Holidays and Observances in France in 2018
| Date | Weekday | Name | Holiday Type |
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year’s Day | National |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March equinox | Season |
| Mar 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change |
| Mar 30 | Friday | Good Friday | Local |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day | Observance |
| Apr 2 | Monday | Easter Monday | National |
| May 1 | Tuesday | Labor Day / May Day | National |
| May 8 | Tuesday | WWII Victory Day | National |
| May 10 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National |
| May 20 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance |
| May 21 | Monday | Whit Monday | National |
| May 27 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 17 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 14 | Saturday | Bastille Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | Assumption of Mary | National |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September equinox | Season |
| Oct 28 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Nov 1 | Thursday | All Saints’ Day | National |
| Nov 11 | Sunday | Armistice Day | National |
| Dec 21 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | National |
| Dec 26 | Wednesday | St Stephen’s Day | Local holiday |
| Dec 31 | Monday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
