It’s never too early to start planning for your next holiday. We’re making it easier for you by listing the key dates in France and the UK for school holidays and public (or bank) holidays. See you soon!
2023 Public Holidays in France
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year’s Day: | Sun, 1 January |
| Good Friday | Fri, 7 April |
| Easter Monday | Mon, 10 April |
| Labour Day | Mon, 1 May |
| Victory Day | Mon, 8 May |
| Ascension Day | Thur, 28 May |
| Whit Monday | Mon, 29 May |
| Bastille Day | Fri, 14 July |
| Assumption Day | Tue, 15 August |
| All Saints’ Day | Wed, 1 November |
| Armistice Day | Sat, 11 November |
| Christmas Day | Mon, 25 December |
| St Stephen’s Day | Tue, 26 December |
Note: Good Friday and St Stephen’s Day are observed in Alsace and Moselle only.
2023 School Holidays in France
| SCHOOL HOLIDAY | REGION | START | END |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter holiday | Zone A | 4 Feb | 19 Feb |
| Winter holiday | Zone B | 11 Feb | 26 Feb |
| Winter holiday | Zone C | 18 Feb | 5 Mar |
| Spring break | Zone A | 8 Apr | 23 Apr |
| Spring break | Zone B | 15 Apr | 1 May |
| Spring break | Zone C | 22 Apr | 8 May |
| Summer holiday | Zone A, B, C | 8 Jul | 1 Sept |
| Autumn break | Zone A, B, C | 20 Oct | 5 Nov |
| Christmas holiday | Zone A, B, C22 | 22 Dec | 7 Jan ’24 |
- Zone A: Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers
- Zone B: Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg
- Zone C: Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles
2023 Bank Holidays in the UK:
| Holiday | Date | Country |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Holiday | Mon, 2 January | All |
| St Patrick’s Day | Fri, 17 March | Northern Ireland |
| Good Friday | Fri, 7 April | All |
| Easter Monday | Mon, 10 April | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| Early May bank holiday | Mon, 1 May | All |
| Coronation of King Charles | Mon, 8 May | All |
| Spring bank holiday | Mon, 29 May | All |
| Battle of the Boyne | Wed, 12 July | Northern Ireland |
| Summer bank holiday | Mon, 7 August | Scotland |
| Summer bank holiday | Mon, 28 August | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| St Andrew’s Day | Thur, 30 November | Scotland |
| Christmas Day | Mon, 25 December | All |
| Boxing Day | Tue, 26 December | All |
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