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Official dates and legal status

Public holidays in Greece

Greece has nine mandatory public holidays plus movable feasts tied to Orthodox Easter. Not every holiday closes every workplace: this guide shows exactly who is off on each day.

All years

Public holidays in Greece

Dates, weekdays and the legal status of every holiday. Click a holiday for its history and the next years' dates.

Regional

Local school holidays

Each school also closes on the feast of the local patron saint and the local liberation anniversary. Some well-known ones:

Live countdowns

How many days until the next holiday?

Countdowns to Christmas, Easter, New Year, Ohi Day and every other public holiday in Greece, ticking in days, hours and minutes.

See the countdownsPublic holidays 2026

Frequently asked questions

Greece has 12 public holidays in 2026: 9 mandatory holidays for every workplace, plus Clean Monday, Good Friday and Whit Monday, which close public services, schools and banks. 7 of the mandatory holidays fall on weekdays.

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 12 April 2026. Good Friday is 10 April, Easter Monday is 13 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 23 February.

No. Greek holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday are not transferred, with one exception: when 1 May coincides with a Sunday, Holy Week or Easter Monday, the Minister of Labour may move it to another working day by decision.

Clean Monday and Whit Monday are optional holidays for private businesses and official holidays for the public sector, schools and banks. Whether you work depends on your employer or collective agreement.