When is Independence Day in 2026?

It depends on the country. In 2026 it falls on January 1, January 4, January 31, February 7, February 16 and February 18 and other dates. The table above shows the date for each country.

Which countries celebrate Independence Day?

Independence Day is marked in 116 countries: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize and Benin, and 104 more.

Is Independence Day a public holiday?

Yes, it's a public holiday in Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados and Belarus and 104 other countries. Elsewhere it may be an observance or a regional holiday, so check the table for each country.

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When is Independence Day 2026?

Independence Day falls on different dates around the world in 2026. The first is Thursday, January 1, 2026 and the last is Tuesday, December 29, 2026, across 116 countries.

Independence Day Holiday is a public sector holiday in Vietnam

Also listed as Independence Day Holiday and Day off for Independence Day.

See January 1 on the world map

Independence Day 2026 by country

Country	Date	Type
🇸🇩 Sudan	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	January 4Sunday	Public holiday
🇳🇷 Nauru	January 31Saturday	Public holiday
🇬🇩 Grenada	February 7Saturday	Public holiday
🇱🇹 Lithuania	February 16Monday	Public holiday
🇬🇲 Gambia	February 18Wednesday	Public holiday
🇱🇨 St. Lucia	February 22Sunday	Public holiday
🇪🇪 Estoniaiseseisvuspäev	February 24Tuesday	Public holiday
🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicDía de la Independencia de la República Dominicana	February 27Friday	Public holiday
🇧🇦 Bosnia & HerzegovinaIndependence dayDan nezavisnosti Bosne i Hercegovine	March 1Sunday	Public holiday
🇧🇦 Bosnia & HerzegovinaDay off for Independence Day	March 2Monday	Public holiday
🇬🇭 Ghana	March 6Friday	Public holiday
🇹🇳 Tunisiaعيد الاستقلال	March 20Friday	Public holiday
🇳🇦 Namibia	March 21Saturday	Public holiday
🇬🇷 GreeceΕικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου	March 25Wednesday	Public holiday
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	March 26Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇳 Senegal	April 4Saturday	Public holiday
🇸🇾 Syriaعيد الجلاء	April 17Friday	Public holiday
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	April 18Saturday	Public holiday
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	April 27Monday	Public holiday
🇹🇬 Togo	April 27Monday	Public holiday
🇵🇾 Paraguay	May 15Friday	Public holiday
🇨🇺 Cuba	May 20Wednesday	Observance
🇲🇪 MontenegroDan nezavisnosti	May 21Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇪 MontenegroDan nezavisnosti	May 22Friday	Public holiday
🇪🇷 EritreaMaelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት	May 24Sunday	Public holiday
🇯🇴 Jordan	May 25Monday	Public holiday
🇬🇪 Georgiaდამოუკიდებლობის დღე	May 26Tuesday	Public holiday
🇬🇾 Guyana	May 26Tuesday	Public holiday
🇼🇸 Samoa	June 1Monday	Public holiday
🇵🇭 PhilippinesAraw ng Kalayaan	June 12Friday	Public holiday
🇭🇷 Croatia	June 25Thursday	Observance
🇲🇿 MozambiqueDia da Independência	June 25Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇬 Madagascar	June 26Friday	Public holiday
🇸🇴 Somalia	June 26Friday	Public holiday
🇩🇯 Djibouti	June 27Saturday	Public holiday
🇸🇨 Seychelles	June 29Monday	Public holiday
🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa	June 30Tuesday	Public holiday
🇧🇮 Burundi	July 1Wednesday	Public holiday
🇷🇼 Rwanda	July 1Wednesday	Public holiday
🇧🇾 BelarusДзень Незалежнасцi	July 3Friday	Public holiday
🇵🇷 Puerto RicoDía de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos	July 3Friday	Public holiday
🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands	July 3Friday	Public holiday
🇺🇸 United States	July 3Friday	Public holiday
🇺🇸 United States	July 4Saturday	Public holiday
🇩🇿 Algeria	July 5Sunday	Public holiday
🇨🇻 Cape VerdeDia da Independência Nacional	July 5Sunday	Public holiday
🇻🇪 VenezuelaCinco de julio	July 5Sunday	Public holiday
🇲🇼 Malawi	July 6Monday	Public holiday
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	July 7Tuesday	Public holiday
🇦🇷 ArgentinaDía de la Independencia	July 9Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇸 South Sudan	July 9Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇸 Bahamas	July 10Friday	Public holiday
🇸🇹 São Tomé & PríncipeDia da Independência	July 12Sunday	Public holiday
🇨🇴 Colombia	July 20Monday	Public holiday
🇱🇷 Liberia	July 26Sunday	Public holiday
🇵🇪 PeruDía de la Independencia	July 28Tuesday	Public holiday
🇵🇪 PeruDía de la Independencia	July 29Wednesday	Public holiday
🇻🇺 Vanuatu	July 30Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇯 Benin	August 1Saturday	Public holiday
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	August 5Wednesday	Public holiday
🇧🇴 BoliviaDia de la Patria	August 6Thursday	Public holiday
🇯🇲 Jamaica	August 6Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇴 BoliviaIndependence Day Holiday	August 7Friday	Public holiday
🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire	August 7Friday	Public holiday
🇪🇨 Ecuador	August 10Monday	Public holiday
🇹🇩 Chad	August 11Tuesday	Public holiday
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	August 13Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇰 Pakistan	August 14Friday	Public holiday
🇮🇳 India	August 15Saturday	Public holiday
🇬🇦 Gabon	August 16Sunday	Public holiday
🇬🇦 Gabon	August 17Monday	Public holiday
🇮🇩 IndonesiaHari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia	August 17Monday	Public holiday
🇺🇦 UkraineДень Незалежності	August 24Monday	Public holiday
🇺🇾 UruguayDía de la Independencia	August 25Tuesday	Public holiday
🇲🇩 Moldova	August 27Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago	August 31Monday	Public holiday
🇻🇳 VietnamIndependence Day Holiday	August 31Monday	Public holiday
🇻🇳 VietnamIndependence Day Holiday	September 1Tuesday	Public holiday
🇻🇳 Vietnam	September 2Wednesday	Public holiday
🇧🇷 BrazilDia da Independência	September 7Monday	Public holiday
🇸🇿 Eswatini	September 7Monday	Public holiday
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaДен на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta	September 8Tuesday	Public holiday
🇨🇷 Costa RicaDía de la Independencia	September 15Tuesday	Public holiday
🇸🇻 El SalvadorDía de la Independencia	September 15Tuesday	Public holiday
🇬🇹 Guatemala	September 15Tuesday	Public holiday
🇭🇳 Honduras	September 15Tuesday	Public holiday
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	September 15Tuesday	Public holiday
🇲🇽 MexicoDía de la Independencia	September 16Wednesday	Public holiday
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	September 16Wednesday	Public holiday
🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis	September 19Saturday	Public holiday
🇦🇲 ArmeniaԱնկախության օր	September 21Monday	Public holiday
🇧🇿 Belize	September 21Monday	Public holiday
🇲🇹 MaltaL-Indipendenza	September 21Monday	Public holiday
🇧🇬 BulgariaДен на независимостта на България	September 22Tuesday	Public holiday
🇲🇱 Mali	September 22Tuesday	Public holiday
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	September 24Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇼 Botswana	September 30Wednesday	Public holiday
🇵🇼 Palau	October 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇳 Guinea	October 2Friday	Public holiday
🇱🇸 Lesotho	October 4Sunday	Public holiday
🇺🇬 Uganda	October 9Friday	Public holiday
🇨🇺 CubaDía de la Independencia	October 10Saturday	Public holiday
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	October 12Monday	Public holiday
🇿🇲 Zambia	October 24Saturday	Public holiday
🇿🇲 Zambia	October 26Monday	Public holiday
🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines	October 27Tuesday	Public holiday
🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda	November 2Monday	Public holiday
🇩🇲 Dominica	November 3Tuesday	Public holiday
🇵🇦 Panama	November 3Tuesday	Public holiday
🇰🇭 Cambodia	November 9Monday	Public holiday
🇦🇴 AngolaDia da Independência	November 11Wednesday	Public holiday
🇵🇱 PolandNarodowe Święto Niepodległości	November 11Wednesday	Public holiday
🇲🇦 MoroccoEid Al Istiqulal	November 18Wednesday	Public holiday
🇸🇷 Suriname	November 25Wednesday	Public holiday
🇲🇷 Mauritania	November 28Saturday	Public holiday
🇵🇦 Panama	November 28Saturday	Public holiday
🇦🇱 AlbaniaDita e Pavarësisë	November 30Monday	Public holiday
🇧🇧 Barbados	November 30Monday	Public holiday
🇾🇪 Yemenعيد الجلاء	November 30Monday	Public holiday
🇮🇸 Iceland	December 1Tuesday	Observance
🇦🇽 Åland IslandsSjälvständighetsdagen	December 6Sunday	Public holiday
🇫🇮 FinlandItsenäisyyspäivä	December 6Sunday	Public holiday
🇹🇿 TanzaniaSiku ya Uhuru	December 9Wednesday	Public holiday
🇰🇿 KazakhstanТәуелсіздік күні	December 16Wednesday	Public holiday
🇱🇾 Libyaعيد الاستقلال	December 24Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇳 MongoliaТусгаар Тогтнолын Өдөр	December 29Tuesday	Public holiday

Questions about Independence Day

When is Independence Day in 2026?: It depends on the country. In 2026 it falls on January 1, January 4, January 31, February 7, February 16 and February 18 and other dates. The table above shows the date for each country.
Which countries celebrate Independence Day?: Independence Day is marked in 116 countries: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize and Benin, and 104 more.
Is Independence Day a public holiday?: Yes, it's a public holiday in Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados and Belarus and 104 other countries. Elsewhere it may be an observance or a regional holiday, so check the table for each country.

Other holidays around the same time

New Year's Day January 1
Christmas Day January 5
Father's Day January 4
Christmas Eve January 5
New Year January 1
Constitution Day January 7
Epiphany January 5
Victory Day January 2
Republic Day January 1
Children's Day January 6
Liberation Day January 1
Orthodox Christmas Day January 6