Holidays by country for your calendar
Every holiday list in the maker, with the rules for days off and the official source it was checked against.
The calendar maker offers 19 holiday lists for six countries. Each was generated from the open-source python-holidays library and then checked against the government’s own list; where they differed, the official list won. A page for each country shows the dates, explains what happens when a holiday falls on a weekend, and links to its sources.
| Country | Lists in the maker | Years |
|---|---|---|
| United States | One list | 2026, 2027, 2028 |
| England and Wales | One list | 2026, 2027, 2028 |
| Scotland | One list | 2026, 2027, 2028 |
| Northern Ireland | One list | 2026, 2027, 2028 |
| Canada | Federal, AB, BC, ON, QC | 2026, 2027 |
| Australia | ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA | 2026, 2027 |
| Ireland | One list | 2026, 2027 |
| New Zealand | One list | 2026, 2027 |
Days off, substitute days and observances
On a calendar, days off are marked in the holiday color. When a holiday falls on a weekend, most countries give another day off instead: “observed” in the US and Canada, a “substitute day” in the UK, an “additional day” in Australia and “Mondayised” in New Zealand. The calendar shows both the holiday’s own date and the day off. Ireland has no substitute days.
Observances such as Mother’s Day or Halloween are not days off. For the US and the UK you can add them with “Also show observances”; they are printed in gray. Part-day holidays, such as Christmas Eve evening in South Australia, are also in gray, with the hours.
Years without a confirmed list
Holidays are only shown for years whose official list has been checked: 2026 to 2028 for the US and the UK, 2026 and 2027 for the others. Some holidays are only fixed a few months ahead, such as the Friday before the AFL Grand Final in Victoria or a one-off royal or sporting holiday, so a calendar for a later year would risk showing wrong dates. When your calendar runs into a year that is not covered, the maker says so; add any holidays you know as your own dates.