Mother's Day Calendar
Find when Mother's Day is celebrated in each country, including the current-year date, the local date rule, and links to country pages with future dates.
Country guides with current dates, future dates, and verified Mother's Day rules.
Mother's Day does not have one worldwide date. In many countries it falls on the second Sunday of May, but Spain and Portugal use the first Sunday of May, Sweden uses the last Sunday of May, Norway uses the second Sunday of February, and the United Kingdom and Ireland use Mothering Sunday in Lent.
Use these grouped lists to compare countries that share the same Mother's Day pattern, month, or public-holiday status.
These countries celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, May 10, 2026 in 2026 because they use the second Sunday of May rule.
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These countries celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, May 3, 2026 in 2026.
See all countries celebrating Mother's Day on the first Sunday of May
These countries use the last Sunday of May or a closely related last-Sunday rule for Mother's Day.
See countries celebrating Mother's Day on the last Sunday of May
These countries have Mother's Day dates in March 2026, including fixed March dates and Mothering Sunday where applicable.
Most countries in this calendar celebrate Mother's Day in May 2026.
These countries have Mother's Day dates in June 2026, including June rules and date exceptions.
These countries use the same calendar date every year instead of a weekday-based rule.
These records are marked as official public holidays in the country data.
Use these regional guides to compare Mother's Day dates across countries that are often searched together.
European country guides with current dates, future dates, and verified Mother's Day rules.
Nordic Mother's Day guides with current dates and country-specific rules.
Latin America country guides with current Mother's Day dates and rules.
Asian country guides with current Mother's Day dates and rules.
| Country | Date | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Third Sunday of October |
| Austria | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Australia | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Belgium | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Bulgaria | Sunday, March 8, 2026 | 8 March, shared with International Women's Day |
| Brazil | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Canada | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| China | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Croatia | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Czechia | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Denmark | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Estonia | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Finland | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| France | Sunday, May 31, 2026 | Last Sunday of May, unless it falls on Pentecost, then first Sunday of June |
| Germany | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Greece | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Hungary | Sunday, May 3, 2026 | First Sunday of May |
| Iceland | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| India | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Ireland | Sunday, March 15, 2026 | Fourth Sunday in Lent |
| Italy | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Japan | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Latvia | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Lithuania | Sunday, May 3, 2026 | First Sunday of May |
| Luxembourg | Sunday, June 14, 2026 | Second Sunday of June |
| Malta | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Mexico | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 10 May |
| Netherlands | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| New Zealand | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Norway | Sunday, February 8, 2026 | Second Sunday of February |
| Poland | Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | 26 May |
| Portugal | Sunday, May 3, 2026 | First Sunday of May |
| Romania | Sunday, May 3, 2026 | First Sunday of May |
| Russia | Sunday, November 29, 2026 | Last Sunday of November |
| Serbia | Sunday, March 8, 2026 | 8 March, shared with International Women's Day |
| Slovakia | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Slovenia | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 25 March |
| Spain | Sunday, May 3, 2026 | First Sunday of May |
| South Africa | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Sweden | Sunday, May 31, 2026 | Last Sunday of May |
| Switzerland | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| Ukraine | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| United States | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Second Sunday of May |
| United Kingdom | Sunday, March 15, 2026 | Fourth Sunday in Lent |
No. Many countries use the second Sunday of May, but others use dates such as the first Sunday of May, the last Sunday of May, Mothering Sunday in Lent, or a fixed calendar date.
Use the country table on this page to compare dates, then open a country page for the rule, future dates, and verification details.
Each country record stores its date rule, such as second Sunday of May or first Sunday of May, and the site calculates future dates from that rule.