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Ukraine 2026 Public Holidays

13 public holidays

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

2026 Holiday List · Ukraine

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

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Daysuspended Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Mar 8 Sunday International Women's Daysuspended Public holiday 8 March.
Mar 9 Monday International Women's Daysubstitute daysuspended Public holiday 8 March.
Apr 12 Sunday Orthodox Easter Daysuspended Public holiday
May 1 Friday Labor Daysuspended Public holiday 1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.
May 8 Friday Victory Daysuspended Public holiday 8 or 9 May in Europe; other dates elsewhere.
May 31 Sunday Orthodox Pentecostsuspended Public holiday
Jun 28 Sunday Constitution Daysuspended Public holiday The anniversary of the adoption of the constitution — varies by country.
Jun 29 Monday Constitution Daysubstitute daysuspended Public holiday The anniversary of the adoption of the constitution — varies by country.
Jul 15 Wednesday Ukrainian Statehood Day Public holiday
Aug 24 Monday Independence Daysuspended Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Oct 1 Thursday Day of Defenders and Defenders of Ukrainesuspended Public holiday
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Show 29 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 6 Tuesday Epiphany Observance 6 January.
Jan 14 Wednesday Orthodox New Year Observance 14 January — 1 January on the Julian calendar.
Feb 14 Saturday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Feb 24 Tuesday National Day of Prayer Observance
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 20 Friday Ramadan Bayram Observance
Mar 29 Sunday Daylight Saving Time starts Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in March or April.
Apr 1 Wednesday April Fools Observance
May 9 Saturday Europe Day Observance
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
May 15 Friday Family Day Observance Varies — the third Monday of February in several Canadian provinces.
May 27 Wednesday Qurban Bayram Observance
May 31 Sunday Kyiv Day Observance
Jun 6 Saturday Journalists' Day Observance
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.
Jun 22 Monday Day of Mourning and Commemoration of War Victims Observance
Jul 5 Sunday Navy Day Observance
Jul 6 Monday Kupala Night Observance
Jul 28 Tuesday Baptism of Kyivan Rus Observance
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 25 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in October or November.
Oct 28 Wednesday Day of Liberation of Ukraine from Fascist Invaders Observance
Nov 9 Monday Cultural Workers and Folk Artists Day Observance
Nov 20 Friday Children's Day Observance 1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere.
Nov 21 Saturday Dignity and Freedom Day Observance
Dec 6 Sunday Army Day Observance Varies by country.
Dec 6 Sunday St. Nicholas Day Observance
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.

International Women's Day

8 March.

Marks the struggle for women's rights, with roots in the labour movement of the early 1900s. A full public holiday across the post-Soviet states; a half day for women only in China; and an observance in most of the rest of the world.

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.

Victory Day

8 or 9 May in Europe; other dates elsewhere.

Marks the end of the Second World War in Europe. Western Europe keeps 8 May; Russia and most post-Soviet states keep 9 May, because the surrender took effect after midnight Moscow time.

Constitution Day

The anniversary of the adoption of the constitution — varies by country.

Marks the adoption of a country's constitution. A major public holiday in Norway, Poland, Denmark, Japan, Mexico and South Korea, among others.

Independence Day

The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.

The national day of a country that gained independence from another state, and typically its most important secular holiday. Over a hundred countries observe one, on dates ranging across the whole calendar.

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.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com