Forgetting about public holidays is a pretty solid way to ensure that a payment gets delayed. But, it can be quite tricky to keep track of them all – especially when you’re sending payments overseas.
Here’s a list of 2020’s public holidays for some of the most popular payment destinations in REMITR’s Global Network.
*With the exception of Canada, all dates provided are for national holidays and accurate as of the day of publication. Have we missed a date? Let us know!
CANADA – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| February 17 |
Family Day (AB, BC, NB, ON, SK) |
| April 10 |
Good Friday (except QC) |
| April 13 |
Easter Monday (QC only) |
| April 23 |
St. George’s Day (NL) |
| May 18 |
Victoria Day (except NB, Nl, NS, PE) |
| May 18 |
National Patriotes Day (QC only) |
| June 21 |
National Aboriginal Day (NT only) |
| June 24 |
Féte Nationale/St. Jean Baptiste Day (QC only) |
| June 24 |
Discovery Day (NL only) |
| July 1 |
Canada Day |
| July 1 |
Memorial Day (NFL only) |
| July 9 |
Nunavut Day (NT only) |
| August 3 |
Civic Holiday (AB, BC, NB, NU, ON, SK) |
| September 7 |
Labour Day |
| October 12 |
Thanksgiving (except NB, NL, NS, PE) |
| November 11 |
Remembrance Day (except NL, NS, ON, QC) |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
| December 26 |
Boxing Day (ON only) |
BANGLADESH – Public Holidays 2020
| February 21 |
Language Martyrs’ Day |
| March 17 |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birthday |
| March 26 |
Independence Day |
| April 9 |
Shab e-Barat |
| April 14 |
Bengali New Year |
| May 1 |
Labour Day |
| May 7 |
Buddha Purnima |
| May 20 |
Night of Destiny |
| May 22 |
Jumatul Bidah |
| May 25 & 26 |
Eid al-Fitr |
| August 11 |
Janmashtami |
| October 29 |
Maulud Nabi |
| December 16 |
Victory Day |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
CHINA – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| Jan 24 – Feb 2 |
Spring Festival (Golden Week Holiday) |
| January 25 |
Chinese New Year |
| April 6 |
Ching Ming Festival |
| May 1-5 |
Labour Day Holiday |
| June 25 & 26 |
Dragon Boat Festival |
| October 1 |
Mid-Autumn Festival |
| October 1-8 |
National Day Holiday |
FRANCE – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| April 10 |
Good Friday |
| April 13 |
Easter Monday |
| May 1 |
Labour Day |
| May 8 |
Victory in Europe Day |
| May 21 |
Ascension Day |
| June 1 |
Whit Monday |
| July 14 |
Bastille Day |
| November 11 |
Veterans/Armistice Day |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
| December 26 |
Boxing Day |
INDIA – Public Holidays 2020
| January 26 |
Republic Day |
| March 10 |
Holi |
| April 10 |
Good Friday |
| May 1 |
Labour Day |
| May 7 |
Buddha Purnima |
| May 25 |
Eid-ul-Fitr |
| August 1 |
Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha |
| August 15 |
Independence Day |
| October 2 |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| October 25 |
Dussehra/Dasara |
| November 14 |
Diwali/Deepavali |
| November 30 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
INDONESIA – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| March 25 |
Bali’s Day of Silence/Hindu New Year |
| April 10 |
Good Friday |
| May 1 |
International Labor Day |
| May 7 |
Waisak Day |
| May 21 |
Ascension Day |
| May 22 |
Cuti Bersama |
| May 25 |
Idul Fitri Day |
| May 26 & 27 |
Cuti Bersama |
| June 1 |
Pancasila Day |
| July 31 |
Eid al-Adha |
| August 17 |
Indonesian Independence Day |
| August 20 |
Muharram/Islamic New Year |
| October 29 |
The Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday |
| December 24 |
Christmas Eve |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
NIGERIA – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| April 10 |
Good Friday |
| April 13 |
Easter Monday |
| May 1 |
Workers’ Day |
| May 25 |
Eid ul Fitr |
| June 12 |
Democracy Day |
| July 31 |
Id el Kabir |
| October 1 |
National Day |
| October 29 |
Id el Maulud |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
PAKISTAN – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| February 5 |
Kashmir Day |
| March 23 |
Pakistan Day |
| April 24 |
Ramazan |
| May 1 |
Labour Day |
| May 25-27 |
Eid-ul-Fitr |
| July 1 |
Bank Holiday |
| July 31-August 2 |
Eid al-Adha |
| August 14 |
Independence Day |
| August 29 & 30 |
Ashura Public Holiday |
| October 30 |
Eid Milad un-Nabi |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
| December 25 |
Quaid-e-Azam Day |
SINGAPORE – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| January 27 |
Chinese New Year in lieu |
| April 10 |
Good Friday |
| May 1 |
Labour Day |
| May 7 |
Vesak Day |
| May 25 |
Hari Raya Puasa in lieu |
| July 31 |
Hari Raya Haji |
| August 10 |
National Day in lieu |
| November 14 |
Deepavali |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
TURKEY – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| April 23 |
National Sovereignty/Children’s Day |
| May 1 |
Labor/Solidarity |
| May 19 |
Commemoration of Atatürk/Youth & Sports Day |
| May 23-26 |
Ramadan |
| July 15 |
Democracy/National Unity Day |
| Jul 31-3 Aug |
Sacrifice Feast |
| August 30 |
Victory Day |
| October 29 |
Republic Day |
UNITED KINGDOM – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| January 2 |
New Year’s Holiday (Scotland only) |
| March 17 |
St. Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland only) |
| April 10 |
Good Friday |
| April 13 |
Easter Monday (England, Wales & NI) |
| May 8 |
Early May Bank Holiday |
| May 25 |
Spring Bank Holiday |
| July 13 |
Battle of the Boyne in lieu (Northern Ireland) |
| August 3 |
Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland) |
| August 31 |
Summer Bank Holiday (England, Wales & NI) |
| November 30 |
St. Andrew’s Day (Scotland) |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
| December 28 |
Boxing Day in lieu |
UNITED STATES – Public Holidays 2020
| January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| January 20 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 17 |
President’s Day |
| May 25 |
Memorial Day |
| July 3 |
Independence Day in lieu |
| September 7 |
Labor Day |
| November 26 |
Thanksgiving |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
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