Mother's Day (Fête des Mères) – France

The next Mother's Day (Fête des Mères) is on Sunday, May 30, 2027 – in 257 days.

In France it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

When is it? Mother's Day (Fête des Mères) falls on the last Sunday of May. Because the rule points at a weekday rather than a fixed date, it moves every year, which is exactly why the table below is worth a bookmark. Next time round is Sunday, May 30, 2027, 257 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Mother's Day (Fête des Mères) on a Sunday. None of those years put it next to a weekend, so it doesn't make a long weekend on its own. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in May, which also holds Labour Day (Fête du Travail) on the 1st, Ascension Day on the 6th, Victory in Europe Day on the 8th and Whit Sunday (Pentecost) on the 16th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Mother's Day (Fête des Mères) for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Mother's Day (Fête des Mères) is marked in United States, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Belgium as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Mother's Day (Fête des Mères) dates 2026–2036