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Labour Day 2026

Labour Day is a national public holiday in 27 of the countries covered here in 2026, on three different dates: 1 May 2026 in 25, 7 September 2026 in 1, 26 October 2026 in 1. Nowhere is the day off moved to another day this year.

Labour Day in 2026, country by country. Dates are shown in each country's own notation.
CountryDateWeekdayDay off taken
ArgentinaDรญa del TrabajadorFridaySame day
BelgiumFรชte du travailFridaySame day
BrazilDia do trabalhadorFridaySame day
ChileDรญa del TrabajadorFridaySame day
ChinaๅŠณๅŠจ่Š‚FridaySame day
ColombiaDรญa del TrabajadorFridaySame day
EgyptูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุนู…ุงู„FridaySame day
FinlandVappuFridaySame day
FranceFรชte du travailFridaySame day
GermanyMaifeiertagFridaySame day
Greeceฮ•ฯฮณฮฑฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ ฮ ฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฑฮณฮนฮฌFridaySame day
IndonesiaHari Buruh InternasionalFridaySame day
ItalyFesta del LavoroFridaySame day
KenyaFridaySame day
MalaysiaHari PekerjaFridaySame day
MexicoDรญa del TrabajadorFridaySame day
NorwayArbeidernes dagFridaySame day
PhilippinesFridaySame day
Polandลšwiฤ™to Paล„stwowe; ลšwiฤ™to PracyFridaySame day
PortugalDia do trabalhadorFridaySame day
SingaporeFridaySame day
SpainDรญa del TrabajadorFridaySame day
SwedenFรถrsta MajFridaySame day
Ukraineะ”ะตะฝัŒ ะผั–ะถะฝะฐั€ะพะดะฝะพั— ัะพะปั–ะดะฐั€ะฝะพัั‚ั– ั‚ั€ัƒะดัั‰ะธั…FridaySame day
VietnamQuแป‘c tแบฟ Lao ฤ‘แป™ngFridaySame day
CanadaMondaySame day
New ZealandMondaySame day

Why the date is what it is

Set weekday of the month. The rule names a weekday rather than a date, for example the third Monday in January, so the calendar date changes every year while the weekday stays the same.

That is why Labour Day does not land on the same day everywhere in 2026. Countries applying the rule against a different calendar, a different observation, or a different official announcement arrive at neighbouring dates. Where the difference is one day it is almost always a sighting or an announcement rather than a mistake, and each country page names the authority that fixed it.

Frequently asked questions

When is Labour Day in 2026?

It depends on the country. Labour Day falls on 3 different dates in 2026 across the 27 countries that observe it: 1 May 2026 in 25 countries, 7 September 2026 in one country, 26 October 2026 in one country.

Which countries have a public holiday for Labour Day in 2026?

27 of the countries covered here: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Vietnam, Canada, New Zealand. This counts national public holidays only, so a country observing it in some regions only is not listed.

Why does the date of Labour Day change?

Set weekday of the month. The rule names a weekday rather than a date, for example the third Monday in January, so the calendar date changes every year while the weekday stays the same.

Labour Day in other years

202527 countries202727 countries2026Every holiday, every country

This page counts national public holidays only. A country that marks Labour Day without granting a nationwide day off does not appear, and neither does one that observes it in some regions only. The full list per country is on each country page, and the same data is available as JSON.