Holidays and Observances in France in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 7 | Friday | Good Friday | Local holiday | Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 10 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Monday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
| May 8 | Monday | WWII Victory Day | National holiday | |
| May 18 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
| May 28 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance | |
| May 29 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
| Jun 4 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 14 | Friday | Bastille Day | National holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | National holiday | |
| Nov 11 | Saturday | Armistice Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 22 | Friday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | St Stephen's Day | Local holiday | Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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