ObservanceFixed date: 17 November every year
Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary
Student uprising of 1973; schools closed, everyone else works.
About the holiday
17 November commemorates the 1973 student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic against the military junta. Schools and universities are closed and hold commemorations in the days before; a march to the US embassy takes place in Athens. For businesses and public services it is a normal working day.
Who is off?
What the holiday means for each sector.
- Private sector
- Working day
- Public sector
- Open
- Schools
- Closed
- Banks
- Open
Commemoration or celebration; normally a working day (it may close schools).
Upcoming dates
The next years at a glance.
Sources
Dates and legal status were checked against:
- Presidential Decree 79/2017 (Government Gazette A' 109/01.08.2017), article 3 — breaks, holidays and school celebrations in nursery and primary schoolsHellenic Republic — Government Gazette (via kodiko.gr)
- School calendar 2026-2027: holidays, breaks and local patron-saint daysalfavita.gr (education news)
Last verified: 7 October 2026
Plan your leave
Taking leave around Polytechnic Day?
Pick your days on the calendar: weekends, public holidays and school breaks are already marked, so you see at once how many leave days you need and how long the break becomes.