When is Father’s Day Around the World?

While Father’s Day in the US is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June – worldwide many countries also celebrate Father’s Day throughout the year.

Here is a list of worldwide Father’s Day observances in order of calendar date.

Date	Country
February 23	Russia (Defender of the Fatherland Day) (Officially, as the name suggests, the holiday celebrate people who are serving or were serving the Russian Armed Forces (both men and women). But the congratulations are traditionally, nationally accepted by all fathers, other adult men and male children as well.)
March 19	Andorra (Dia del Pare), Antwerp (Belgium), Bolivia, Honduras, Italy (Festa del Pap�), Liechtenstein, Portugal (Dia do Pai), Spain (D�a del Padre, Dia del Pare, D�a do Pai)
Second Sunday of May	Romania (Ziua Barbatului)
May 8	South Korea (Parents’ Day)
Third Sunday of May	Tonga
Ascension Day	Germany
First Sunday of June	Lithuania, Switzerland
June 5	Denmark (Constitution Day)
Second Sunday of June	Austria, Belgium
Third Sunday of June	Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
June 13	Oman (Father’s Day)
June 17	El Salvador, Guatemala
June 21	Lebanon
June 21 (first day of summer)	Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Uganda
June 23	Nicaragua, Poland
Second Sunday of July	Uruguay
Last Sunday of July	Dominican Republic
Second Sunday of August	Brazil, Samoa
August 8	Republic of China (Taiwan)
First Sunday of September	Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
Third Sunday of September	Ukraine
August 23	Nepal
First Sunday of October	Luxembourg
12 November	Indonesia
Second Sunday of November	Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden,
December 5	Thailand
December 26	Bulgaria