Public Holidays in Poland — 2026
There are 14 public holidays in Poland in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
6 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 8 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 8 before July and 6 after it — with May the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 89 days, from Tuesday, January 6, 2026 to Sunday, April 5, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
3 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Poland sits in Eastern Europe, is run from Warsaw, pays in Zloty, and has about 37.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 14
- Days off work
- 8
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (3)
- Longest gap
- 89 days
- Capital
- Warsaw
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nowy Rok |
| Tue, Jan 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Święto Trzech Króli |
| Sun, Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Wielkanoc |
| Mon, Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Drugi Dzień Wielkanocy |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | May Day | Święto Pracy |
| Sun, May 3 | Sunday | Constitution Day | Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja |
| Sun, May 24 | Sunday | Pentecost | Zielone Świątki |
| Thu, Jun 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Boże Ciało |
| Sat, Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption Day | Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Maryi Panny |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Wszystkich Świętych |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Wednesday | Independence Day | Narodowe Święto Niepodległości |
| Thu, Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Boże Narodzenie |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | Drugi Dzień Bożego Narodzenia |
How many public holidays does Poland have in 2026?
14 — of which 8 fall on a working day and 6 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Poland in 2026?
Nowy Rok on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Drugi Dzień Bożego Narodzenia on Saturday, December 26, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Poland?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Poland in 2026?
Between Tuesday, January 6, 2026 and Sunday, April 5, 2026 — 89 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 14 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.