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Public holidays, bank holidays and working days, made easier to find.
Check whether today is a public holiday, browse 2026 holiday calendars by country, compare dates, or calculate how many working days sit between two dates. HolidayExplore puts the practical information in one place.
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Holiday rules are not always the same as bank, exchange or employer closures. Our country pages are structured to make those distinctions easier to understand.
A holiday is not always the same thing as a closure.
A national public holiday can affect government offices and schools, while commercial banks, stock exchanges, payment systems and private employers can follow separate calendars. That is why a useful holiday reference should tell you more than the date alone. HolidayExplore separates these ideas so you can use the right calendar for the decision you are making.
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Tools for planning around holidays.
Use the right tool for the decision: calculate workdays, compare calendars, plan leave, check closures, track dates or explore travel windows.
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Working Days Calculator
Count business days between dates while accounting for weekends and listed holidays.
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Holiday Overlap Finder
Compare two country calendars to find shared dates and useful planning overlaps.
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2026 PTO Maximizer
Plan leave around weekends and public holidays to make a limited number of days off go further.
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Today Worldwide
See which countries observe a public holiday today and move into the relevant local calendar.
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What Stays Open?
Understand what a holiday can mean for banks, services and other everyday operations.
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Live Countdowns
Keep the next public holiday in view with live, date-based countdowns for planning.
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Transit Status Matrix
Review how holiday dates can affect payment, settlement and business-day schedules across markets.
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Pick My Escape
Match your upcoming long weekends and holiday windows with tailored destination ideas.
Find an escapeMAKE YOUR TIME OFF COUNT
Your next long weekend could take you somewhere new.
Spot a public holiday on your calendar? Turn those extra days into a short escape. Find destination inspiration and practical travel options for your next break.
Plan your next getaway
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Browse 2026 public holidays by country, then check local observance rules that can affect work, banking, markets and holiday planning.
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Holiday calendars can be updated by governments, banks, exchanges or local authorities. For important payroll, settlement or legal deadlines, use the applicable official notice in addition to this reference.
Know what the date means
Public holiday, bank holiday, market closure: different things can happen on the same date.
A holiday calendar becomes more useful when it explains the practical consequence behind a date. A country may publish a national public holiday while a stock exchange follows its own trading calendar. A bank may close its branches while digital payments continue. An employer may also use a separate leave policy.
That is why HolidayExplore is organized around the question behind the search. When you need a simple date, start with the country calendar. When you need to know whether work, banking or markets are affected, use the relevant planning or closure resource too.
Public holidayA holiday recognized under a country's legal or official calendar.
Bank holidayA banking closure day that may not map exactly to every public holiday.
Market closureA trading-calendar decision made by a particular exchange or market operator.
Working dayA planning concept based on weekends, holidays and the rules you choose to count.
From the editorial desk
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In-depth explainers on holiday law, bank closures, payment rails, market schedules and the practical rules behind important dates.
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Read the guide →Editorial & methodology
Built to explain dates, not just repeat them.
Public holiday and workplace calendar data can become misleading when every closure is called a public holiday or when a single calendar is treated as universal. Our approach is to keep the country scope clear, distinguish holiday types where the underlying information supports it, and make the reasoning and source methodology easy to inspect.
MethodologySee how calendars and planning information are organized.Read methodology →
Editorial standardsLearn how corrections, scope and transparency are handled.View standards →
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Frequently asked questions
Common holiday questions, answered clearly.
What is the difference between a public holiday and a bank holiday?
The terms are often used interchangeably in everyday speech, but the practical meaning varies by country. A public holiday usually refers to an officially recognized holiday, while bank-holiday terminology can describe specific banking closure days. A country page is the right place to check the local meaning.
Does a public holiday mean banks and stock markets are closed?
Not automatically. Banks, exchanges and payment systems can publish calendars that differ from a national holiday calendar. For an important transaction or trading deadline, check the relevant institution's schedule rather than assuming all services follow the same rule.
Why do some holidays move when they fall on a weekend?
Some jurisdictions use substitute or observed days, but the rule depends on the country and sometimes on the type of holiday or the institution involved. There is no single worldwide weekend-observation rule.
Can a holiday calendar change after it is published?
Yes. Governments and institutions can amend dates, add special holidays or publish clarifications. Treat calendars as a reference and use the applicable official notice for time-sensitive legal, payroll, settlement or operational decisions.
How can I find public holidays in another country?
Use the country directory above, search by country name or code, and open the relevant country hub. From there you can move to planning tools and guides that address working days, closures and holiday comparisons.
What does HolidayExplore cover?
HolidayExplore focuses on public holidays, bank holidays, holiday calendars, working-day planning and practical closure information across the countries currently covered by the site. The homepage is the starting point; country pages contain the deeper local context.