Nationale feestdag, maand voor maand over de hele wereld

Het lange weekend waarop het hele land reist: volle treinen, gesloten kantoren, kust en bergen volgeboekt.

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Wanneer het speelt

Aantal bestemmingen waar de nationale feestdag die maand speelt. De periodes schuiven elk jaar een beetje.

Nationale feestdag in januari

  1. Hobart 🇦🇺 AustraliëAustralia Day · 26 jan26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home.96
  2. Melbourne 🇦🇺 AustraliëAustralia Day · 26 jan26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home.86
  3. Adelaide 🇦🇺 AustraliëAustralia Day · 26 jan26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home.85
  4. Canberra 🇦🇺 AustraliëAustralia Day · 26 jan26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home.85
  5. Montevideo 🇺🇾 UruguayNew Year on the rambla · 31 dec – 1 janCiudad Vieja offices shower the street with old paperwork before noon on 31 December, then the city eats at home and reappears on Pocitos beach around midnight.83
  6. Kodaikanal 🇮🇳 IndiaPongal · 14–17 janTamil Nadu's harvest holiday runs four days and the plains empty upwards.83
  7. Sydney 🇦🇺 AustraliëAustralia Day · 26 jan26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home.82
  8. Medellín 🇨🇴 ColombiaThe Monday puentes · 1 jan – 31 decColombia moves most of its public holidays onto a Monday, so the country takes a long weekend roughly every month.82
  9. Perth 🇦🇺 AustraliëAustralia Day · 26 jan26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home.82
  10. Delhi 🇮🇳 IndiaRepublic Day parade · 20–26 jan (meestal)Kartavya Path and much of central Delhi close for the rehearsals as well as the parade itself on 26 January, and security is heavy across the city for a fortnight.80
  11. Bissau 🇬🇼 Guinee-BissauNational Heroes' Day · 20 jan20 January marks the assassination of Amilcar Cabral, the independence leader who is still the country's central figure.80
  12. Mawlamyine 🇲🇲 MyanmarMon National Day · 15 jan – 25 feb (meestal)The Mon people mark the founding of their last kingdom the day after the Tabodwe full moon, and Mawlamyine, as the Mon State capital, hosts the central ceremony.80
  13. Punta Cana 🇩🇴 Dominicaanse RepubliekVirgen de la Altagracia · 20–22 janThe country's patron day on 21 January, and the basilica at Higuey half an hour inland takes pilgrims through the night.79
  14. Port-au-Prince 🇭🇹 HaïtiIndependence Day and soup joumou · 1–2 janThe first of January is the anniversary of independence, and every household cooks and gives away the pumpkin soup the enslaved were forbidden.77
  15. Adamstown PitcairneilandenBounty Day · 23 janEvery 23 January the island burns a model of the Bounty in the bay, the way the mutineers burned the real one in 1790.77
  16. Cap-Haïtien 🇭🇹 HaïtiIndependence Day and soup joumou · 1–2 janEvery household cooks and gives away the pumpkin soup the enslaved were forbidden, on the anniversary of the day that ended.76
  17. Algiers 🇩🇿 AlgerijeYennayer · 11–13 janThe Amazigh new year, a public holiday since 2018.75
  18. Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandIncwala ceremony · 20 dec – 10 jan (meestal)Eswatini's most sacred ritual, timed by the moon rather than the calendar, runs from the Little Incwala shortly before Christmas to the King's first-fruits ceremony in early January, a gazetted public holiday.75
  19. Manilla 🇵🇭 FilipijnenNew Year's Eve firecrackers · 31 dec – 1 janMidnight is deafening and the smoke over the city takes most of the next morning to thin out.73
  20. Cotonou 🇧🇯 BeninVodun Day · 8–11 jan (meestal)10 January is a public holiday for traditional religions, and the state-run Vodun Days programme in Ouidah, an hour west, has grown around it.70
  21. Lomé 🇹🇬 TogoLiberation Day · 13 jan13 January is a public holiday and a politically loaded one; offices and banks close.69
  22. Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliëAustralia Day · 26 jan26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home.68
  23. Yaren 🇳🇷 NaoëroIndependence Day · 31 jan – 1 feb31 January marks independence in 1968 and is the biggest day on the island: sport, feasting and a public holiday that shuts the government district at Yaren.64
  24. Atlanta 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenKing Day · 15–20 jan (meestal)Atlanta marks the King holiday where he was born, on Auburn Avenue, with a march and a week of events around Ebenezer Baptist.62
  25. Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauritiusAbolition of Slavery Day · 29 jan – 2 feb (meestal)February 1 marks the 1835 abolition of slavery, and the national ceremony is held at the International Slave Route Monument on the Le Morne peninsula, opened for the purpose in 2009.62

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Nationale feestdag in februari

  1. Koeweit 🇰🇼 KoeweitNational and Liberation Days · 23–27 febThe 25th and 26th of February shut the country and turn the Gulf Road into a rolling water fight — foam, hoses and traffic at walking pace for two days.91
  2. Querétaro 🇲🇽 MexicoConstitution Day · 1–7 feb (meestal)The 1917 Constitution was signed at the Teatro de la República, so the national ceremony on 5 February is held here, usually with the President.91
  3. Paihia 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandWaitangi Day · 3–7 febThe national day is commemorated at the treaty grounds up the road, with the dawn service, waka on the water and a few days of politics and speeches.87
  4. Jeddah 🇸🇦 Saoedi-ArabiëFounding Day · 22 febA public holiday on 22 February, newer than National Day and dressed in period costume rather than green.85
  5. Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSuper Bowl weekend · 5–12 feb (meestal)The sportsbooks are standing room from Thursday and the city runs near full whether or not the game is played here.81
  6. Castries 🇱🇨 Saint LuciaIndependence Day · 22 febFlag raising and school parades on 22 February, with a week of concerts and church services around it.78
  7. Soufrière 🇱🇨 Saint LuciaIndependence Day · 22 febSaint Lucia marks independence from Britain on 22 February with a public holiday and a formal ceremony in Castries.76
  8. Medellín 🇨🇴 ColombiaThe Monday puentes · 1 jan – 31 decColombia moves most of its public holidays onto a Monday, so the country takes a long weekend roughly every month.75
  9. Saint George's 🇬🇩 GrenadaIndependence Day · 7 febThe seventh of February is a public holiday with a parade at Queen's Park and the whole island in green, gold and red.75
  10. Yaoundé 🇨🇲 KameroenYouth Day · 11 febEvery school in the country marches on 11 February, and in the capital that means the Boulevard du 20 Mai closed for most of the morning.75
  11. Colombo 🇱🇰 Sri LankaIndependence Day · 4 febA military parade and closed roads in the capital on 4 February, and a public holiday across the island.72
  12. Teheran 🇮🇷 IranDahe Fajr (Ten Days of Fajr) · 1–11 febThe ten days between the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's 1979 return and the fall of the Shah's government are marked nationwide with parades, exhibitions and street decorations, closing with a mass rally on 11 February.70
  13. Banjul 🇬🇲 GambiaIndependence Day · 18 febThe 18 February holiday is the one day the small island capital fills up: a stadium parade, schools marching, ministries and banks closed.69
  14. Mawlamyine 🇲🇲 MyanmarMon National Day · 15 jan – 25 feb (meestal)The Mon people mark the founding of their last kingdom the day after the Tabodwe full moon, and Mawlamyine, as the Mon State capital, hosts the central ceremony.69
  15. Yaren 🇳🇷 NaoëroIndependence Day · 31 jan – 1 feb31 January marks independence in 1968 and is the biggest day on the island: sport, feasting and a public holiday that shuts the government district at Yaren.68
  16. Bandar Seri Begawan 🇧🇳 BruneiNational Day · 23 febA mass parade on the padang in the middle of town, rehearsed on the same ground for weeks beforehand.64
  17. Pristina KosovoIndependence Day · 16–18 feb17 February closes offices and banks and fills Mother Teresa Boulevard with flags and a concert.64
  18. Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauritiusAbolition of Slavery Day · 29 jan – 2 feb (meestal)February 1 marks the 1835 abolition of slavery, and the national ceremony is held at the International Slave Route Monument on the Le Morne peninsula, opened for the purpose in 2009.64
  19. Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueMozambican Heroes' Day · 3 febThe 3 February holiday centres on the Heroes' Square monument on the airport road.63
  20. San Marino San MarinoFeast of Saint Agatha · 5 febThe republic's second patron and the anniversary of its recovery of independence in 1740, marked on 5 February with a procession to the basilica and a day off.62
  21. Pyongyang 🇰🇵 Noord-KoreaDay of the Shining Star · 16 febKim Jong Il's birthday, and one of the two dates the city is dressed for.50
  22. Tallinn 🇪🇪 EstlandIndependence Day · 24 febA military parade and flag-raising at dawn on 24 February in the coldest week of the year, and shops and museums shut for the day.39

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Nationale feestdag in maart

  1. Yazd 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)The new year fortnight brings Iranian families to the old town in numbers and fills every restored caravanserai hotel.96
  2. Addis Abeba 🇪🇹 EthiopiëAdwa Victory Day · 2 mrtA national holiday for the 1896 defeat of Italy at Adwa.88
  3. Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanPakistan Day · 23 mrtA national holiday, and in the years the parade is staged it closes the avenues near Shakarparian and puts the airspace under restriction for the morning.88
  4. Iraklion 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.86
  5. Athene 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day parade · 25 mrtA military parade closes Vasilissis Sofias and the streets around Syntagma for the morning of 25 March.85
  6. Rhodos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.85
  7. Nauplion 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.85
  8. Naxos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.85
  9. Qishm 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 19 mrt – 3 apr (meestal)Iran stops for two weeks from the equinox and a good part of it comes to Qeshm for the duty-free shops and the beaches.85
  10. Isfahan 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Iranians travel and Isfahan is where a large share of them go: the square, the bridges and the Armenian quarter are packed, hotels are booked out and some offices and museums close.83
  11. Kos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.83
  12. Paros 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.83
  13. Kefalonia 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.83
  14. Kish 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Kish is where mainland Iran flies for the new-year fortnight, and flights and hotels are booked out weeks ahead at several times the usual rate.83
  15. Buchara 🇺🇿 OezbekistanNavruz · 21–22 mrtThe equinox new year is the biggest holiday of the year: sumalak stirred overnight in copper pots, music around the Lyabi-Hauz pool, and two days when government offices and banks are shut.82
  16. Chania 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.82
  17. Windhoek 🇳🇦 NamibiëIndependence Day · 21 mrtThe 21 March holiday marks 1990 and fills the Independence Stadium and the memorial museum.81
  18. Shiraz 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Shiraz is one of the two places Iranians go for the new year, and Hafez's tomb, the gardens and Persepolis are all at their fullest.81
  19. Asjchabad 🇹🇲 TurkmenistanNowruz · 21–22 mrtTwo public days for the spring new year, with a state programme of concerts and yurts set up on the edge of the city.81
  20. Teheran 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)The Persian new year empties Tehran for a fortnight: offices, museums and half the restaurants shut, roads out of the city jam, and the air is the cleanest it gets all year.81
  21. Zakynthos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.81
  22. Xiva 🇺🇿 OezbekistanNavruz · 21–22 mrtThe spring new year lands just as the cold lets go, and the walled town holds its version inside the Ichon-Qala with sumalak, music and wrestling.81
  23. Norfolk NorfolkFoundation Day · 6 mrt6 March marks the first landing of the penal settlement in 1788, six weeks after Sydney.81
  24. Choedzjand 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanNavruz · 21–24 mrtFour days off for the spring new year and the Ferghana end of the country takes it seriously: sumalak stirred overnight, wrestling and horse games, and the Panjshanbe bazaar at its fullest of the year beforehand.80
  25. Korfoe 🇬🇷 GriekenlandIndependence Day · 25 mrt25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday.79

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Nationale feestdag in april

  1. Jeruzalem 🇮🇱 IsraëlIndependence Day · 14 apr – 15 mei (meestal)Memorial Day, when sirens stop traffic and entertainment venues close, runs straight into Independence Day: fireworks in the evening, then a public holiday of barbecues in packed parks, beaches and nature reserves.96
  2. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraëlIndependence Day · 14 apr – 15 mei (meestal)Memorial Day, when sirens stop traffic and entertainment venues close, runs straight into Independence Day: fireworks in the evening, then a public holiday of barbecues in packed parks, beaches and nature reserves.94
  3. Haifa 🇮🇱 IsraëlIndependence Day · 14 apr – 15 mei (meestal)Memorial Day, when sirens stop traffic and entertainment venues close, runs straight into Independence Day: fireworks in the evening, then a public holiday of barbecues in packed parks, beaches and nature reserves.94
  4. Isfahan 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Iranians travel and Isfahan is where a large share of them go: the square, the bridges and the Armenian quarter are packed, hotels are booked out and some offices and museums close.93
  5. Asjchabad 🇹🇲 TurkmenistanTurkmen horse day · 24–30 apr (meestal)The last Sunday in April belongs to the Akhal-Teke: racing at the hippodrome, a beauty contest for the horses and a mounted stunt team.93
  6. Teheran 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)The Persian new year empties Tehran for a fortnight: offices, museums and half the restaurants shut, roads out of the city jam, and the air is the cleanest it gets all year.93
  7. Syracuse 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.92
  8. Shiraz 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Shiraz is one of the two places Iranians go for the new year, and Hafez's tomb, the gardens and Persepolis are all at their fullest.91
  9. Harare 🇿🇼 ZimbabweIndependence Day · 18 aprThe 18 April holiday fills the National Sports Stadium for a state ceremony and closes everything official for the day.91
  10. Palermo 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.90
  11. Yazd 🇮🇷 IranNowruz · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)The new year fortnight brings Iranian families to the old town in numbers and fills every restored caravanserai hotel.90
  12. Lecce 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.89
  13. Sorrento 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.89
  14. Rome 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.88
  15. Florence 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.88
  16. Dakar 🇸🇳 SenegalIndependence Day · 4 aprThe 4 April military parade closes the corniche and the centre for the morning.88
  17. Capri 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.88
  18. Positano 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.88
  19. Napels 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.87
  20. Bologna 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.87
  21. Ouro Preto 🇧🇷 BraziliëTiradentes day · 19–22 aprThe national holiday on 21 April commemorates the conspirator hanged for a plot hatched in these streets, and the town it belongs to is where Minas comes to mark it.87
  22. Matera 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.87
  23. Genua 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.86
  24. Canberra 🇦🇺 AustraliëAnzac Day dawn service · 25 aprTens of thousands stand in the dark at the War Memorial before the march on 25 April.86
  25. Taormina 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.86

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Nationale feestdag in mei

  1. Lusaka 🇿🇲 ZambiaAfrica Freedom Day · 25 mei25 May marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity and is a public holiday in Zambia; government offices and banks close.94
  2. Cannes 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.94
  3. Iquique 🇨🇱 ChiliGlorias Navales · 21 meiThe city where Arturo Prat's Esmeralda went down in 1879 marks the anniversary with a parade at Plaza 21 de Mayo, a flotilla out to the Esmeralda buoy and a 21-gun salute at 12:10, the hour she sank.94
  4. Saint-Tropez 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.94
  5. Asmara 🇪🇷 EritreaIndependence Day · 22–26 meiThe 24th is the biggest date in the Eritrean calendar and the capital is where it is staged: carnival floats, street stages and a week of nightly crowds on the avenue.93
  6. Belgrado 🇷🇸 ServiëMay Day holidays · 1–2 mei1 and 2 May are public holidays, and Serbs head out of town for barbecues by rivers, in parks and in the countryside.93
  7. Ajaccio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.93
  8. Niš 🇷🇸 ServiëMay Day holidays · 1–2 mei1 and 2 May are public holidays, and Serbs head out of town for barbecues by rivers, in parks and in the countryside.93
  9. Matera 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.93
  10. Syracuse 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.93
  11. Aix-en-Provence 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.93
  12. Bonifacio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.93
  13. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenMemorial Day weekend · 23–31 mei (meestal)Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day.93
  14. Rome 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.92
  15. Marseille 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.92
  16. Montpellier 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.92
  17. Lecce 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.92
  18. Mamaia 🇷🇴 RoemeniëMay Day on the coast · 29 apr – 3 mei (meestal)1 May is a public holiday and the unofficial opening of the Black Sea season: young Romanians pour in for the long weekend, terraces and clubs open, and rooms book up at higher rates, even though the sea is still cold.92
  19. Ankara 🇹🇷 TurkijeYouth and Sports Day · 19 meiThe national holiday for the start of the War of Independence: wreath-laying at Anitkabir, school and stadium shows, flags on every balcony and road closures around the ceremonies.92
  20. Florence 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.91
  21. Jeruzalem 🇮🇱 IsraëlIndependence Day · 14 apr – 15 mei (meestal)Memorial Day, when sirens stop traffic and entertainment venues close, runs straight into Independence Day: fireworks in the evening, then a public holiday of barbecues in packed parks, beaches and nature reserves.91
  22. Nice 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.91
  23. Napels 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.91
  24. Novi Sad 🇷🇸 ServiëMay Day holidays · 1–2 mei1 and 2 May are public holidays, and Serbs head out of town for barbecues by rivers, in parks and in the countryside.91
  25. Avignon 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.91

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Nationale feestdag in juni

  1. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMadaraka Day · 1 junThe 1st of June, marking self-rule, with the national ceremony rotating between county stadiums.93
  2. Keulen 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.93
  3. Leipzig 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.93
  4. Nantes 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.93
  5. Frankfurt am Main 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.92
  6. Göteborg 🇸🇪 ZwedenMidsummer · 19–26 jun (meestal)The Friday nearest 24 June shuts the country.92
  7. Düsseldorf 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.92
  8. Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueIndependence Day · 25 junThe 25 June holiday closes everything official and fills the Praca da Independencia.91
  9. Dresden 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.91
  10. Neurenberg 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.91
  11. Cannes 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.91
  12. Siena 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.91
  13. Kaunas 🇱🇹 LitouwenJoninės, Midsummer · 23–24 junSt John's Day on 24 June is a public holiday, and the night before is Lithuanian Midsummer: bonfires, flower wreaths and singing by rivers, lakes and the sea until dawn.91
  14. Malmö 🇸🇪 ZwedenMidsummer · 19–26 jun (meestal)The Friday nearest 24 June closes shops, restaurants and museums, and the city leaves for the countryside and the coast.91
  15. Moskou 🇷🇺 RuslandRussia Day · 12 junA public holiday on 12 June with concerts in the centre and a fireworks finish, and the start of the summer pattern where the city empties towards the dachas for any long weekend.90
  16. Hamburg 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.90
  17. Luxemburg 🇱🇺 LuxemburgNational Day · 22–23 junThe eve of 23 June is the event: a torchlit parade through the upper town and fireworks off the Pont Adolphe over the gorge.90
  18. Antananarivo 🇲🇬 MadagaskarIndependence Day · 24–27 jun (meestal)The 26th is the national day and the city stops for it: children's lantern processions the night before, a parade in the morning, and everything official shut either side.90
  19. Taormina 🇮🇹 ItaliëSpring bank-holiday bridges · 25 apr – 2 junLiberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte.90
  20. Visby 🇸🇪 ZwedenMidsummer · 19–26 jun (meestal)Midsummer Eve, the Friday between 19 and 25 June, is the day Sweden stops: most shops, offices and many restaurants close, people dance round maypoles over herring and schnapps, and accommodation wherever Swedes go for the weekend books out.90
  21. Stuttgart 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.89
  22. Ajaccio 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.89
  23. Colmar 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay holidays and ponts · 1 mei – 10 jun (meestal)1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont.89
  24. Heidelberg 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.89
  25. Sylt 🇩🇪 DuitslandAscension and Whitsun · 30 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide.89

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Nationale feestdag in juli

  1. Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaCanada Day · 1–2 jul (meestal)1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday.97
  2. Seattle 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenIndependence Day · 3–5 jul (meestal)The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend.97
  3. Ica 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 25–31 jul (meestal)Independence on 28 and 29 July is Peru's biggest domestic travel break, often widened into a long weekend.96
  4. Victoria 🇨🇦 CanadaCanada Day · 1–2 jul (meestal)1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday.95
  5. Chicama 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 27–30 julPeru's independence holidays at the end of July give the country its winter long weekend, and surfers from Lima and Trujillo drive up during the prime of the swell season.95
  6. Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 🇧🇪 BelgiëBelgian National Day · 20–21 julThe military parade and the fair in the Parc de Bruxelles on 21 July, with the palace and several ministries open to anyone who queues.94
  7. Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenIndependence Day · 3–5 jul (meestal)The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend.94
  8. Rijsel 🇫🇷 FrankrijkBastille Day (14 juillet) · 13–14 jul14 July is the national holiday: towns hold fireworks on the evening of the 13th or 14th, often with a firemen's ball, a parade or a concert, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day.94
  9. La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkBastille Day (14 juillet) · 13–14 jul14 July is the national holiday: towns hold fireworks on the evening of the 13th or 14th, often with a firemen's ball, a parade or a concert, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day.94
  10. Whitehorse 🇨🇦 CanadaCanada Day · 1–2 jul (meestal)1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday.94
  11. San Francisco 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenIndependence Day · 3–5 jul (meestal)The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend.93
  12. Lima 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 28–29 julTwo days of independence holidays with the military parade on Avenida Brasil.93
  13. Kigali 🇷🇼 RwandaLiberation Day · 4 julThe 4 July holiday marks the end of the genocide and closes offices and banks.93
  14. Lusaka 🇿🇲 ZambiaHeroes and Unity Days · 1–8 jul (meestal)The first Monday and Tuesday of July are back-to-back public holidays, making a four-day weekend when offices shut and many residents leave the city; the Agricultural Show and Farmers' Day follow a few weeks later.93
  15. Lilongwe 🇲🇼 MalawiIndependence Day · 6 julMalawi marks its 1964 independence from Britain on 6 July with a public holiday: offices, banks and most shops close in the capital, and it lands in the cool, dry middle of the tourist season.93
  16. Yellowknife 🇨🇦 CanadaCanada Day · 1–2 jul (meestal)1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday.93
  17. Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 MalawiIndependence Day · 6 jul6 July is a public holiday with official ceremonies and local celebrations; banks, government offices and many shops close, with a weekday off in lieu when it falls on a weekend.93
  18. San Diego 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenIndependence Day · 3–5 jul (meestal)The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend.92
  19. Portland 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenIndependence Day · 3–5 jul (meestal)The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend.92
  20. Halifax 🇨🇦 CanadaCanada Day · 1–2 jul (meestal)1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday.92
  21. Tofino 🇨🇦 CanadaCanada Day · 1–2 jul (meestal)1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday.92
  22. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 26 jul – 1 augThe national holidays on 28 and 29 July sit inside the school winter break, which fills the buses to Colca and Puno and the hotels in the centre.92
  23. Trujillo 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 27–30 julPeru takes two days at the end of July and turns them into a week of travel.92
  24. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 26 jul – 1 augThe national holidays put Lima on the Panamericana south and Paracas is one of the closest places to get to.92
  25. Calgary 🇨🇦 CanadaCanada Day · 1–2 jul (meestal)1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday.91

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Nationale feestdag in augustus

  1. Santa Cruz 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.95
  2. Lima 🇵🇪 PeruSanta Rosa de Lima · 30 augA national holiday on 30 August, with a queue down the block at the sanctuary near Congress to drop a letter into the saint's well.94
  3. Harare 🇿🇼 ZimbabweHeroes' and Defence Forces days · 8–14 aug (meestal)A two-day public holiday in the second week of August.94
  4. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 26 jul – 1 augThe national holidays on 28 and 29 July sit inside the school winter break, which fills the buses to Colca and Puno and the hotels in the centre.94
  5. Kazan 🇷🇺 RuslandRepublic and City Day · 29–31 augTatarstan's republic day and Kazan's city day both land on 30 August, so the embankments and the Kremlin get concerts and fireworks and everything official is shut.92
  6. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruFiestas Patrias · 26 jul – 1 augThe national holidays put Lima on the Panamericana south and Paracas is one of the closest places to get to.92
  7. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.92
  8. Windhoek 🇳🇦 NamibiëHeroes' Day · 26 augThe 26 August holiday commemorates the start of the liberation war and is marked with a national ceremony that rotates between regions.91
  9. Cochabamba 🇧🇴 BoliviaIndependence Day · 5–7 aug6 August is Bolivia's national day: schoolchildren, civic groups and the military parade around the main square, flags hang from every building, and banks, offices and many shops close.91
  10. Mackinac 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.91
  11. Genève 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandSwiss National Day · 31 jul – 1 aug1 August is a public holiday nationwide.90
  12. Kiev 🇺🇦 OekraïneIndependence Day · 24 augThe national day on 24 August.90
  13. Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandUmhlanga, the Reed Dance · 25 aug – 10 sep (meestal)Tens of thousands of young women bring reeds to the Queen Mother's royal village over about a week, ending in massed singing and dancing before the King that visitors may watch.90
  14. Sucre 🇧🇴 BoliviaBolivian independence day · 5–7 augIndependence was declared in the Casa de la Libertad on this square in 1825, so the 6th of August is Sucre's date as much as the country's.89
  15. Oš 🇰🇬 KirgiziëIndependence Day · 31 augThe last day of August is a national holiday with concerts and displays on the central square, and it comes as the mountain season is closing.89
  16. Bern 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandSwiss National Day · 31 jul – 1 aug1 August is a public holiday nationwide.88
  17. Bar Harbor 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.88
  18. San Salvador de Jujuy 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëÉxodo Jujeño · 22–23 augThe province marks Belgrano's 1812 evacuation with an evocative march on the 22nd and a parade of some seventy-five gaucho centres on the 23rd.88
  19. South Lake Tahoe 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.87
  20. Lausanne 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandSwiss National Day · 31 jul – 1 aug1 August is a public holiday nationwide.87
  21. Montreux 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandSwiss National Day · 31 jul – 1 aug1 August is a public holiday nationwide.87
  22. Bazel 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandSwiss National Day · 31 jul – 1 aug1 August is a public holiday nationwide.85
  23. Bisjkek 🇰🇬 KirgiziëIndependence Day · 31 augA parade on Ala-Too Square and a day off in the middle of the walking season, so the marshrutkas to the mountains and the guesthouses on Issyk-Kul go with it.85
  24. Nantucket 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.85
  25. Zürich 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandSwiss National Day · 31 jul – 1 aug1 August is a public holiday nationwide.84

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Nationale feestdag in september

  1. Iquique 🇨🇱 ChiliFiestas Patrias · 16–21 sepFondas go up behind the beach and the mining camps inland empty into town for two days of public holiday.96
  2. Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarijeSofia Day · 16–18 sep17 September, the feast of Saints Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sofia, is the city's day: concerts on the yellow cobbles, free museums, and the last outdoor weekend before autumn takes hold.95
  3. Asmara 🇪🇷 EritreaBahti Meskerem · 1 sepRevolution Day, marking the first shot of the independence war.94
  4. Plovdiv 🇧🇬 BulgarijeUnification Day and City Day · 5–7 sepThe 1885 unification of Bulgaria was proclaimed here, so 6 September is both the national holiday and Plovdiv's own: a re-enactment outside the old parliament building, concerts, and a long weekend for the whole country.94
  5. Chisinau 🇲🇩 MoldaviëIndependence and Limba Noastră · 26 aug – 1 sepIndependence Day on 27 August and the language holiday on the 31st run back to back, with a fair and concerts on the Great National Assembly Square and government buildings shut through the middle.94
  6. Cochabamba 🇧🇴 BoliviaDía de Cochabamba · 13–15 sep (meestal)The department's holiday marks the 1810 uprising, with a torchlit parade toward El Prado and ceremonies on Plaza 14 de Septiembre.93
  7. Antofagasta 🇨🇱 ChiliFiestas Patrias · 16–21 sepFondas go up in the coastal parks, the mines run skeleton shifts and shops and offices shut for two days.93
  8. Santa Cruz 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.93
  9. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.93
  10. Samarkand 🇺🇿 OezbekistanIndependence Day · 1 sepA staged national celebration with concerts and closed central roads, and a public day off across the country.92
  11. Tasjkent 🇺🇿 OezbekistanIndependence Day · 1 sepA staged national celebration with concerts and closed central roads, and a public day off across the country.92
  12. Xiva 🇺🇿 OezbekistanIndependence Day · 1 sepThe first of September is a national holiday and it falls in the best fortnight of the year here, so the walled town takes a domestic crowd on top of the coach groups.92
  13. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliFiestas Patrias · 16–21 sepChile's national days are a four-day holiday and the desert is one of the places Santiago flies to for them.91
  14. Nouméa 🇳🇨 Nieuw-CaledoniëNew Caledonia Day · 24 sep24 September marks the 1853 French annexation, since reframed as a citizenship day, and it is read very differently across the territory.91
  15. Mbabane 🇸🇿 SwazilandUmhlanga, the Reed Dance · 25 aug – 10 sep (meestal)Tens of thousands of young women bring reeds to the Queen Mother's royal village over about a week, ending in massed singing and dancing before the King that visitors may watch.91
  16. Hanga Roa 🇨🇱 ChiliFiestas Patrias · 16–21 sep (meestal)18 and 19 September are Chile's biggest holidays, often stretched into a long weekend.90
  17. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChiliFiestas Patrias · 16–21 sep (meestal)18 and 19 September are Chile's biggest holidays, often stretched into a long weekend.90
  18. Buchara 🇺🇿 OezbekistanIndependence Day · 1 sep1 September is a national holiday with evening concerts on the squares.89
  19. Doesjanbe 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanIndependence Day · 9 sepThe ninth of September brings a state parade and staged concerts on the central squares, with roads closed around them and a heavy police presence.88
  20. Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaBotswana Day · 30 sep – 1 oktTwo days off for independence, with the stadium event and street stalls in the centre.88
  21. Newport 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenLabor Day weekend · 30 aug – 7 sep (meestal)Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed.88
  22. Andizan 🇺🇿 OezbekistanIndependence Day · 1 sepThe first of September shuts offices and fills the central square with staged concerts and school parades.87
  23. Choedzjand 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanIndependence Day · 9 sepThe ninth of September is a national holiday with staged concerts and school displays on the central square, and offices closed either side of it if it falls near a weekend.87
  24. Guanajuato 🇲🇽 MexicoIndependence days · 13–17 sepThe independence war effectively started here at the Alhóndiga, so the middle of September carries more weight in Guanajuato than almost anywhere: the grito on the night of the 15th, then a full military and student parade.87
  25. Durban 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaHeritage Day · 24 sepA public holiday that South Africa has quietly turned into a national braai; the beachfront and the parks fill from mid-morning and the shops keep Sunday hours.87

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Nationale feestdag in oktober

  1. Athene 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 oktA military parade closes Vasilissis Sofias and Syntagma on the 28th and the country takes the day off; museums and most shops shut, and it usually pulls a long weekend with it.94
  2. Nauplion 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.93
  3. Iraklion 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.92
  4. Paros 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.91
  5. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMashujaa Day · 20 oktHeroes' Day on 20 October, a public holiday landing in the busiest safari month of the year.90
  6. Ankara 🇹🇷 TurkijeRepublic Day · 27–30 oktThe 29th of October is the capital's own holiday, with a parade, a flypast and a long weekend that empties the city towards the coast.90
  7. Naxos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.90
  8. Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDia de los Muertos · 25 okt – 3 nov (meestal)Altars and an all-night gathering in the Hollywood Forever cemetery on the Saturday nearest 2 November, plus nine days of processions on Olvera Street.89
  9. Rhodos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.89
  10. Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.89
  11. Bursa 🇹🇷 TurkijeRepublic Day · 27–30 oktThe 29th of October gives Turkey a long weekend, and Bursa is close enough to Istanbul to absorb a lot of it.89
  12. Norfolk NorfolkAgricultural Show Day · 8–14 okt (meestal)The second Monday in October is a public holiday for the show: produce, livestock, baking and the year's arguments about whose lemons are better.89
  13. Istanbul 🇹🇷 TurkijeRepublic Day · 28–29 oktThe holiday starts at one o'clock on 28 October.88
  14. Valencia 🇪🇸 SpanjeNou d'Octubre · 9 oktThe regional holiday: the Senyera comes down from the town hall balcony at noon and is walked to the cathedral, a mascleta goes off at two, and a Moors and Christians parade takes Calle de la Paz in the late afternoon.88
  15. Kos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.88
  16. Chania 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.88
  17. Shanghai 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaMid-Autumn Festival · 8 sep – 8 okt (meestal)Mooncakes from every bakery and a short national break that some years runs straight into the October holiday, making one very long one.84
  18. Korfoe 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.84
  19. Zakynthos 🇬🇷 GriekenlandOhi Day · 28 okt28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum.84
  20. Incheon 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaChuseok · 5 sep – 10 okt (meestal)The airport is the pinch point of the whole country for about five days.84
  21. Cuenca 🇪🇨 EcuadorIndependencia de Cuenca · 31 okt – 5 novThe Day of the Dead on the second runs straight into the city's independence day on the third, which makes it the longest bridge in the Ecuadorian year and the week Cuenca is fullest.84
  22. Jeonju 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaChuseok · 5 sep – 10 okt (meestal)Chuseok, the autumn harvest festival, is a three-day public holiday when Koreans travel home.84
  23. Gyeongju 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaChuseok · 5 sep – 10 okt (meestal)The harvest holiday empties the cities and fills the old capital.83
  24. Lusaka 🇿🇲 ZambiaIndependence Day · 21–27 okt (meestal)Zambia's national day falls on 24 October, with government offices, banks and many shops closed and stadium celebrations and parades filling Lusaka for the holiday.82
  25. Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaBotswana Day · 30 sep – 1 oktTwo days off for independence, with the stadium event and street stalls in the centre.82

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Nationale feestdag in november

  1. Phoenix 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.92
  2. Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDia de los Muertos · 25 okt – 3 nov (meestal)Altars and an all-night gathering in the Hollywood Forever cemetery on the Saturday nearest 2 November, plus nine days of processions on Olvera Street.91
  3. Scottsdale 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.91
  4. San Diego 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.91
  5. Tucson 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.91
  6. Cochabamba 🇧🇴 BoliviaTodos Santos · 1–2 novHouseholds build a table of bread figures, fruit and the dead person's favourite food from midday on the first, then carry it to the cemetery on the second.90
  7. Jacksonville 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.90
  8. Norfolk NorfolkThanksgiving Day · 22–28 nov (meestal)An American whaling-era import kept nowhere else in the Pacific, on the fourth Wednesday in November.90
  9. Palm Springs 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.89
  10. Rabat 🇲🇦 MarokkoGreen March anniversary · 4–8 novThe 6th of November closes public offices and fills the capital with flags.89
  11. Dakhla Westelijke SaharaGreen March anniversary · 4–8 novThe 6th of November is the date Morocco marks its claim on the Sahara, and nowhere marks it harder than here: flags, official events and closed public offices for the long weekend.89
  12. Sucre 🇧🇴 BoliviaTodos Santos · 1–2 novFamilies build altars with photos, favourite foods and t'antawawa bread figures for their dead, then take them to the cemetery on 2 November.88
  13. Houston 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.88
  14. Al Ajoen Westelijke SaharaGreen March Day · 6–7 nov6 November is the anniversary of the 1975 march into Western Sahara, and Laayoune is where Morocco stages the commemoration: flags on every pole, official speeches and a town that stops for the day.88
  15. Austin 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.87
  16. San Antonio 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.87
  17. Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaGiant kites for All Saints · 1 novOn 1 November the villages half an hour up the road, Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepequez, raise barriletes the height of a house over the cemetery while families eat fiambre among the graves.86
  18. Charleston 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.86
  19. Montañita 🇪🇨 EcuadorDay of the Dead long weekend · 1–4 nov (meestal)2 November, Day of the Dead, and 3 November, Cuenca's independence day, make a national long weekend.86
  20. St. Augustine 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.86
  21. New Orleans 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHalloween and Krewe of Boo · 20 okt – 2 nov (meestal)The city takes Halloween not far short of how it takes Carnival: a night parade with floats through the Marigny and the Quarter, and Frenchmen Street in costume for the weekend either side.85
  22. Savannah 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.84
  23. Nizwa 🇴🇲 OmanOman National Day · 18–30 nov (meestal)National Day falls on 20 November and brings two days of public holiday, which the government has sometimes moved to later in the month to make a long weekend.83
  24. Potosí 🇧🇴 BoliviaPotosi anniversary, 10 November · 10 novThe department's civic holiday marks the 1810 uprising against Spanish rule with parades of schools, miners and the army around the main square.82
  25. Dallas 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.82

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Nationale feestdag in december

  1. Montevideo 🇺🇾 UruguayNew Year on the rambla · 31 dec – 1 janCiudad Vieja offices shower the street with old paperwork before noon on 31 December, then the city eats at home and reappears on Pocitos beach around midnight.88
  2. Manama 🇧🇭 BahreinBahrain National Day · 15–18 decThe 16th and 17th of December give a long weekend at the best time of year to be outdoors, so the corniche and the beaches are busy and the hotels are full.87
  3. Tampa 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.87
  4. Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenUAE National Day · 1–3 decPublic holidays on 2 and 3 December with fireworks over the Corniche, air displays and flags on every car.86
  5. Doha 🇶🇦 QatarQatar National Day · 16–20 decThe 18 December holiday, with a parade on the corniche, fireworks and flags on every car.86
  6. Dubai 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenUAE National Day · 1–3 decTwo public holidays on 2 and 3 December, with fireworks, air displays and flags on every car.85
  7. Ras al-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenUAE National Day · 1–3 decEid Al Etihad on 2 December brings a public holiday of two days or more.85
  8. Fujairah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenUAE National Day · 30 nov – 3 decThe 2nd and 3rd of December give the country a long weekend and the east-coast hotels fill with it.85
  9. Palm Springs 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.84
  10. Niamey 🇳🇪 NigerRepublic Day · 18 dec18 December is the biggest civic date of the Nigerien year and the government has traditionally rotated the main ceremony around a different regional capital.84
  11. San Diego 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.83
  12. St. Augustine 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.83
  13. Miami 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.81
  14. Phoenix 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.81
  15. Scottsdale 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.80
  16. San Antonio 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.80
  17. Tucson 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.80
  18. Jacksonville 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.80
  19. Fort Lauderdale 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.80
  20. The Bottom SabaSaba Day · 1–7 dec (meestal)The first Friday in December marks the 1985 adoption of Saba's flag and anthem, and the whole island stops: offices, schools and shops close for a day of parades and community events across all four villages, The Bottom included.80
  21. Honolulu 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.78
  22. Medellín 🇨🇴 ColombiaThe Monday puentes · 1 jan – 31 decColombia moves most of its public holidays onto a Monday, so the country takes a long weekend roughly every month.78
  23. Arusha 🇹🇿 TanzaniaIndependence and Republic Day · 9 decTanzania's national holiday, marking 1961 independence and the 1964 union with Zanzibar.78
  24. Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoProclamation of Independence · 11 decThe 11 December national day is celebrated in a different regional capital each year under the Faso Days programme, with roads and buildings put up for it.78
  25. Houston 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenThanksgiving · 21 nov – 2 dec (meestal)Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close.77

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