Long weekends 2026 in Poland

Every public holiday in Poland in 2026

Here is each day off in date order, what it marks, and the quickest way to turn it into a longer break.

Italy

• Thursday, 1 January: Nowy Rok. New Year's Day follows the fireworks at midnight and is a quiet day of rest across the country. Take Friday, 2 January off and you have 4 days in a row, 1 to 4 January.
• Tuesday, 6 January: Święto Trzech Króli. Epiphany, Three Kings' Day, brings colourful processions through Polish towns and closes the Christmas season. Take Monday, 5 January off and you have 4 days in a row, 3 to 6 January.
• Sunday, 5 April: Wielkanoc. Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection with church services, family meals and, in many places, egg hunts. Most shops close for the day. It falls on a Sunday, and Poland's list has no weekday in lieu for it in 2026.
• Monday, 6 April: Drugi Dzień Wielkanocy. Easter Monday closes the long Easter weekend with family outings and, in Italy, Pasquetta picnics in the countryside. You get 3 free days in a row, 4 to 6 April, with no leave needed.
• Friday, 1 May: Święto Pracy. Labour Day on 1 May honours workers with marches and gatherings, and it is often a first spring long weekend for short trips. You get 3 free days in a row, 1 to 3 May, with no leave needed.
• Sunday, 3 May: Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja. Constitution Day on 3 May marks the 1791 constitution. With 1 May it forms the majówka, Poland's favourite spring long weekend. It falls on a Sunday, and Poland's list has no weekday in lieu for it in 2026.
• Sunday, 24 May: Zielone Świątki. Pentecost Sunday marks the coming of the Holy Spirit, fifty days after Easter. It opens a spring long weekend with church services and outings. It falls on a Sunday, and Poland's list has no weekday in lieu for it in 2026.
• Thursday, 4 June: Boże Ciało. Corpus Christi always falls on a Thursday, with processions through flower strewn streets. Many people bridge the Friday for a four day weekend. Take Friday, 5 June off and you have 4 days in a row, 4 to 7 June.
• Saturday, 15 August: Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Maryi Panny. Assumption Day on 15 August falls at the height of summer, when many families are on holiday and beaches are at their busiest. It falls on a Saturday, and Poland's list has no weekday in lieu for it in 2026.
• Sunday, 1 November: Wszystkich Świętych. All Saints' Day is a day to remember the dead, with candles and flowers on family graves. It often creates an autumn long weekend. It falls on a Sunday, and Poland's list has no weekday in lieu for it in 2026.
• Wednesday, 11 November: Narodowe Święto Niepodległości. Independence Day on 11 November marks the rebirth of Poland in 1918, with ceremonies, marches and flags across the country. Take Monday, 9 November and Tuesday, 10 November off and you have 5 days in a row, 7 to 11 November.
• Thursday, 24 December: Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia. Christmas Eve is the heart of Polish Christmas, with the Wigilia supper of twelve dishes once the first star appears. It is a public holiday from 2025. That makes 4 days off in a row without using any leave, 24 to 27 December.
• Friday, 25 December: Boże Narodzenie. Christmas Day is a day for family meals and church, with nearly everything closed. Leave in the week after it gives a long winter break. You get 4 free days in a row, 24 to 27 December, with no leave needed.
• Saturday, 26 December: Drugi Dzień Bożego Narodzenia. The second day of Christmas, St Stephen's Day, is another day off for family visits, winter walks and leftovers, before the quiet week until New Year. It falls on a Saturday, and Poland's list has no weekday in lieu for it in 2026.

How Poland stacks up

South Korea has the most with 18 public holidays in 2026, Mexico the fewest with 7. Poland sits in between with 14.

Mexico

South KoreaiPhoto: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Its best break, 1 to 4 January, returns 4,0 days off per day of leave. 3 countries get a better ratio this year, mostly thanks to an extra public holiday next to a weekend.