Mail, collection, and closure dates
Compare 2026 postal dates, delivery rules, and branch-hour guidance across 21 countries, then check the official national postal source before mailing or visiting a branch.
Postal holiday information is published differently around the world. Some national postal services provide a dated annual schedule, while others publish branch hours, holiday-period notices, or delivery rules. Use the country guide and official source below instead of assuming that every public holiday closes every post office.
Canada Post
Canada Post publishes national, provincial, and territorial dates with no regular collection or delivery. Dealer-operated counters may follow the host business hours.
Before mailing or visiting: Check whether the date is national or regional and confirm the local counter before visiting a postal outlet inside another business.
Correos de Mexico
Correos de Mexico provides an official office directory for branch service and opening information. A single nationwide 2026 branch-closure table is not used on this page.
Before mailing or visiting: Search the office you plan to visit and confirm that its listed working-day service applies around the holiday date.
United States Postal Service (USPS)
USPS publishes national dates when Post Office retail and regular mail delivery are affected. Priority Mail Express and self-service access can follow separate rules.
Before mailing or visiting: Use the USPS date table below for regular service, then check the local facility or product rules when an express shipment, PO Box lobby, or kiosk matters.
Correo Argentino
Correo Argentino publishes branch locations and location-specific hours. Standard delivery information is expressed by working days rather than one national post-office holiday table.
Before mailing or visiting: Use the branch finder for the location you need and allow extra working days around national or provincial holidays.
Correios
Correios provides official agency search results with service and opening information for individual locations. Holiday hours can differ by agency.
Before mailing or visiting: Check the agency listing and current Correios notices before a branch visit or time-sensitive posting near a public holiday.
La Poste
La Poste lists opening hours, available services, and posting cut-off times for each contact point. Collection services are not performed on public holidays under the published service terms.
Before mailing or visiting: Open the chosen branch record to check its next opening days and the latest same-day mail or parcel cut-off time.
Deutsche Post
Deutsche Post provides address, opening hours, and location details for branches and partner outlets. Hours are location-specific rather than one universal holiday schedule.
Before mailing or visiting: Check the selected branch record because partner shops and postal branches can have different opening arrangements on and around holidays.
Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane directs customers to its post office search and appointment system. Individual office availability controls a branch visit around a holiday.
Before mailing or visiting: Search for the office, review available dates and hours, and book an appointment where offered before making a holiday-week visit.
Russian Post
Russian Post publishes office-level opening schedules and service updates. Weekend and public-holiday arrangements should be checked for the selected branch.
Before mailing or visiting: Use the office finder close to the date because shortened pre-holiday hours and holiday opening can vary by location.
PTT
PTT links customers to the nearest workplace and service-specific working hours. Branch availability around national and religious holidays can vary.
Before mailing or visiting: Locate the PTT workplace and confirm its current hours before visiting; online PTT services can remain available outside counter hours.
Royal Mail
Royal Mail publishes collection and delivery dates by UK region. These dates do not establish opening hours for Post Office Ltd branches.
Before mailing or visiting: Select England and Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland first, then check a Post Office branch separately when counter access matters.
China Post
China Post service standards allow post offices to adjust hours for national and provincial holidays according to local demand, with changed hours announced at least three days in advance.
Before mailing or visiting: Check the local outlet notice or call China Post before visiting during Spring Festival, National Day, or another holiday period.
India Post
India Post publishes an All India 2026 list and separate postal-circle schedules. Regional festivals can close offices in one circle without creating an All India closure.
Before mailing or visiting: Select the relevant state or postal circle on the official page; use the All India dates below only for nationwide planning.
Pos Indonesia
Pos Indonesia identifies national holidays when EMS items are not delivered and publishes separate operating-schedule information for service points.
Before mailing or visiting: Check both the EMS holiday page and the local service-point schedule when delivery and counter access are both important.
Japan Post
Japan Post publishes a 2026 table that distinguishes holiday delivery days from suspension days. Express, registered, parcel, and other listed services can continue when ordinary mail pauses.
Before mailing or visiting: Match the date and mail product to the official table instead of assuming every postal item stops on every national holiday.
Pakistan Post
Pakistan Post distinguishes working days from Sundays and post-office holidays in its service material. Local office notices remain necessary for current counter hours.
Before mailing or visiting: Check Pakistan Post announcements and the local office before visiting around national or religious holidays, whose service arrangements can be published close to the date.
PHLPost
PHLPost provides a post office locator and current advisories rather than one permanent nationwide 2026 closure table on this page.
Before mailing or visiting: Confirm the selected office and check current PHLPost notices, especially when a special non-working day or local suspension is announced.
SPL (Saudi Post)
SPL publishes branch-specific weekday and Saturday hours and issues separate working-hour notices for major holiday periods such as Eid.
Before mailing or visiting: Use the branch map and the latest SPL holiday notice because selected branches may open on special hours while others are closed.
Korea Post
Korea Post provides office search and location-level information. Postal counters commonly identify weekends and public holidays as closed, while service cut-off times require a branch check.
Before mailing or visiting: Find the post office and confirm its counter hours and same-day acceptance cut-off before a holiday-period visit.
South African Post Office
South African Post Office material excludes Sundays and public holidays from normal daily clearance, while branch hours should be confirmed with the selected office.
Before mailing or visiting: Use the location finder and contact the branch before visiting; allow an additional working day when a public holiday interrupts clearance.
Australia Post
Australia Post says Post Offices are generally closed and mail or parcel delivery does not take place on national public holidays. Selected outlets may open, and local holidays affect the relevant area.
Before mailing or visiting: Check the local outlet for holiday trading hours and lodge time-sensitive Express Post before the last business-day cut-off.
Compare all 21 country calendars by month. USPS, Royal Mail, Canada Post, and India Post entries use postal-service schedules; the other country dates are official public-holiday checks that direct you to the local postal service before treating a date as a branch closure or delivery suspension.
January includes 6 published postal-service entries and 29 official holiday checks across 19 countries. The largest date sets this month are Russia, China, Australia, Indonesia.
Official adjusted working day; confirm the local branch and delivery timetable.
Official holiday date sourceUse the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
February includes 1 published postal-service entries and 25 official holiday checks across 11 countries. The largest date sets this month are China, South Korea, Argentina, Japan.
Official adjusted working day; confirm the local branch and delivery timetable.
Official holiday date sourceOfficial adjusted working day; confirm the local branch and delivery timetable.
Official holiday date sourceOfficial adjusted working day; confirm the local branch and delivery timetable.
Official holiday date sourceUse the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
March includes 3 published postal-service entries and 20 official holiday checks across 13 countries. The largest date sets this month are Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, India.
Use the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
April includes 6 published postal-service entries and 27 official holiday checks across 15 countries. The largest date sets this month are Australia, Philippines, China, South Africa.
Use the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
May includes 7 published postal-service entries and 47 official holiday checks across 20 countries. The largest date sets this month are Turkey, China, France, Indonesia.
Official adjusted working day; confirm the local branch and delivery timetable.
Official holiday date sourceUse the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
June includes 7 published postal-service entries and 14 official holiday checks across 13 countries. The largest date sets this month are United Kingdom, China, Argentina, Indonesia.
No collection or delivery; counter hours vary
Postal service sourceUse the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
July includes 8 published postal-service entries and 5 official holiday checks across 8 countries. The largest date sets this month are United Kingdom, United States, Argentina, Canada.
Use the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
August includes 9 published postal-service entries and 14 official holiday checks across 13 countries. The largest date sets this month are Canada, India, Indonesia, Pakistan.
All India post office holiday
Postal service sourceUse the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
September includes 5 published postal-service entries and 14 official holiday checks across 10 countries. The largest date sets this month are China, Japan, South Korea, Canada.
Official adjusted working day; confirm the local branch and delivery timetable.
Official holiday date sourceNo collection or delivery; counter hours vary
Postal service sourceUse the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
October includes 5 published postal-service entries and 16 official holiday checks across 11 countries. The largest date sets this month are China, India, South Korea, Turkey.
Official adjusted working day; confirm the local branch and delivery timetable.
Official holiday date sourceUse the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
November includes 5 published postal-service entries and 15 official holiday checks across 12 countries. The largest date sets this month are Brazil, Philippines, France, India.
Use the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
December includes 7 published postal-service entries and 25 official holiday checks across 17 countries. The largest date sets this month are Philippines, Australia, Italy, South Africa.
Use the postal service source for local branch hours and later service notices.
Use the USPS schedule for Post Office retail and regular mail service. Premium products, self-service kiosks, and local access can follow separate operating rules.
Royal Mail publishes collection and delivery schedules, not Post Office Ltd branch hours. Select the UK region first because the service calendar is not identical across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Good Friday is listed as normal Royal Mail service in Scotland. Postcode-level local dates appear in the monthly detail above and should be checked against the latest service update.
Canada Post lists national and selected provincial or territorial dates when collection and delivery service is affected. A retail counter inside another business can follow the host business hours.
The global calendar uses only All India dates. State and postal-circle holidays belong to the regional schedule selected on the official India Post holiday page.
Choose the relevant state or postal circle on the official list before planning a branch visit. A regional festival or state holiday may close offices locally without appearing in the All India calendar above.
Open the official India Post holiday list to select the required region and use the available postal-circle document for that circle. This page does not substitute a national PDF for regional schedules.
Open the official India Post holiday listA listed postal holiday can pause regular delivery or collections without removing every form of access. Confirm the national postal service, country, and region first; then check the local facility for lobby, PO Box, or self-service hours.
Do not assume express service follows the regular-mail schedule. USPS Priority Mail Express can operate at select locations, while the Royal Mail, Canada Post, and India Post source tables used here do not confirm one universal premium-service rule for every holiday.
Complete 2027 postal schedules are not yet available for every country source checked on August 9, 2026. No 2027 closure date is copied from 2026 or inferred from a public holiday calendar. Use the 21-country directory above for the appropriate official branch, service, or release check.
Open a holiday page when you need the date rule, observed date, and mail-service context for one event.
No. National postal services publish their own schedules. A government holiday can affect one country, region, branch type, or delivery service without creating the same closure everywhere.
Regular delivery usually pauses on a listed no-service date, but the answer depends on the country, postal service, and region. Check the monthly schedule and official notice before mailing.
USPS Priority Mail Express can be available on holidays at select locations and for eligible services. Availability is not universal, so confirm the product and destination before relying on holiday delivery.
No. USPS confirms its own operating schedule. In 2026, Friday, July 3 is an observed federal holiday for many federal offices, but USPS states that Post Offices are open and regular delivery occurs that day.
Bank holiday calendars differ across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Royal Mail also lists some postcode-level service dates, so the correct region must be checked first.
India Post has an All India list plus regional schedules. State festivals and local observances can affect one postal circle without closing offices nationwide.
The detailed date tables were checked against official postal sources on August 9, 2026. Local and product-level notices remain controlling when they are more specific.