Greece Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Greece 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year Day | National holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Epiphany | National holiday |
| 30th January | Friday | The Three Holy Hierarchs | Observance |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 23rd February | Monday | Clean Monday | De Facto Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 25th March | Wednesday | Greek Independence Day | National holiday |
| 25th March | Wednesday | Annunciation of the Virgin Mary | National holiday |
| 10th April | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | De Facto Holiday |
| 12th April | Sunday | Orthodox Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 13th April | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | National holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 31st May | Sunday | Orthodox Holy Spirit Sunday | Observance |
| 1st June | Monday | Orthodox Holy Spirit Monday | De Facto Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 24th July | Friday | The Restoration of Democracy | Observance |
| 15th August | Saturday | Dormition of the Holy Virgin | National holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 28th October | Wednesday | The Ochi day | National holiday |
| 17th November | Tuesday | Polytechneio | Observance |
| 21st November | Saturday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Synaxis of the Mother of God | National holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Greece. 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 Greece this year in 2026?
There are 10 holidays in Greece in 2026
How to retrieve the Greece holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=GR&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Greece 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: 'GR', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);