Paris School Holidays (2026)

In general, the academic year in Paris starts in September and ends in July the next year. Schools in Paris enjoy Christmas holidays from December 18 to January 2, and another two-week holiday for the winter and spring Holidays.

School Holidays in Paris are categorized into three zones with each zone having the same school holidays except the winter and spring holidays.

When are school holidays in Paris?

*Zone A – SW and Central France from the Atlantic coast to the Swiss border
*Zone B – Northern France, from the Loire Valley to Alsace, excluding Paris area, + Provence
*Zone C – Greater Paris and Central southern France – Occitanie

Which are the other holidays in Paris?

New Year’s Day
New Year’s day in Paris is celebrated with a spectacle of fireworks and other activities. It is celebrated every 1st of January.

Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Monday after Easter Sunday (Resurrection of Jesus). It is a public holiday in Paris.

Labor Day
Labor Day is celebrated in Paris every May 1, to remember the rights of workers.

VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, is celebrated on May 8, 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces.

Ascension Day
Ascension Day (Ascension) marks the day that Jesus ascended to heaven following his crucifixion and resurrection.

Whit Monday
Whit Monday or Day after the Pentecost is a day off among schools and businesses in Paris.

Bastille Day
The Bastille Day is the 14th of July and is the French National Day. It is celebrated with festivities in Paris and all over France.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (l’Assomption)
This holiday marks the day the Blessed Virgin Mary ascended to heaven.

All Saints’ Day (La Toussaint)
The holiday place in Autumn on the 1st November and is a Catholic tradition of honoring the dead.

Armistice Day (Armistice 1918)
On November 11, 1918, the armistice was signed to end World War I hostilities on the Western Front.

Christmas Day (Noël)
Christmas Day is celebrated in Paris every December 25th to remember the birth of Jesus Christ.

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