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Public holidays in Greece 2026

Greece has 12 public holiday dates in 2026, 10 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 46 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Day
46 days
Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Sat, Dec 26Glorifying Mother of Godin 47 days
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days

2026 holiday calendar

12 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
Jan 6TueEpiphanypassed
Feb 23MonGreen Mondaypassed
Mar 25WedIndependence Daypassed
Apr 10FriGood Fridaypassed
Apr 13MonEaster Mondaypassed
May 1FriLabor Daypassed
Jun 1MonPentecost Mondaypassed
Aug 15SatDormition of the Mother of Godpassed
Oct 28WedOhi Daypassed
Dec 25FriChristmas Dayin 46 days
Dec 26SatGlorifying Mother of Godin 47 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Sat, Feb 21 – Mon, Feb 23Green Monday3 days
  • Fri, Apr 10 – Mon, Apr 13Good Friday, Easter Monday4 days
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Labor Day3 days
  • Sat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1Pentecost Monday3 days
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day, Glorifying Mother of God3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Jan 5Epiphany4 days off

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Turn your vacation days into the longest breaks of the year.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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