Public holidays in Georgia, 2026
Georgia observes 17 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 248 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day ახალი წელი |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 2 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day ახალი წელი |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 7 Jan | Wednesday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) ქრისტეშობა |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 19 Jan | Monday | Epiphany (Orthodox) ნათლისღება |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 3 Mar | Tuesday | Mother's Day დედის დღე |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 8 Mar | Sunday Weekend | International Women's Day ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 9 Apr | Thursday | National Unity Day ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 10 Apr | Friday | Good Friday ძველი პარასკევი |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 11 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Holy Saturday დიდი შაბათი |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 12 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday აღდგომის კვირა |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 13 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday აღდგომის ორშაბათი |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 9 May | Saturday Weekend | Day of Victory over Fascism ფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღე |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 12 May | Tuesday | Saint Andrew the First-Called Day წმინდა მოციქულის ანდრია პირველწოდებულის საქართველოში შემოსვლის დღე |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 26 May | Tuesday | Independence Day დამოუკიდებლობის დღე |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 28 Aug | Friday | Saint Mary's Day მარიამობა |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 14 Oct | Wednesday | Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedra სვეტიცხოვლობა |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 23 Nov | Monday | Saint George's Day გიორგობა |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 144 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 | 1,984 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Georgia. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
4 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: International Women's Day (8 Mar), Holy Saturday (11 Apr), Easter Sunday (12 Apr), Day of Victory over Fascism (9 May). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is January at 18. That spread of 5 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 59 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2025, which held 249 working days, 2026 is 1 working day shorter. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Georgia's 17 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 91st percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 5 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 5 days, from 9 April 2026 to 13 April 2026, built around National Unity Day and Good Friday and Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. A further 3 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
5 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.