Public Holidays in Ukraine — 2026
There are 11 public holidays in Ukraine in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
4 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 7 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 7 before July and 4 after it — with May the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 85 days, from Thursday, October 1, 2026 to Friday, December 25, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
4 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Ukraine sits in Eastern Europe, is run from Kyiv, pays in Hryvnia, and has about 43.7M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 11
- Days off work
- 7
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (3)
- Longest gap
- 85 days
- Capital
- Kyiv
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Новий Рік |
| Sun, Mar 8 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Міжнародний жіночий день |
| Sun, Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Великдень |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | International Workers' Day | День праці |
| Fri, May 8 | Friday | Victory day over Nazism in World War II | День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні |
| Sun, May 31 | Sunday | Pentecost | Трійця |
| Sun, Jun 28 | Sunday | Constitution Day | День Конституції |
| Wed, Jul 15 | Wednesday | Statehood Day | День Української Державності |
| Mon, Aug 24 | Monday | Independence Day | День Незалежності |
| Thu, Oct 1 | Thursday | Defender of Ukraine Day | День захисників і захисниць України |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Різдво Христове |
How many public holidays does Ukraine have in 2026?
11 — of which 7 fall on a working day and 4 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Ukraine in 2026?
Новий Рік on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Різдво Христове on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Ukraine?
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 Ukraine in 2026?
Between Thursday, October 1, 2026 and Friday, December 25, 2026 — 85 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 11 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.