Official dates and legal status
Greece public holidays 2026
Holiday calendar 2026
Dates, weekdays and the legal status of every holiday. Click a holiday for its history and the next years' dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Type | Private sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Tuesday | Epiphany (Theophany) | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Monday | Clean Monday | Optional public holiday | Optional day off | |
| Wednesday | Greek Independence Day | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Customary holiday | Customary (not statutory) | |
| Sunday | Orthodox Easter Sunday | Religious feast | Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Friday | Labour Day (May Day) | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Monday | Whit Monday (Holy Spirit Monday) | Optional public holiday | Optional day off | |
| Saturday | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Wednesday | Ohi Day | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Saturday | Second Day of Christmas (Synaxis of the Theotokos) | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) |
- Mandatory public holiday
Thursday, 1 January
New Year's DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Tuesday, 6 January
Epiphany (Theophany)Private sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Optional public holiday
Monday, 23 February
Clean MondayPrivate sector: Optional day off
- Mandatory public holiday
Wednesday, 25 March
Greek Independence DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Customary holiday
Friday, 10 April
Good FridayPrivate sector: Customary (not statutory)
- Religious feast
Sunday, 12 April
Orthodox Easter SundayPrivate sector: Sunday
- Mandatory public holiday
Monday, 13 April
Easter MondayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Friday, 1 May
Labour Day (May Day)Private sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Optional public holiday
Monday, 1 June
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit Monday)Private sector: Optional day off
- Mandatory public holiday
Saturday, 15 August
Assumption of the Virgin MaryPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Wednesday, 28 October
Ohi DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Friday, 25 December
Christmas DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Saturday, 26 December
Second Day of Christmas (Synaxis of the Theotokos)Private sector: Day off (mandatory)
Dates follow Greek law and official announcements; transferred holidays and provisional dates are marked.
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Who is off on which day?
Greek law distinguishes several kinds of holidays. The table uses these labels:
- Mandatory public holiday
- Every business must close; employees are paid without working (Law 4808/2021, art. 60).
- Optional public holiday
- Public services, schools and banks are closed; private businesses may work.
- Customary holiday
- Public services, schools and banks are closed; not a statutory holiday for private businesses.
- Religious feast
- Important feast of the Church; falls on a Sunday or is a normal working day.
Long weekends in 2026
Holidays next to a weekend, plus the bridge days that create longer breaks.
1 – 4 January 2026
Includes New Year's Day
4
days off
3 – 6 January 2026
Includes Epiphany
4
days off
21 – 23 February 2026
Includes Clean Monday
3
days off
11 – 13 April 2026
Includes Easter Monday
3
days off
1 – 3 May 2026
Includes Labour Day
3
days off
30 May – 1 June 2026
Includes Whit Monday
3
days off
Working days in 2026
254 working days, 104 weekend days and 7 weekday holidays (statutory calendar).
365
104
7
254
School holidays
Christmas, Easter and summer breaks of the 2026–2027 school year.
Three-day weekends
Every long weekend of 2026
Which public holidays fall on a Friday or a Monday, which bridges are worth a day of leave and how long each break really is.