The following countries will observe holidays in May, 2025 and delays should be expected.
Friday, May 2, 2025
ANGOLA: May Day
BHUTAN: Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Labor Day (Day 2)
CHINA: Labour Day Holiday
ECUADOR: Labor Day / May Day
HUNGARY: Labor Day Holiday
MONTENEGRO: Labour Day/May Day Holiday
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Substitute Holiday for New Year Holiday
SERBIA: Labor Day Holiday
SLOVENIA: Labour Day holiday
SPAIN: Day of Madrid
VIETNAM: International Labor Day Holiday
Monday, May 5, 2025
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Labour Day
AUSTRALIA: May Day
AUSTRALIA: Labour Day
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Emancipation Day
CHINA: Labour Day Holiday
DOMINICA: Labor Day / May Day
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Day off for Labor Day
ETHIOPIA: Patriots’ Day
GUERNSEY: May Day
GUYANA: Arrival Day
HONG KONG: Buddha’s Birthday
IRELAND: May Day
ISLE OF MAN: Early May Bank Holiday
JAPAN: Children’s Day
JERSEY: Early May Bank Holiday
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF: Children’s Day
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF: Buddha’s Birthday
KYRGYZSTAN: Constitution Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
LATVIA: Independence Restoration Day
MACAU: Buddha’s Birthday
MEXICO: Battle of Puebla (Cinco de Mayo)
MONTSERRAT: Labour Day
NAMIBIA: Cassinga Day
NETHERLANDS: Liberation Day
PALAU: Senior Citizens Day
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS: Labor Day / May Day
THAILAND: Coronation Day
UNITED KINGDOM: Early May Bank Holiday
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
BULGARIA: St. George’s Day
JAPAN: Greenery Day
PORTUGAL: Our Lady of Mercoles
SYRIA: Martyrs’ Day
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
BHUTAN: Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
KAZAKHSTAN: Defender of the Fatherland Day
Thursday, May 8, 2025
BELGIUM: Iris Day
CZECH REPUBLIC: Victory in Europe Day
FRANCE: WWII Victory Day
FRENCH GUIANA: Victory Day
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Victory Day
GERMANY: Anniversary of the End of World War II
GUADELOUPE: WWII Victory Day
MARTINIQUE: Victory Day
MAYOTTE: Victory Day
NEW CALEDONIA: Victory Day
REUNION: WWII Victory Day
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Substitute Holiday for Defender of the Fatherland Day
SAINT BARTHELEMY: Victory Day
SAINT MARTIN: 1945 Victory Day
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON: Victory Day
SLOVAKIA: Day of Victory Over Fascism
WALLIS AND FUTUNA: Victory Day
Friday, May 9, 2025
ARMENIA: Victory and Peace Day
AZERBAIJAN: Victory Day over Fascism
BELARUS: Victory Day
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Victory Day
GEORGIA: Victory Day
GUERNSEY: Liberation Day (except Alderney and Sark)
INDIA: Birthday of Rabindranath
JERSEY: Liberation Day
KAZAKHSTAN: Victory Day
KOSOVO: Europe Day
KYRGYZSTAN: Victory Day
LUXEMBOURG: Europe Day
MICRONESIA: Constitution Day
MOLDOVA: Victory Day
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Victory Day
TAJIKISTAN: Victory Day
UZBEKISTAN: Remembrance Day
Monday, May 12, 2025
BANGLADESH: Buddha Purnima Holiday
GEORGIA: St Andrew’s Day
INDIA: Buddha Purnima/Vesak
INDONESIA: Waisak Day (Buddha’s Anniversary)
MALAYSIA: Wesak Day
PAKISTAN: Buddha Purnima
PORTUGAL: St. Joana’s Day
SAMOA: Mother’s Day
SINGAPORE: Vesak Day
SRI LANKA: Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
THAILAND: Visakha Bucha
TUVALU: Gospel Day
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
INDONESIA: Joint Holiday for Waisak Day
SRI LANKA: Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
CAMBODIA: King’s Birthday
LIBERIA: National Unification Day
MALAWI: Kamuzu Day
PARAGUAY: National Holiday
Thursday, May 15, 2025
BURKINA FASO: Day of Customs and Traditions
CAMBODIA: Royal Plowing Ceremony
PARAGUAY: Independence Day
VENEZUELA: Venezuelan Family Day
Friday, May 16, 2025
FAROE ISLANDS: Prayer Day
GREENLAND: Great Prayer Day
SOUTH SUDAN: SPLA Day
Monday, May 19, 2025
CANADA: National Patriots’ Day
CANADA: Victoria Day
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Discovery Day
NAURU: Constitution Day
SOMALIA: Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Holiday
TURKEY: Commemoration of Atati¼rk, Youth and Sports Day
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
CAMEROON: National Day
EAST TIMOR: Restoration of Independence Day
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
CHILE: Navy Day
MONTENEGRO: Independence Day
SAINT HELENA: Saint Helena Day
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: National Spiritual Baptist Day
Thursday, May 22, 2025
MALAYSIA: Pahang State Holiday
MARTINIQUE: Abolition Day
MOLDOVA: Balti Day
MONTENEGRO: Independence Day Holiday
PORTUGAL: Leiria Day
YEMEN: Unity Day
Friday, May 23, 2025
BERMUDA: Bermuda Day
ECUADOR: The Battle of Pichincha
JAMAICA: Labor Day / May Day
NORTH MACEDONIA: Vlach’s National Day (for Vlach community)
PORTUGAL: Portalegre Day
Monday, May 26, 2025
BULGARIA: Culture and Literacy Day
GEORGIA: Independence Day
GIBRALTAR: Spring Bank Holiday
GUERNSEY: Spring Bank Holiday
GUYANA: Independence Day
ISLE OF MAN: Late May Bank Holiday
JERSEY: Spring Bank Holiday
NAMIBIA: Africa Day
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: JAGS McCartney Day
UNITED KINGDOM: Spring Bank Holiday
UNITED STATES: Memorial Day
ZAMBIA: Africa Freedom Day
ZIMBABWE: Africa Day
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
GUADELOUPE: Abolition Day
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
ARMENIA: Republic Day
AZERBAIJAN: Republic Day
ETHIOPIA: Derg Downfall Day
NAMIBIA: Genocide Remembrance Day
SAINT MARTIN: Abolition Day
Thursday, May 29, 2025
ARUBA: Ascension Day
AUSTRIA: Ascension Day
BELGIUM: Ascension Day
BENIN: Ascension Day
BOTSWANA: Ascension Day
BURKINA FASO: Ascension Day
BURUNDI: Ascension Day
CAMEROON: Ascension Day
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Ascension Day
CONGO: Ascension Day
COTE D’IVOIRE: Ascension Day
CURACAO: Ascension Day
DENMARK: Ascension Day
ESWATINI (FORMERLY SWAZILAND): Ascension Day
FAROE ISLANDS: Ascension Day
FINLAND: Ascension Day
FRANCE: Ascension Day
FRENCH GUIANA: Ascension Day
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Ascension Day
GABON: Ascension Day
GERMANY: Ascension Day
GREENLAND: Ascension Day
GUADELOUPE: Ascension Day
ICELAND: Ascension Day
INDONESIA: Ascension Day of Jesus Christ
LESOTHO: Ascension Day
LIECHTENSTEIN: Ascension Day
LUXEMBOURG: Ascension Day
MADAGASCAR: Ascension Day
MARTINIQUE: Ascension Day
MAYOTTE: Ascension Day
MONACO: Ascension Day
NAMIBIA: Ascension Day
NETHERLANDS: Ascension Day
NEW CALEDONIA: Ascension Day
NORWAY: Ascension Day
PORTUGAL: Ascension Day
REUNION: Ascension Day
SAINT BARTHELEMY: Ascension Day
SAINT MARTIN: Ascension Day
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON: Ascension Day
SENEGAL: Ascension Day
SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH): Ascension Day
SWEDEN: Ascension Day
SWITZERLAND: Ascension Day
TOGO: Ascension Day
VANUATU: Ascension Day
VATICAN CITY (HOLY SEE): Ascension Day
WALLIS AND FUTUNA: Ascension Day
Friday, May 30, 2025
ANGUILLA: Anguilla Day
BELGIUM: Day after Ascension Day
CROATIA: Statehood Day
FIJI: Sukuna’s Day Holiday
INDONESIA: Joint Holiday after Ascension Day
MALAYSIA: Harvest Festival
NICARAGUA: Mothers’ Day
SPAIN: Day of the Canary Islands
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA: Dragon Boat Festival Holiday
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Indian Arrival Day