Cyprus Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Cyprus 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Epiphany | National Holiday |
| 23rd February | Monday | Green Monday | National Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 25th March | Wednesday | Greek Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 29th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 1st April | Wednesday | Cyprus National Holiday | National Holiday |
| 10th April | Friday | Good Friday (Orthodox) | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| 11th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| 12th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| 13th April | Monday | Easter Monday (Orthodox) | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| 14th April | Tuesday | Orthodox Easter Tuesday (banks only) | Bank holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labour Day/May Day | National Holiday |
| 1st June | Monday | Orthodox Pentecost Monday | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 15th August | Saturday | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 1st October | Thursday | Cyprus Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 25th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 28th October | Wednesday | Ochi Day | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Cyprus. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Cyprus this year in 2026?
There are 14 holidays in Cyprus in 2026
How to retrieve the Cyprus holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=CY&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Cyprus holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'CY', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);