Holidays Today
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
The Queen Mother's Birthday
1 country
Coming Up
Today's Public Holidays – Live Worldwide Overview
Which countries have a public holiday today?
This page gives you a real-time view of every public holiday being observed around the world today. WhenOff tracks public holidays across 200+ countries, so on any given day you can see exactly which nations are off work. On major dates, dozens of countries celebrate simultaneously — New Year's Day and Christmas are observed almost universally, while other dates see unique national celebrations like Australia Day (26 January), Bastille Day (14 July) in France, or Diwali in India.
National vs regional holidays
Not all public holidays apply equally across a country. National holidays mean the whole country is off, while regional holidays only apply to specific states or provinces. In Germany, for example, Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) is only observed in certain Bundesländer; in the US, individual states add their own holidays on top of federal ones; in Italy, each city has a patron saint day that is unique to that municipality. WhenOff shows both types clearly, labelling each as national or regional.
Upcoming holidays worldwide
Below today's section, you'll find a live feed of holidays coming up in the next 30 days across all countries. This is especially useful for travellers who need to know whether a destination country will have offices, museums or shops closed during their visit. HR managers at international companies use it to track when teams in different countries will be off, and anyone arranging cross-border meetings can quickly spot the dates to avoid.