Public holidays in Poland
Poland has 14 public holidays in 2026. The table below also lists the other days observed there, such as bank and school holidays.
- 14 Public
- 2 School
- 1 Optional
- 32 Observance
Holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public |
| January 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Public |
| January 21 | Wednesday | Grandmother's Day | Observance |
| January 22 | Thursday | Grandfather's Day | Observance |
| February 12 | Thursday | Fat Thursday | Observance |
| February 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| February 17 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday | Observance |
| February 18 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| February 19 | Thursday | Polish Science Day | Observance |
| March 1 | Sunday | National Cursed Soldiers Remembrance Day | Observance |
| March 8 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Observance |
| March 10 | Tuesday | Men's Day | Observance |
| March 21 | Saturday | First Day of Spring / Truant's Day | Observance |
| March 24 | Tuesday | National Day for the Remembrance of Poles Rescuing Jews under German Occupation | Observance |
| March 29 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| April 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | School |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday | School |
| April 4 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Observance |
| April 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| April 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| April 14 | Tuesday | Baptism of Poland Day | Observance |
| April 19 | Sunday | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day | Observance |
| April 22 | Wednesday | International Mother Earth Day | Observance |
| May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 2 | Saturday | Flag Day | Optional |
| May 3 | Sunday | Constitution Day | Public |
| May 8 | Friday | National Victory Day | Observance |
| May 9 | Saturday | Europe Day | Observance |
| May 24 | Sunday | Pentecost | Public |
| May 26 | Tuesday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| June 1 | Monday | Children's Day | Observance |
| June 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Public |
| June 12 | Friday | Day of Struggle and Martyrdom of the Polish Villages | Observance |
| June 23 | Tuesday | Father's Day | Observance |
| August 1 | Saturday | National Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day | Observance |
| August 15 | Saturday | Assumption | Public |
| August 31 | Monday | Day of Solidarity and Freedom | Observance |
| September 1 | Tuesday | Anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War in Poland | Observance |
| September 17 | Thursday | Anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland | Observance |
| September 30 | Wednesday | Boy's Day | Observance |
| October 19 | Monday | National Day of Remembrance for Steadfast Clergy | Observance |
| November 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Public |
| November 11 | Wednesday | Independence Day | Public |
| December 6 | Sunday | Saint Nicholas | Observance |
| December 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Public |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Public |
| December 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Public |
| December 27 | Sunday | Greater Poland Uprising Remebrence Day | Observance |
| December 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
Other years
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Poland have in 2026?
- Poland has 14 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the first public holiday in Poland in 2026?
- The first is New Year's Day, on January 1, 2026.
- Which public holidays in Poland fall on a weekend in 2026?
- 6 of them: Easter Sunday, Constitution Day, Pentecost, Assumption, All Saints' Day, Boxing Day.