The key figures
| What | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Public holidays in 2026 | 12 | Gouvernement Princier, Jours fériés |
| Next holiday: All Saints (moved from Sunday) | Monday 2 November 2026 | Journal de Monaco, Circular 2026-10 |
| Prince's day (Fête du Prince) | Thursday 19 November 2026 | Gouvernement Princier, Jours fériés |
| Legal list of holidays | Law No. 798 of 1966 | Légimonaco |
Monaco has 12 public holidays in 2026. Two are its own: Sainte Dévote on 27 January, for Monaco’s patron saint, and the Fête du Prince on 19 November, the national day. The rest follow the Catholic calendar and the usual 1 January and 1 May. Public holidays are paid days off for all employees, and the next one is Monday 2 November 2026, when All Saints moves off a Sunday.
The 2026 dates
| Holiday | 2026 |
|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Thursday 1 January |
| Sainte Dévote | Tuesday 27 January |
| Easter Monday | Monday 6 April |
| Labour Day | Friday 1 May |
| Ascension | Thursday 14 May |
| Whit Monday | Monday 25 May |
| Corpus Christi (Fête Dieu) | Thursday 4 June |
| Assumption | Saturday 15 August |
| All Saints | Sunday 1 November, moved to Monday 2 November |
| Fête du Prince (national day) | Thursday 19 November |
| Immaculate Conception | Tuesday 8 December |
| Christmas Day | Friday 25 December |
From the government’s list of public holidays. That page shows Whit Monday and the Assumption with the year 2025, a typo: 25 May 2026 is a Monday and 15 August 2026 a Saturday, and the Direction du Travail’s circular for Whit Monday (2026-5) confirms 25 May 2026. Each holiday is also confirmed by a circular in the Journal de Monaco; the circulars for 8 and 25 December usually appear in November.
The rules for employees
- Paid and not worked: public holidays are “compulsorily non-working days for all employees”, with normal pay.
- Working a holiday: an employee who works on a public holiday gets an extra allowance equal to the day’s pay, or paid time off instead.
- Sunday holidays move: when the Prince’s day, New Year’s Day, 1 May, the Assumption, All Saints or Christmas fall on a Sunday, the following Monday is the holiday (Law No. 798, art. 1). The Immaculate Conception moves to 9 December if 8 December is a Sunday.
- A Saturday holiday doesn’t move: in 2026 the Assumption falls on a Saturday and stays there.
On top of public holidays, employees get 2.5 working days of paid leave a month, up to 30 working days a year (Law No. 619). Working hours, pay and the hiring rules are on jobs in Monaco and working in Monaco.
Limits
These are the holidays for private-sector employees in Monaco. People who live in France or Italy and work in Monaco follow Monaco’s holidays at work, which aren’t the same as France’s: Sainte Dévote, Corpus Christi, the Prince’s day and the Immaculate Conception are holidays in Monaco but not in France, while France’s 8 May, 14 July and 11 November aren’t holidays in Monaco (Service-Public.fr, French public holidays 2026).
Questions
What are the public holidays in Monaco in 2026?
New Year's Day (Thursday 1 January), Sainte Dévote (Tuesday 27 January), Easter Monday (6 April), Labour Day (Friday 1 May), Ascension (Thursday 14 May), Whit Monday (25 May), Corpus Christi (Thursday 4 June), Assumption (Saturday 15 August), All Saints (Sunday 1 November, moved to Monday 2 November), the Prince's day (Thursday 19 November), the Immaculate Conception (Tuesday 8 December) and Christmas (Friday 25 December).
Is 19 November a holiday in Monaco?
Yes. The Fête du Prince, Monaco's national day, is a public holiday: Thursday 19 November in 2026. When it falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is the holiday.
Do you get paid for public holidays in Monaco?
Yes. Public holidays are paid days off for all employees. Someone who has to work on a public holiday is entitled to an extra allowance equal to the day's pay, or paid time off, according to the Monaco government.
What happens when a holiday falls on a Sunday in Monaco?
For the Prince's day, New Year's Day, 1 May, the Assumption, All Saints and Christmas, the following Monday becomes the holiday (Law No. 798, art. 1). In 2026 that applies to All Saints: Sunday 1 November moves to Monday 2 November. If 8 December falls on a Sunday, the holiday moves to 9 December.
More on working in Monaco
- Working in Monaco: the overview, with pay, tax and the rules in one place
- Jobs in Monaco: Live listings, who employs the most people, pay by sector, and the priority hiring and work permit rules
- Tax in Monaco: No income tax for residents (except the French), the social contributions every employee pays, and who pays French tax
- Average salary in Monaco: Official private-sector pay from IMSEE: the median, the average, pay by sector and take-home pay
- Monaco residency: Who needs a residence card, the four card types, what you must prove and where to apply
- Living in Monaco: Property prices by district, how renting works, where Monaco's workers live and what moving involves
- Minimum wage in Monaco: €12.31 an hour from 1 June 2026, plus Monaco's 5% allowance, with rates by age and overtime
Sources
- Gouvernement Princier (MonServicePublic), Jours fériés (updated 3 March 2026)
- Law No. 798 of 18 February 1966 on public holidays, art. 1 (Légimonaco) (consolidated text)
- Service-Public.gouv.fr, Jours fériés (French public holidays 2026) (checked 28 October 2026)
- Journal de Monaco, Direction du Travail circulars on each 2026 holiday (2025-11, 2025-15, 2026-2 to 2026-6, 2026-10, 2026-11) (November 2025 to October 2026)