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Europe Day

Europe Day 2024, 2025 and 2026

Europe Day is a public holiday observed every 9 May in Luxembourg. Other member states of the European Union celebrate Europe Day too, but Luxembourg was the first to declare it an official public holiday.

YearDateDayHoliday
20249 MayThuEurope Day
20259 MayFriEurope Day
20269 MaySatEurope Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The holiday commemorates the passing of the Schuman Declaration on 9 May, 1950, which is looked back to as the beginning of what eventually became the modern-day EU.

On Europe Day, there are many special events in Luxembourg City and in Schengen. There are concerts, kids’ events, guided tours of the European Museum, song and dance performances, educational booths, stalls selling foods representative of all EU member states, and a “European Village“ in the heart of Luxembourg City.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20239 MayTueEurope Day
20229 MayMonEurope Day
20219 MaySunEurope Day
20209 MaySatEurope Day
20199 MayThuEurope Day