Official dates and legal status
Greece public holidays 2029
Holiday calendar 2029
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Saturday | Epiphany (Theophany) | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Monday | Clean Monday | Optional public holiday | Optional day off | |
| Sunday | 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) | |
| Tuesday | Labour Day (May Day) | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Monday | Whit Monday (Holy Spirit Monday) | Optional public holiday | Optional day off | |
| Wednesday | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Sunday | Ohi Day | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) | |
| Wednesday | Second Day of Christmas (Synaxis of the Theotokos) | Mandatory public holiday | Day off (mandatory) |
- Mandatory public holiday
Monday, 1 January
New Year's DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Saturday, 6 January
Epiphany (Theophany)Private sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Optional public holiday
Monday, 19 February
Clean MondayPrivate sector: Optional day off
- Mandatory public holiday
Sunday, 25 March
Greek Independence DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Customary holiday
Friday, 6 April
Good FridayPrivate sector: Customary (not statutory)
- Religious feast
Sunday, 8 April
Orthodox Easter SundayPrivate sector: Sunday
- Mandatory public holiday
Monday, 9 April
Easter MondayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Tuesday, 1 May
Labour Day (May Day)Private sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Optional public holiday
Monday, 28 May
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit Monday)Private sector: Optional day off
- Mandatory public holiday
Wednesday, 15 August
Assumption of the Virgin MaryPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Sunday, 28 October
Ohi DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Tuesday, 25 December
Christmas DayPrivate sector: Day off (mandatory)
- Mandatory public holiday
Wednesday, 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 2029
Holidays next to a weekend, plus the bridge days that create longer breaks.
17 – 19 February 2029
Includes Clean Monday
3
days off
7 – 9 April 2029
Includes Easter Monday
3
days off
28 April – 1 May 2029
Includes Labour Day
4
days off
26 – 28 May 2029
Includes Whit Monday
3
days off
22 – 26 December 2029
Includes Christmas Day, Boxing Day
5
days off
29 December 2029 – 1 January 2030
Includes New Year's Day
4
days off
Working days in 2029
255 working days, 104 weekend days and 6 weekday holidays (statutory calendar).
365
104
6
255
Three-day weekends
Every long weekend of 2029
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.