
  • Romania
  • government
  • government
  • Russia
  • (in lieu of Jan. 4)
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid) (MD)
  • regional
  • Vietnam
  • (workday moved to Sat. Apr. 26)

Saturday, May 3, 2025

  • China

Sunday, May 4, 2025

  • Austria
  • regional government schools
  • (OÖ)
  • regional government schools
  • China
  • Latvia
  • Thailand

Monday, May 5, 2025

  • China
  • (workday moved to Sun. Apr. 27)
  • Ethiopia
  • (Patriots' Victory Day)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Macau
  • (Dia do Buda)
  • Namibia
  • (day in lieu)
  • Palau

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

  • Bulgaria
  • Japan

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  • Bhutan
  • (Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung)
  • India
  • regional
  • (AS*)
  • regional

Thursday, May 8, 2025

  • Belgium
  • municipal government
  • (Brussels Region Day)
  • municipal government
  • France
  • (Armistice 1945)
  • Germany
  • regional
  • (BE)
  • regional
  • New Caledonia
  • banks other government
  • banks other government
  • Russia
  • (in lieu of Feb. 23)

Friday, May 9, 2025

  • India
  • regional
  • (TR* WB)
  • regional
  • Jersey
  • (National Day)
  • Kosovo
  • (Dita e Evropës)
  • Moldova
  • Thailand
  • banks government
  • (exact date to be announced)
  • banks government
  • Uzbekistan
  • (Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni)

Saturday, May 10, 2025

  • Guatemala
  • other
  • (only for women employees)
  • other

Sunday, May 11, 2025

  • Cambodia
  • (Buddha Day)
  • Lebanon
  • Thailand
  • (Buddha Day)

Monday, May 12, 2025

  • Georgia
  • Nepal
  • (Bhudda Day)
  • Nepal
  • other
  • (May Full Moon) (for Kirat, Rai, Yakhkha, Sunuwar, and Limbu employees)
  • other
  • Philippines
  • (Legislative Elections) (tentative)
  • Samoa
  • Tokelau
  • Tuvalu
  • (Gospel Day)

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

  • Indonesia
  • government
  • (Cuti Bersama 2025) (widespread nationwide)
  • government
  • Sri Lanka

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

  • Cambodia
  • Malawi
  • Paraguay

Thursday, May 15, 2025

  • Albania
  • regional government
  • (EPC Summit) (Tirana, Kamza, Vorë, and Kruja)
  • regional government
  • Cambodia
  • (Pithi Chrat Preah Neanng Korl)
  • Spain
  • municipal
  • (Madrid City) (MD)
  • municipal
  • Venezuela
  • (tentative)

Friday, May 16, 2025

  • Albania
  • regional government
  • (EPC Summit) (Tirana, Kamza, Vorë, and Kruja)
  • regional government
  • Congo (DRC)
  • government
  • government
  • India
  • regional
  • (SK)
  • regional

Saturday, May 17, 2025

  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Raja's Birthday) (PLS)
  • regional
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (GA)
  • regional

Sunday, May 18, 2025

  • Haiti
  • Somalia
  • regional
  • (Somaliland)
  • regional
  • Uruguay
  • banks government
  • banks government

Monday, May 19, 2025

  • Canada
  • (not statutory in NB NL NS PE)
  • Canada
  • regional other
  • (NB) (prescribed day of rest)
  • regional other
  • Canada
  • banks
  • banks
  • Cape Verde
  • municipal
  • municipal
  • Nauru
  • Somalia
  • regional
  • (Somaliland)
  • regional
  • Türkiye

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Thursday, May 22, 2025

  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Hari Hol Pahang) (PHG)
  • regional

Friday, May 23, 2025

  • Abkhazia
  • Ecuador

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Sunday, May 25, 2025

  • Argentina
  • (Día de la Revolución de Mayo)
  • Bolivia
  • regional
  • (Feriado Departamental) (H)
  • regional
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • (OAU Anniversary)
  • Lebanon
  • banks government
  • banks government

Monday, May 26, 2025

  • Bolivia
  • regional
  • (H)
  • regional
  • Bulgaria
  • Gambia
  • India
  • regional
  • (TR*)
  • regional
  • Puerto Rico
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Zambia

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

  • Bolivia
  • other afternoon
  • (only for mothers)
  • other afternoon
  • India
  • regional
  • (OR)
  • regional

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Thursday, May 29, 2025

  • India
  • regional
  • (HP HR* MP* RJ)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • (Kenaikan Yesus Kristus)
  • Nepal
  • Saint Helena
  • regional
  • (Ascension Island/Tristan da Cunha)
  • regional
  • Sweden
  • (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag)
  • Togo

Friday, May 30, 2025

  • Belgium
  • banks
  • banks
  • Croatia
  • (Dan državnosti)
  • Fiji
  • India
  • regional
  • (PB)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • government
  • (Cuti Bersama 2025) (widespread nationwide)
  • government
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Harvest Festival) (LBN SBH)
  • regional
  • Monaco
  • banks
  • banks
  • Nicaragua
  • (Día de las Madres)
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (Día de Canarias) (CN)
  • regional
  • Taiwan

Saturday, May 31, 2025

  • Brunei
  • China
  • (Duan Wu Jie)
  • Macau
  • (Dragon Boat Festival)
  • Spain
  • regional
  • (Día de la Región de Castilla-La Mancha) (CM)
  • regional
The qppstudio worldwide public holidays database is a predictive database, updated nightly, which covers all the public holidays of all the countries of the world for any year in the future. To acquire a professional license and access our full database of worldwide public holidays for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and beyond, please contact us.