ODM have compiled a list of National holidays by date below. This list can be used by companies to plan holidays, business trips and promotional campaigns and to understand their target markets better.

Updated in 2010, ODM endeavour to update frequently with any changes.  Drop us a comment if anything needs updating.  View ODM’s blogs for updates on National Holiday products.

January

  • Camaroon – Independence Day January 1
  • Haiti – Independence Day January 1
  • Western Samoa – Independence Day January 1
  • Sudan – Independence Day January 1
  • Burma – Independence Day January 4
  • Chad – Independence Day January 11
  • Australia – Australia Day January 26
  • Nauru – Independence Day January 31

February

  • Ceylon/Sri Lanka – Independence Day February 4
  • New Zealand – New Zealand Day February 6
  • Grenada – Independence Day February 7
  • Iran – National Day February 11
  • Lithuania – Independence February 16
  • Gambia – Independence Day February 18
  • Estonia – Independence Day February 24
  • Dominican Republic – Independence Day February 27

March

  • Wales – National Day – St. David’s Day March 1
  • Morocco – National Day March 3
  • Mauritius – Independence Day March 12
  • Ireland – St. Patrick’s Day March 17
  • Liechtenstein – St. Joseph’s Day March 19
  • Pakistan – Pakistan Day March 23
  • Greece – Independence Day March 25
  • Bangladesh – Independence Day March 26

April

  • Hungary – Liberation Day April 4
  • Senegal – Independence Day April 4
  • Denmark – Queen’s Birthday April 16
  • Syria – Independence Day April 17
  • Zimbabwe/Rhodesia – Independence Day April 18
  • Austria – Founding of the Second Republic April 27
  • Sierra Leone – Independence Day April 27
  • Togo – Independence Day April 27
  • Japan – Emporer’s Birthday April 29
  • The Netherlands/Holland – Queen’s Birthday April 30
  • Israel – Independence Day April or May

May

  • Czechoslovakia – Anniversary of Liberation May 9
  • Laos – Constitution or National Day May 11
  • Paraguay – Independence Day May 14
  • Israel – Independence Day May 15
  • Norway – Constitution Day May 17
  • Cuba – Independence Day May 20
  • Argentina – Revolution Day May 25
  • Jordan – Independence Day May 25
  • Guyana – Independence Day May 26

June

  • Tunisia – National Day June 1
  • United Kingdom – Queen’s Birthday June
  • Italy – Republic or Constitution Day June 2
  • Seychelles – Independence Day June 5
  • Sweden – National Day June 6
  • Portugal – National Day June 10
  • The Philippines – Independence Day June 12
  • Iceland – Republic Day June 17
  • Kuwait – National Day June 19
  • Luxembourg – Grand Duke Day June 23
  • Croatia – Independence Day June 25
  • Mozambique – Independence Day June 25
  • Malagasy Republic/Madagascar – Independence Day June 26
  • Djibouti – Independence Day June 27
  • Republic of Congo/Kinshasa – Independence Day June 30
  • Zaire – Independence Day – June 30

July

  • Burundi – Independence Day July 1
  • Canada – Canada Day July 1
  • Ghana – Republic Day July 1
  • Rwanda – Independence Day July 1
  • Somalia – Independence Day July 1
  • United States of American – Independence Day July 4
  • Venezuela – Independence Day July 5
  • Malawi – Independence Day July 6
  • Argentina – Independence Day July 9
  • Bahamas – Independence Day July 10
  • Mongolia – Revolution Day July 11
  • Sao Tome and Principe – Independence Day July 12
  • France – Bastille Day July 14
  • Iraq – Republic Day July 14
  • South Korea – Constitution Day July 17
  • Colombia – Independence Day July 20
  • Belgium – Independence Day July 21
  • Egypt – National Day July 23
  • Ethiopia – Emperor’s Birthday July 23
  • Liberia – Independence Day July 26
  • Maldive Islands – Independence Day July 26
  • Peru – Independence Day July 28

August

  • Dahomey – Independence Day August 1
  • Switzerland – Confederation Day August 1
  • Upper Volta – Independence Day August 5
  • Bolivia – Independence Day August 6
  • Jamaica – Independence Day First Monday in August
  • Ivory Coast – Independence Day August 7
  • Singapore – National Day August 9
  • Ecuador – Independence Day August 10
  • Pakistan – Independence Day August 14
  • Republic of Congo/Brazzaville – Independence Day August 15
  • India – Independence Day August 15
  • Cyprus – Independence Day August 16
  • Gabon – Independence Day August 17
  • Indonesia – Independence Day August 17
  • Afghanistan – Independence Day August 18
  • Uruguay – Independence Day August 25
  • Trinidad and Tobago – Independence Day August 31
  • Malaysia – Merdeka Day (Freedom Day) August 31

September

  • Libya – Revolution Day September 1
  • Vietnam – National Day September 2
  • Qatar – Independence Day September 3
  • San Marino – Anniversary of Founding September 3
  • Swaziland – Independence Day September 6
  • Brazil – Independence Day September 7
  • Andorra – National Festival September 8
  • North Korea – Founding Day September 9
  • Bulgaria – Liberation Day September 9
  • Costa Rica – Independence Day September 15
  • El Salvador – Independence Day September 15
  • Guatemala – Independence Day September 15
  • Honduras – Independence Day September 15
  • Nicaragua – Independence Day September 15
  • Mexico – Independence Day September 16
  • Papua-New Guinea – Independence Day September 16
  • Chile – Independence Day September 18
  • Belize – Independence Day September 21
  • Malta – Independence Day September 21
  • Mali – Republic Day September 22
  • Saudi Arabia – National Day September 23
  • Yemen – National Day September 26
  • Botswana – Independence Day September 30

October

  • People’s Republic of China – National Day October 1-2
  • Nigeria – Independence Day October 1
  • Guinea – Independence Day October 2
  • Lesotho (Basutoland) Independence Day October 4
  • Fiji – Cession Day around October 7
  • Germany – Unification of West Germany and East Germany October 3 1990
  • Uganda – Wasteland Day October 9
  • Republic of China/Taiwan – National Day October 10
  • Spain – National Day October 12
  • Zambia – Independence Day October 24
  • Iran – Birthday of the Shah October 26
  • South Vietnam – Republic Day October 26
  • Saint Vincent and Grenadines – Independence Day October 27
  • Turkey – Republic Day October 29

November

  • Algeria – Revolution Day November 1
  • Panama – Independence Day November 3
  • Dominica – Independence Day November 3
  • Soviet Union – Revolution Day November 7
  • Cambodia – Independence Day November 9
  • Poland – Independence Day November 11
  • Angola – Wasteland Day November 11
  • Rhodesia – Independence Day November 11
  • Saudi Arabia – The King’s Coronation November 12
  • Comoros – Independence Day November 12
  • Monaco – National Fete November 19
  • Lebanon – Independence Day November 22
  • ODM Group – Establishment  November – 23
  • Suriname – Independence Day November 25
  • Albania – Coors Day November 28
  • Mauritania – Independence Day November 28
  • Southern Yemen – Coors Day November 29
  • Yugoslavia – Republic Days November 29-30
  • Barbados – Independence Day November 30

December

  • Romania – Independence Day December 1
  • Central African Republic – National Day December 1
  • Thailand – His Majesty’s Birthday December 5
  • Finland – Independence Day December 6
  • Tanzania – Independence Day December 9
  • Upper Volta – Republic Day December 11
  • Kenya – Independence Day December 12
  • Niger – Independence Day December 18
  • Nepal – Independence Day December 21