Public holidays in the Czech Republic 2026

There are 13 public holidays in the Czech Republic in 2026, 11 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Fri, May 1 Labour Day
Fri, May 8 Liberation Day
Sun, Jul 5 Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
Mon, Jul 6 Jan Hus Day
Mon, Sep 28 St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)
Wed, Oct 28 Independent Czechoslovak State Day
Tue, Nov 17 Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
Thu, Dec 24 Christmas Eve
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Other days in 2026
  • Wed, Apr 1 Ugly Wednesday
  • Thu, Apr 2 Maundy Thursday
  • Sat, Apr 4 Easter Saturday
  • Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, May 10 Mother's Day

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Fri, Mar 26 Good Friday
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Sat, May 1 Labour Day
Sat, May 8 Liberation Day
Mon, Jul 5 Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
Tue, Jul 6 Jan Hus Day
Tue, Sep 28 St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)
Thu, Oct 28 Independent Czechoslovak State Day
Wed, Nov 17 Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
Fri, Dec 24 Christmas Eve
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Other days in 2027
  • Wed, Mar 24 Ugly Wednesday
  • Thu, Mar 25 Maundy Thursday
  • Sat, Mar 27 Easter Saturday
  • Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, May 9 Mother's Day

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Fri, May 8 – Sun, May 10: 3 days off · Liberation Day
  • Sat, Jul 4 – Mon, Jul 6: 3 days off · Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, Jan Hus Day
  • Sat, Sep 26 – Mon, Sep 28: 3 days off · St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)
  • Thu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27: 4 days off · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Bridge days in 2026

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
  • Take Mon, Nov 16 off: 4 days off, Sat, Nov 14 – Tue, Nov 17 · Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, Jul 3 – Tue, Jul 6: 4 days off · Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, Jan Hus Day
  • Fri, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 26: 3 days off · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Mon, Sep 27 off: 4 days off, Sat, Sep 25 – Tue, Sep 28 · St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)
  • Take Fri, Oct 29 off: 4 days off, Thu, Oct 28 – Sun, Oct 31 · Independent Czechoslovak State Day

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in the Czech Republic in 2026?

13: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Liberation Day, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, Jan Hus Day, St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day), Independent Czechoslovak State Day, Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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