Public · regional coverage · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Official territory-specific abolition commemoration; not a metropolitan holiday. Official source
Abolition of Slavery Commemoration in France
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Abolition of Slavery Commemoration in France. Regional coverage: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin. French statutory holiday. May Day has special employment protection; other days off and the solidarity day depend on the applicable arrangements. Bridges are not public holidays.
2026: 2026-04-27, 2026-05-22, 2026-05-27, 2026-06-10, 2026-10-09, 2026-12-20.
2027: 2027-04-27, 2027-05-22, 2027-05-27, 2027-06-10, 2027-10-09, 2027-12-20.
2028: 2028-04-27, 2028-05-22, 2028-05-27, 2028-06-10, 2028-10-09, 2028-12-20. Provisional dates are present.
Coverage
France has eleven national statutory holidays. Alsace-Moselle adds 26 December; Good Friday applies only in communes meeting the official church criterion. Overseas abolition commemorations use the territory's own date. May Day has particular employment protections, while other holidays and the solidarity day depend on the applicable arrangements. A bridge between a holiday and a weekend is not automatically a public holiday.
Dates and coverage by jurisdiction — 2028
Additional and substitute dates are separate entries. Local and sector-only holidays apply only to the areas or institutions specified.
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Public · regional coverage · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Official territory-specific abolition commemoration; not a metropolitan holiday. Official source
Martinique
Public · regional coverage · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Official territory-specific abolition commemoration; not a metropolitan holiday. Official source
Mayotte
Public · regional coverage · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Official territory-specific abolition commemoration; not a metropolitan holiday. Official source
Réunion
Public · regional coverage · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Official territory-specific abolition commemoration; not a metropolitan holiday. Official source
Saint-Barthélemy
Public · regional coverage · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Official territory-specific abolition commemoration; not a metropolitan holiday. Official source
Saint-Martin
Public · regional coverage · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Official territory-specific abolition commemoration; not a metropolitan holiday. Official source
Missing entries do not establish that a jurisdiction has no holiday. Check its calendar for pending official dates and local exceptions.
Background
The calendar entries below identify this occasion in the relevant official public-holiday schedule. Regional coverage: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin.
Workplaces
French statutory holiday. May Day has special employment protection; other days off and the solidarity day depend on the applicable arrangements. Bridges are not public holidays.
Banks
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Schools
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Planning
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Frequently asked questions
When is Abolition of Slavery Commemoration in France?
2026: 2026-04-27, 2026-05-22, 2026-05-27, 2026-06-10, 2026-10-09, 2026-12-20. 2027: 2027-04-27, 2027-05-22, 2027-05-27, 2027-06-10, 2027-10-09, 2027-12-20. 2028: 2028-04-27, 2028-05-22, 2028-05-27, 2028-06-10, 2028-10-09, 2028-12-20. Provisional dates are present.
Where does this information apply?
Regional coverage: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin. French statutory holiday. May Day has special employment protection; other days off and the solidarity day depend on the applicable arrangements. Bridges are not public holidays.
Can the dates change?
Dates marked provisional await confirmation. No additional or substitute holiday is inferred without dated support.
Holiday guides
Official sources
www.service-public.gouv.fr: Public holiday dates and applicability