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Independence days, public holidays and days of remembrance. 127 on Mela so far, in date order: what is on or coming next first.

On now 2

National days 3Oct German Unity Day๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Berlin, GermanyOn now National days 3Oct Gaecheonjeol๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea and 1 more countryOn now

October 2026 7

National days 9Oct Hangul Day๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Seoul, South Korea and 1 more countryIn 6 days National days 10Oct National Day of the Republic of China๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taipei, TaiwanIn 7 days National days 12Oct Columbus Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia and 19 more countriesIn 9 days National days 12Oct National Day of Spain๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Madrid, SpainIn 9 days National days 12Oct Sports Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanIn 9 days National days 28Oct Ohi Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus and 1 more countryIn 4 weeks National days 29Oct Republic Day๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul, TurkeyIn 4 weeks

November 2026 11

National days 3Nov Culture Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, JapanIn 4 weeks National days 4Nov Unity Day๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Moscow, RussiaIn 5 weeks National days 5Nov Guy Fawkes Night๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 5 more countriesIn 5 weeks National days 11Nov Remembrance Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada and 29 more countriesIn 6 weeks National days 11Nov National Independence Day๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Warsaw, PolandIn 6 weeks National days 11Nov Veterans Day๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United StatesIn 6 weeks National days 11Nov Armistice Day๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium and 10 more countriesIn 6 weeks National days 19Nov International Men's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Antigua and Barbuda and 29 more countriesIn 7 weeks National days 23Nov Labor Thanksgiving Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Nagano, JapanIn 7 weeks National days 26Nov Thanksgiving๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ New York City, United StatesIn 8 weeks National days 30Nov Bonifacio Day๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Caloocan, PhilippinesIn 8 weeks

December 2026 8

National days 5Dec National Day of Thailand๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Bangkok, ThailandIn 9 weeks National days 6Dec Independence Day (Finland)๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Helsinki, FinlandIn 9 weeks National days 10Dec Human Rights Day๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Kiribati and 1 more countryIn 10 weeks National days 16Dec Day of Reconciliation๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pretoria, South Africa National days 26Dec Boxing Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 28 more countries National days 28Dec Proclamation Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Glenelg North, Australia National days 30Dec Rizal Day๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Manila, Philippines National days 31Dec Hogmanay๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Edinburgh, United Kingdom

January 2027 5

National days 4Jan Independence Day๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar National days 11Jan Proclamation of Independence Day (Morocco)๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Rabat, Morocco National days 18Jan Martin Luther King Jr. Day๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Atlanta, United States National days 26Jan Republic Day๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ New Delhi, India National days 26Jan Australia Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Sydney, Australia

February 2027 6

National days 11Feb National Foundation Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan National days 15Feb Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alexandria, United States National days 23Feb Defender of the Fatherland Day๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia and 5 more countries National days 23Feb Emperor's Birthday๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan National days 28Feb National Science Day๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Kolkata, India National days 28Feb Andalusia Day๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Seville, Spain

March 2027 5

National days 1Mar Independence Day๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina National days 1Mar Samiljeol๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Seoul, South Korea National days 8Mar International Women's Day๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria and 32 more countries National days 8Mar Canberra Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Canberra, Australia National days 25Mar Celebration of the Greek Revolution๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 6 more countries

April 2027 4

National days 9Apr Day of Valor๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Pilar, Philippines and 1 more country National days 12Apr Cosmonautics Day๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Moscow, Russia National days 24Apr Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey and 5 more countries National days 25Apr Anzac Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 4 more countries
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