Public holidays in Poland
Poland has 14 public holidays in 2026.
These are Poland's statutory days off work. Since 2025 Christmas Eve (24 December) is one of them.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 6 January Tuesday | Epiphany Public holiday |
| 5 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Public holiday |
| 6 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Friday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 3 May Sunday | Constitution Day Public holiday |
| 24 May Sunday | Pentecost Public holiday |
| 4 June Thursday | Corpus Christi Public holiday |
| 15 August Saturday | Assumption Public holiday |
| 1 November Sunday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 11 November Wednesday | Independence Day Public holiday |
| 24 December Thursday | Christmas Eve Public holiday |
| 25 December Friday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Saturday | Second Day of Christmas Public holiday |
Other days in 2026
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 21 January Wednesday | Grandmother's Day Observance |
| 22 January Thursday | Grandfather's Day Observance |
| 12 February Thursday | Fat Thursday Observance |
| 14 February Saturday | Valentine's Day Observance |
| 17 February Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday Observance |
| 18 February Wednesday | Ash Wednesday Observance |
| 19 February Thursday | Polish Science Day ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 1 March Sunday | National Cursed Soldiers Remembrance Day ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 8 March Sunday | International Women's Day Observance |
| 10 March Tuesday | Men's Day Observance |
| 21 March Saturday | First Day of Spring / Truant's Day Observance |
| 24 March Tuesday | National Day for the Remembrance of Poles Rescuing Jews under German Occupation ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 29 March Sunday | Palm Sunday Observance |
| 2 April Thursday | Maundy Thursday ObservanceReligious holiday - a working day, but schools are closed |
| 3 April Friday | Good Friday ObservanceReligious holiday - a working day, but schools are closed |
| 4 April Saturday | Easter Saturday Observance |
| 14 April Tuesday | Baptism of Poland Day ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 19 April Sunday | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day Observance |
| 22 April Wednesday | International Mother Earth Day Observance |
| 2 May Saturday | Flag Day ObservanceA national day, but not a day off by law. |
| 8 May Friday | National Victory Day ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 9 May Saturday | Europe Day Observance |
| 26 May Tuesday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 1 June Monday | Children's Day Observance |
| 12 June Friday | Day of Struggle and Martyrdom of the Polish Villages ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 23 June Tuesday | Father's Day Observance |
| 1 August Saturday | National Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 31 August Monday | Day of Solidarity and Freedom ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 1 September Tuesday | Anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War in Poland Observance |
| 17 September Thursday | Anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland Observance |
| 30 September Wednesday | Boy's Day Observance |
| 19 October Monday | National Day of Remembrance for Steadfast Clergy ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 6 December Sunday | Saint Nicholas Observance |
| 27 December Sunday | Greater Poland Uprising Remebrence Day ObservanceNational holiday, although not a public holiday |
| 31 December Thursday | New Year's Eve Observance |
Public holidays in 2027
Poland has 14 public holidays in 2027. See 2027 in full.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Friday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 6 January Wednesday | Epiphany Public holiday |
| 28 March Sunday | Easter Sunday Public holiday |
| 29 March Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Saturday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 3 May Monday | Constitution Day Public holiday |
| 16 May Sunday | Pentecost Public holiday |
| 27 May Thursday | Corpus Christi Public holiday |
| 15 August Sunday | Assumption Public holiday |
| 1 November Monday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 11 November Thursday | Independence Day Public holiday |
| 24 December Friday | Christmas Eve Public holiday |
| 25 December Saturday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Sunday | Second Day of Christmas Public holiday |
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Holiday data from date-holidays by commenthol, based on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; our lists are shared under the same licence. Checked against the official source: api.sejm.gov.pl. Holidays can change — confirm with your employer or an official source. All sources.