Public Holidays in Poland 2026 🇵🇱
Poland has 14 public holidays in 2026; the next one is All Saints' Day on Sun, Nov 1, 2026.
- 14public holidays 2026
- 3long weekends
- 6on a weekend
- Sundaymost common weekday
Weekend in Poland: Saturday and Sunday.
Public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Tue 6 Jan | Tuesday | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Sun 5 Apr | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday | Public holiday | |
| Mon 6 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Fri 1 May | Friday | Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Sun 3 May | Sunday (weekend) | Constitution Day | Public holiday | |
| Sun 24 May | Sunday (weekend) | Pentecost | Public holiday | |
| Thu 4 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Public holiday | |
| Sat 15 Aug | Saturday (weekend) | Assumption | Public holiday | |
| Sun 1 Nov | Sunday (weekend) | All Saints' Day | Public holiday | |
| Wed 11 Nov | Wednesday | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Thu 24 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Public holiday | |
| Fri 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Sat 26 Dec | Saturday (weekend) | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more where a public holiday meets the weekend:
- Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off · Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off · Labour Day, Constitution Day
- Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 4 days off · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Make it longer with a day or two of leave
- Take Fri 2 Jan off → 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan) · New Year's Day
- Take Mon 5 Jan off → 4 days in a row (Sat 3 Jan – Tue 6 Jan) · Epiphany
- Take Fri 5 Jun off → 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Jun – Sun 7 Jun) · Corpus Christi
Counted from the public holidays above and a Saturday and Sunday weekend. Individual employers, schools and regions may differ.
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| Wed 6 Jan | Wednesday | Epiphany | Public holiday |
| Sun 28 Mar | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public holiday |
| Mon 29 Mar | Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday |
| Sat 1 May | Saturday | Labour Day | Public holiday |
| Mon 3 May | Monday | Constitution Day | Public holiday |
| Sun 16 May | Sunday | Pentecost | Public holiday |
| Thu 27 May | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Public holiday |
| Sun 15 Aug | Sunday | Assumption | Public holiday |
| Mon 1 Nov | Monday | All Saints' Day | Public holiday |
| Thu 11 Nov | Thursday | Independence Day | Public holiday |
| Fri 24 Dec | Friday | Christmas Eve | Public holiday |
| Sat 25 Dec | Saturday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
| Sun 26 Dec | Sunday | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
2027 brings 5 long weekends: Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan (3 days); Sat 27 Mar – Mon 29 Mar (3 days); Sat 1 May – Mon 3 May (3 days); Sat 30 Oct – Mon 1 Nov (3 days); Fri 24 Dec – Sun 26 Dec (3 days).
Observances and other dates in 2026 (35)
Widely marked days that are not days off for most workers.
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Jan | Wednesday | Grandmother's Day | Observance |
| Thu 22 Jan | Thursday | Grandfather's Day | Observance |
| Thu 12 Feb | Thursday | Fat Thursday | Observance |
| Sat 14 Feb | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Tue 17 Feb | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday | Observance |
| Wed 18 Feb | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| Thu 19 Feb | Thursday | Polish Science Day | Observance |
| Sun 1 Mar | Sunday | National Cursed Soldiers Remembrance Day | Observance |
| Sun 8 Mar | Sunday | International Women's Day | Observance |
| Tue 10 Mar | Tuesday | Men's Day | Observance |
| Sat 21 Mar | Saturday | First Day of Spring / Truant's Day | Observance |
| Tue 24 Mar | Tuesday | National Day for the Remembrance of Poles Rescuing Jews under German Occupation | Observance |
| Sun 29 Mar | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| Thu 2 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | School holiday |
| Fri 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | School holiday |
| Sat 4 Apr | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Observance |
| Tue 14 Apr | Tuesday | Baptism of Poland Day | Observance |
| Sun 19 Apr | Sunday | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day | Observance |
| Wed 22 Apr | Wednesday | International Mother Earth Day | Observance |
| Sat 2 May | Saturday | Flag Day | Optional |
| Fri 8 May | Friday | National Victory Day | Observance |
| Sat 9 May | Saturday | Europe Day | Observance |
| Tue 26 May | Tuesday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| Mon 1 Jun | Monday | Children's Day | Observance |
| Fri 12 Jun | Friday | Day of Struggle and Martyrdom of the Polish Villages | Observance |
| Tue 23 Jun | Tuesday | Father's Day | Observance |
| Sat 1 Aug | Saturday | National Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day | Observance |
| Mon 31 Aug | Monday | Day of Solidarity and Freedom | Observance |
| Tue 1 Sept | Tuesday | Anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War in Poland | Observance |
| Thu 17 Sept | Thursday | Anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland | Observance |
| Wed 30 Sept | Wednesday | Boy's Day | Observance |
| Mon 19 Oct | Monday | National Day of Remembrance for Steadfast Clergy | Observance |
| Sun 6 Dec | Sunday | Saint Nicholas | Observance |
| Sun 27 Dec | Sunday | Greater Poland Uprising Remebrence Day | Observance |
| Thu 31 Dec | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
Questions about holidays in Poland
- How many public holidays does Poland have in 2026?
- 14 public or bank holidays are listed for 2026, and 14 for 2027.
- How many 2026 holidays fall on a weekend in Poland?
- 6 — Easter Sunday (Sunday), Constitution Day (Sunday), Pentecost (Sunday), Assumption (Saturday), All Saints' Day (Sunday), Boxing Day (Saturday). No substitute weekday is listed for them in this calendar.
- How many long weekends are there in Poland in 2026?
- 3 breaks of three days or more are created by public holidays: Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (3 days); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (3 days); Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (4 days).
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