School Holiday
2026 - 2027
France:
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.
United Kingdom (UK):
In dark blue: the week when all (or the vast majority) of British people are on holiday.
UK = United Kingdom; E = England; W = Wales; S = Scotland; NI = Northern Ireland; I = Ireland
Germany (D):
A Baden-Württemberg; B Bavaria; C Berlin; D Brandenburg; E Bremen; F Hamburg; G Hesse; H Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; I Lower Saxony; J North Rhine-Westphalia; K Rhineland-Palatinate; L Saarland; M Saxony; N Saxony-Anhalt; O Schleswig-Holstein; P Thuringia.
The % represents the share of the German population concerned.
Netherlands (NL):
n = north, c = central, s = south.
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Some Catholic schools in the south always have holidays during Carnival week.
Many primary schools are also closed one week before or after the May 1st week.
Czech Republic (CZ):
The busiest weeks are A (Prague 1–5, Brno), B (Prague 6–10), C (Prague suburbs), and F (Ostrava).
Poland (PL):
B Podlaskie; C Kujawsko-Pomorskie; D Dolnośląskie (Wrocław); E Łódzkie; F Lubuskie; G Pomorskie (Gdańsk); K Małopolskie (Kraków); L Lubelskie (Lublin); N Warmińsko-Mazurskie; O Opolskie; P Wielkopolskie (Poznań); R Podkarpackie; S Śląskie (Katowice); T Świętokrzyskie; W Mazowieckie (Warsaw); Z Zachodniopomorskie
Switzerland (CH):
B Bern; Bs Basel-City; F Fribourg; G Geneva; J Jura; L Lucerne; N Neuchâtel; V Vaud; W Valais; Z Zurich
Austria (A):
B Burgenland; K Carinthia; N Lower Austria; O Upper Austria; Sg Salzburg; Sk Styria; T Tyrol; V Vorarlberg; W Vienna
Others:
ZA = South Africa
Australia (AUS): Qld = Queensland, NSW = New South Wales, Vic = Victoria
KSA = Saudi Arabia
RO = Romania
BG = Bulgaria
SI = Slovenia
IL = Israel
BRA = Brazil
TR = Turkey
UAE = United Arab Emirates
partial (p) = only some regions of the country
B = Belgium, E = Spain, I = Italy, DK = Denmark, S = Sweden, A = Austria, HR = Croatia, L = Luxembourg, N = Norway, FIN = Finland, SK = Slovakia, CDN = Canada
Easter: Sunday, March 28, 2027
Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras): February 9, 2027
Source: Eric Bonnel (Val Thorens Tour)