Public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
11 days in 2026 · 11 in 2027
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All Saints' Day
Toussaint
After it: Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November
Sunday, 1 November 2026
Saint Pierre and Miquelon has 11 public holidays in 2026 and 11 in 2027, the same list as metropolitan France, set by the French Labour Code. Two of the 2026 days fall on a weekend, the Assumption on Saturday 15 August and All Saints' Day on Sunday 1 November, which leaves nine on weekdays.
Unlike most of overseas France, the archipelago adds no day of its own. Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin each keep a day for the abolition of slavery, New Caledonia a citizenship day and Wallis and Futuna two feasts of its own. Alsace and Moselle keep Good Friday and 26 December; the islands do not.
The Fête basque is not on the list either. Its 43rd edition ran from 10 to 16 August 2026 and filled Saint-Pierre with pelota and Basque rural sports, without a statutory day off.
- Days off in 2026
- 11Nationwide public holidays
- On a weekday
- 9Monday to Friday
- On a weekend
- 2Saturday or Sunday
- Long weekends
- 5and 3 with one day of leave
2026
Public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon in 2026
- 1 January: New Year's DayJour de l'AnNew Year's Day.Thursday
- 6 April: Easter MondayLundi de PâquesEaster Monday, the day after Easter Sunday. Its date moves with Easter, between late March and late April.MondayDate moves
- 1 May: Labour DayFête du TravailLabour Day. French law makes it the one holiday on which work has to stop and still be paid, outside the industries that cannot stop.Friday
- 8 May: Victory DayFête de la Victoire 1945The end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1945.Friday
- 14 May: Ascension DayAscensionAscension Thursday, forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday.ThursdayDate moves
- 25 May: Whit MondayLundi de PentecôteWhit Monday, fifty days after Easter. Since 2005 French employers may make it the unpaid solidarity day, so whether it is off depends on the workplace.MondayDate moves
- 14 July: National DayFête nationaleThe French national day, 14 July, kept for the storming of the Bastille in 1789.Tuesday
- 15 August: Assumption DayAssomptionThe Assumption of Mary, 15 August. A Saturday in 2026 and a Sunday in 2027, so neither year gains a weekday off from it.Saturday
- 1 November: All Saints' DayToussaintAll Saints' Day, 1 November.Sunday
- 11 November: Armistice DayArmisticeThe armistice that ended fighting in the First World War on 11 November 1918.Wednesday
- 25 December: Christmas DayNoëlChristmas Day. Unlike Alsace and Moselle, the islands have no second Christmas holiday on 26 December.Friday
Long weekends
Long weekends in Saint Pierre and Miquelon in 2026
Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.
- 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
- 3daysSat 4 Apr to Mon 6 AprEaster Monday
- 3daysFri 1 May to Sun 3 MayLabour Day
- 3daysFri 8 May to Sun 10 MayVictory Day
- 4daysThu 14 May to Sun 17 MayWith Fri 15 May taken as leave · Ascension Day
- 3daysSat 23 May to Mon 25 MayWhit Monday
- 4daysSat 11 Jul to Tue 14 JulWith Mon 13 Jul taken as leave · National Day
- 3daysFri 25 Dec to Sun 27 DecChristmas Day
2027
Public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon in 2027
- 1 January: New Year's DayJour de l'AnFriday
- 29 March: Easter MondayLundi de PâquesMondayDate moves
- 1 May: Labour DayFête du TravailSaturday
- 6 May: Ascension DayAscensionThursdayDate moves
- 8 May: Victory DayFête de la Victoire 1945Saturday
- 17 May: Whit MondayLundi de PentecôteMondayDate moves
- 14 July: National DayFête nationaleWednesday
- 15 August: Assumption DayAssomptionSunday
- 1 November: All Saints' DayToussaintMonday
- 11 November: Armistice DayArmisticeThursday
- 25 December: Christmas DayNoëlSaturday
French law lists the holidays without requiring work to stop on them, 1 May apart. Whether an office, a shop or a fish plant closes on the other ten is set by collective agreement or by the employer, and Whit Monday is the day most often worked, as the solidarity day introduced in 2005.
Common questions
Questions about public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
How many public holidays does Saint Pierre and Miquelon have?
Eleven a year, the list of the French Labour Code: New Year's Day, Easter Monday, 1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday, Whit Monday, 14 July, 15 August, 1 November, 11 November and Christmas Day. In 2026 the Assumption falls on a Saturday and All Saints' Day on a Sunday, so nine of the eleven land on weekdays.
Does Saint Pierre and Miquelon have a public holiday of its own?
No. Most French overseas territories add at least one day to the national list, often for the abolition of slavery, but Saint Pierre and Miquelon keeps exactly the eleven of metropolitan France. The Fête basque each August and the other local festivals are celebrations without a statutory day off.
Is Whit Monday a day off in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
It is a public holiday, on 25 May in 2026 and 17 May in 2027, but not always a day off. Since 2005 French employers may use it as the solidarity day, worked without pay to fund care for the elderly, so some workplaces open and others close.
What are the long weekends in Saint Pierre and Miquelon in 2026?
Five need no leave: Easter from Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April, 1 May and 8 May both on Fridays, Whit weekend ending on Monday 25 May, and Christmas Day on a Friday. A single day of leave adds more: Friday 2 January after New Year's Day, Friday 15 May after Ascension, and Monday 13 July before the Tuesday national day.
When is Easter Monday in Saint Pierre and Miquelon in 2027?
Monday 29 March 2027. Good Friday, a day off only in Alsace and Moselle, is not one in the islands, so the Easter break runs from Saturday 27 March to Monday 29 March. Ascension follows on Thursday 6 May and Whit Monday on 17 May.
Is 26 December a holiday in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
No. The second Christmas day, Saint Stephen's Day, is a public holiday in France only in Alsace and Moselle. In the archipelago Christmas is a single day off, which falls on a Friday in 2026 and on a Saturday in 2027.
Are shops and businesses closed on 1 May in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
Labour Day is the one public holiday on which French law requires work to stop and wages still to be paid, except in activities that cannot be interrupted. On the other ten, whether a business closes depends on its collective agreement or its employer.
Dates from Nager.Date, read 2026-10-04. The page counts from Sunday, 4 October 2026, the day it was built.