Every public holiday, long weekend and bridge day for 214 countries — plus the one thing nobody else tells you: where to go when you’re off.
A quiet day for public holidays worldwide — but three major observances are coming up within 10 days.
Pick a country — we’ll show the next public holiday and whether it hands you a long weekend. No page reload, no hunting through PDFs.
Most sites stop at the calendar. We carry you the last mile — from “when am I off?” to “here’s where to go.”
Authoritative dates for 214 countries, with the details that actually change your plans.
Timed to the holiday, not the generic season — so you dodge the crowds and the peak prices.
Book before prices spike. For most European cities, the best-value window closes in about six weeks.
Old Town Square at its best — glühwein, wooden stalls and Gothic spires. Go early in the week to beat the crowds.
Read the guideGlass igloos, husky sleds and aurora nights. December is cold and dark — and completely worth it.
Read the guideImperial ballrooms, the Silvesterpfad street party and a very civilised midnight. Book hotels by October.
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Neon, temples and the best food city on earth.
Ancient ruins, aperitivo and shoulder-season calm.
Waterfalls, glaciers and the aurora belt.
Table Mountain, winelands and two oceans.
Date, meaning, traditions and where to experience it.
When it falls, and how it’s celebrated across Asia.
Traditions, markets and the best places to spend it.
History, food and the long weekend it creates.
Golden Week is seven days off for the whole country — which means bullet trains sell out, hotels triple, and Kyoto is wall-to-wall. Here’s how to work with it, not against it.
A live countdown you can share with the family.
Open tool →Every 3-day break in the year, for any country.
Open tool →Count business days between any two dates.
Open tool →Two countries, one shared day off. For teams & couples.
Open tool →One email before each long weekend, with the dates and a couple of trip ideas. That’s it.
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Holiday dates are easy to get wrong — substitute days, religious calendars and last-minute government changes. We verify every entry against the official source and stamp the date we last checked.