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When is May Day in 2026 in Ireland?

May Day 2026 is on Monday, 2026-05-04

May Day in Ireland falls on Monday, May 4, 2026. That is week 19 of 2026 (ISO week numbering), day 124 of the year. Locally it is also written as: Lá Bealtaine.

Days until May Day 2026

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May Day by year in Ireland

YearWeekdayDateISO week
2026Monday2026-05-0419this page
2027Monday2027-05-03182027 page

Public holidays near this date in Ireland 2026

DateDayHolidayDeducted from working days
2026-05-04MondayLá BealtaineYes

Working days around this holiday

The May 2026 business-days page shows the exact count of working days in the month this holiday falls in, with the holiday deducted and every remaining day listed. The full Ireland 2026 holiday list marks whether this date is nationwide (Yes) or regional only.

How the date is verified: the date and weekday above are computed from the calendar, not typed in, and ISO week numbers follow ISO 8601 (weeks start Monday). You can reproduce both by checking that 2026-05-04 is a Monday on any perpetual calendar.

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