Labour Day 2026 Quick Facts
- First listed date: Mar 23 (2026-03-23) in Christmas Island
- Countries listed: 183
- Also known as: Labor Day, May Day, Workers' Day, International Workers' Day
Date Notes
Many countries observe Labour Day on May 1, while others use a different national date.
What It Means
The holiday is tied to labor movements, workplace rights, civic events, and seasonal long weekends.
Planning Impact
Offices, schools, banks, and public services may close depending on local law.
Labour Day 2026 Dates by Country
| Date | Day | Country | Holiday Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23 (2026-03-23) | Mon | Christmas Island | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Aland Islands | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Albania | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Algeria | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Andorra | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Angola | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Anguilla | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Argentina | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Armenia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Aruba | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Bahrain | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Bangladesh | May Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Barbados | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Belarus | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Belgium | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Belize | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Benin | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Bolivia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Bosnia and Herzegovina | May Day / International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Botswana | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Brazil | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Bulgaria | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Burkina Faso | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Burundi | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Cambodia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Cameroon | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Cape Verde | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Caribbean Netherlands | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Central African Republic | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Chad | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Chile | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | China | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Colombia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Comoros | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Congo | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Costa Rica | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Croatia | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Cuba | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Curacao | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Cyprus | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Czechia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Djibouti | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Dominica | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Dominican Republic | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | DR Congo | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Ecuador | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Egypt | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | El Salvador | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Equatorial Guinea | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Eritrea | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Eswatini | Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Ethiopia | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Finland | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | France | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | French Guiana | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | French Polynesia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Gabon | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Gambia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Germany | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Ghana | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Gibraltar | May Day Bank Holiday | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Greece | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Grenada | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Guadeloupe | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Guatemala | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Guinea | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Guinea-Bissau | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Guyana | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Honduras | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Hong Kong | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Hungary | Labour day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Iceland | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | India | May Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Indonesia | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Iraq | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Italy | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Ivory Coast | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Jordan | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Kenya | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Kiribati | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Kosovo | International Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Kyrgyzstan | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Laos | International Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Latvia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Lebanon | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Lesotho | Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Libya | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Liechtenstein | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Luxembourg | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Macau | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Madagascar | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Malawi | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Malaysia | Labour Day | Federal |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Mali | Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Martinique | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Mauritania | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Mauritius | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Mayotte | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Mexico | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Moldova | Labour Day (Moldova) | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Monaco | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Montenegro | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Morocco | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Myanmar | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Namibia | Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Nepal | Buddha Jayanti; International Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | New Caledonia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Nicaragua | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Niger | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Nigeria | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | North Korea | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | North Macedonia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Norway | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Pakistan | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Palestine | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Panama | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Paraguay | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Peru | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Philippines | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Poland | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Portugal | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Réunion | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Romania | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Russia | Labour Day / Spring Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Rwanda | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Saint Barthelemy | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Saint Lucia | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Saint Martin | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | San Marino | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Sao Tome and Principe | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Senegal | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Serbia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Seychelles | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Sierra Leone | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Singapore | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Sint Maarten | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Slovakia | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Slovenia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Somalia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | South Africa | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | South Sudan | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Spain | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Sri Lanka | International Workers' Day; Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Suriname | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | May Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Sweden | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Switzerland | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Switzerland | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Syria | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Taiwan | Labor Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Tanzania | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Thailand | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Togo | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Tokelau | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Tunisia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Turkey | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Uganda | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Ukraine | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Uruguay | International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Vanuatu | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Venezuela | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Vietnam | International Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Wallis and Futuna | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Yemen | Labour Day | Public |
| May 1 (2026-05-01) | Fri | Zambia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 2 (2026-05-02) | Sat | Bosnia and Herzegovina | May Day / International Workers' Day | Public |
| May 2 (2026-05-02) | Sat | China | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 2 (2026-05-02) | Sat | Montenegro | Labour Day | Public |
| May 2 (2026-05-02) | Sat | Serbia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 2 (2026-05-02) | Sat | Slovenia | Labour Day | Public |
| May 3 (2026-05-03) | Sun | China | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| May 4 (2026-05-04) | Mon | Antigua and Barbuda | Labour Day | Public |
| May 4 (2026-05-04) | Mon | Ireland | May Day | Public |
| May 4 (2026-05-04) | Mon | Montserrat | Labour Day | Public |
| May 4 (2026-05-04) | Mon | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Labour Day | Public |
| May 4 (2026-05-04) | Mon | Vietnam | Labour Day Holiday | Public Holiday |
| May 23 (2026-05-23) | Sat | Jamaica | Labour Day | Public |
| Jun 19 (2026-06-19) | Fri | Trinidad and Tobago | Labour Day | Public |
| Sep 1 (2026-09-01) | Tue | Northern Mariana Islands | Labour Day | Public |
| Sep 4 (2026-09-04) | Fri | Marshall Islands | Labour Day | Public |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | American Samoa | Labor Day | Public |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | Bermuda | Labour Day | Public |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | Canada | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | Guam | Labor Day | Public |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | Palau | Labour Day | Public |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | Puerto Rico | Labour Day | Public |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | United States | Labor Day | Federal |
| Sep 7 (2026-09-07) | Mon | US Virgin Islands | Labour Day | Public |
| Oct 26 (2026-10-26) | Mon | New Zealand | Labour Day | Public |