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Czechia 2026 Public Holidays

14 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 1 holidays
February
March
April 2 holidays
May 2 holidays
June
July 2 holidays
August
September 1 holidays
October 1 holidays
November 1 holidays
December 3 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Czechia

14 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Jan 1 Thursday Restoration of the Czech Independence Day Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 6 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
May 1 Friday Labor Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.
May 8 Friday Victory in Europe Day Public holiday
Jul 5 Sunday Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius Public holiday
Jul 6 Monday Jan Hus Day Public holiday
Sep 28 Monday St. Wenceslas Day Public holiday
Oct 28 Wednesday Independent Czechoslovak State Day Public holiday
Nov 17 Tuesday Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day Public holiday
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Public holiday 24 December.
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Saturday St. Stephen's Day Public holiday 26 December.
Show 18 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Feb 14 Saturday St. Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 18 Wednesday Carnival / Ash Wednesday Observance 46 days before Easter Sunday.
Mar 8 Sunday International Women's Day Observance 8 March.
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 29 Sunday Palm Sunday Observance The Sunday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 2 Thursday Maundy Thursday Observance The Thursday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 4 Saturday Holy Saturday Observance The Saturday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
May 14 Thursday Ascension Day Observance The Thursday 39 days after Easter Sunday.
May 24 Sunday Whit Sunday Observance The Sunday 49 days after Easter Sunday.
May 25 Monday Whit Monday Observance The Monday 50 days after Easter Sunday.
May 31 Sunday Trinity Observance
Jun 1 Monday Children's Day Observance 1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere.
Jun 21 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

Labor Day

1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.

The workers' holiday. Almost everywhere it falls on 1 May; in the United States and Canada it was deliberately placed in September to avoid the associations of May Day.

Christmas Eve

24 December.

The evening of 24 December is the main celebration in the Nordics, Germany, Poland and much of Central Europe, where gifts are exchanged that night rather than on Christmas morning. Often a half day or a de facto day off rather than a statutory holiday.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

St. Stephen's Day

26 December.

Honours the first Christian martyr, and is the name used for 26 December in Ireland, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Finland.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com