Explore all Greece public holidays 2026 with dates. Complete list of official public holidays and other important celebrations in Greece for 2026. Plan your year ahead.
List of Holidays in Greece 2026
New Year’s Day – Thursday, January 1
Epiphany – Tuesday, January 6
Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera) – Monday, March 2
Independence Day – Wednesday, March 25
Good Friday (Orthodox) – Friday, April 10
Easter Sunday (Orthodox) – Sunday, April 12
Easter Monday (Orthodox) – Monday, April 13
Labour Day – Friday, May 1
Whit Monday (Orthodox Pentecost Monday) – Monday, June 1
Assumption of Mary – Saturday, August 15
Ochi Day – Wednesday, October 28
Christmas Day – Friday, December 25
Glorifying Mother of God (Synaxis of the Mother of God) – Saturday, December 26
Other Important Holidays in Greece 2026
- Theophania (Blessing of the Waters) – Tuesday, January 6
- Three Hierarchs Day – Monday, January 30
- Ash Monday – Monday, March 2
- Annunciation of the Virgin Mary – Wednesday, March 25
- Good Saturday (Orthodox) – Saturday, April 11
- Saint George’s Day – Thursday, April 23
- May Day – Friday, May 1
- Pentecost Sunday (Orthodox) – Sunday, May 31
- Holy Spirit Monday – Monday, June 1
- Apostles Peter and Paul – Monday, June 29
- Transfiguration of Jesus – Thursday, August 6
- Dormition of the Theotokos – Saturday, August 15
- Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Monday, August 31
- Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Monday, September 14
- Saint Demetrius Day – Monday, October 26
- Anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising – Tuesday, November 17
- Saint Andrew’s Day – Monday, November 30
- Saint Nicholas Day – Sunday, December 6
- Christmas Eve – Thursday, December 24
- New Year’s Eve – Thursday, December 31
For more information and updates, visit the official Greece Government website here.
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