Long weekends by country, 2026
Which countries get the most long weekends in 2026 without taking leave, computed from each country's own weekend and holidays. Colombia leads with 16; and at the other end of luck, Italy loses 6 of its 13 public holidays to the weekend this year.
Holidays lost to the weekend, 2026
A public holiday on a Saturday is a day off you already had. These are the countries whose 2026 calendar is unluckiest — the bar is the share of the year's holidays that land on the weekend.
- 6 of 13
- 6 of 13
- 6 of 13
- 5 of 11
- 4 of 9
- 6 of 14
- 10 of 25
- 4 of 10
- 5 of 13
- 6 of 16
- 6 of 16
- 4 of 11
- 4 of 11
- 4 of 11
- 5 of 14
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only, including statutory substitute days; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar. Regenerate on every date-holidays upgrade: the 25 July build silently lacked Korea's substitute days because the installed package predated them. Known upstream gap: El Salvador — the source lists 8 public days where Nager.Date confirms ~20, and files New Year's Day as an observance; we publish what the source holds rather than invent, and the weekly Nager run tracks the gap. - Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
Which country has the most long weekends in 2026?
Colombia, with 16 stretches of three or more free days needing no leave. The full ranking is on this page; each country links to its dates.
Which country loses the most holidays to weekends in 2026?
Italy: 6 of its 13 public holidays land on days that were already off. A holiday total is the number people quote; the weekday count is the number they feel.