Public holidays in Greece, 2026
Greece observes 15 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 251 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day Πρωτοχρονιά |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 6 Jan | Tuesday | Epiphany Θεοφάνεια |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 23 Feb | Monday | Clean Monday Καθαρά Δευτέρα |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 25 Mar | Wednesday | Annunciation Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 25 Mar | Wednesday | Independence Day Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 10 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Μεγάλη Παρασκευή |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 12 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday Κυριακή του Πάσχα |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 13 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday Δευτέρα του Πάσχα |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 31 May | Sunday Weekend | Pentecost Πεντηκοστή |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Saturday Weekend | Assumption Day Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 28 Oct | Wednesday | Ochi Day Το Όχι |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day Χριστούγεννα |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 26 Dec | Saturday Weekend | St. Stephen's Day Σύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Μαρίας |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 | 2,008 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Greece. 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: Easter Sunday (12 Apr), Pentecost (31 May), Assumption Day (15 Aug), St. Stephen's Day (26 Dec). 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 February at 19. That spread of 4 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 60 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2025, which held 249 working days, 2026 is 2 working days longer. 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, Greece's 15 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 82nd 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 4 days, from 10 April 2026 to 13 April 2026, built around Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. A further 2 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.
6 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Clean Monday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Pentecost, Whit Monday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.
Notes on Greece
The Greek calendar moves with Orthodox Easter, which is calculated on the Julian rule and usually
falls on a different Sunday from Western Easter, sometimes by as much as five weeks. Clean Monday
at the start of Lent and Holy Spirit Monday afterwards both move with it, so three of the year's
dates shift together and can land in different months from one year to the next.
Greek law also distinguishes between mandatory and optional holidays. Some dates are compulsory
non-working days, while others are observed at the employer's discretion or under a sector
agreement. The figures here treat the nationwide dates uniformly, which will overstate time off
in parts of the private sector.