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🇨🇿 Czechia public holidays 2026

Czechia has 17 public holidays in 2026, plus 17 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is St. Stephen's Day on December 26.

14 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Czechia in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's DayDen obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok	Public holiday
January 1Thursday	Restoration of the Czech Independence Day	Public holiday
February 18Wednesday	Carnival / Ash Wednesday	Religious holiday
March 8Sunday	International Women's Day	Observance
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
March 29Sunday	Palm Sunday	Religious holiday
April 2Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Religious holiday
April 3Friday	Good FridayVelký pátek	Public holiday
April 4Saturday	Holy Saturday	Religious holiday
April 5Sunday	Easter Sunday	Religious holiday
April 6Monday	Easter MondayVelikonoční pondělí	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Labour DaySvátek práce	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Labor Day	Public holiday
May 8Friday	Liberation DayDen vítězství	Public holiday
May 8Friday	Victory in Europe Day	Public holiday
May 10Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 14Thursday	Ascension Day	Religious holiday
May 24Sunday	Pentecost Sunday	Religious holiday
May 25Monday	Pentecost Monday	Religious holiday
May 31Sunday	Trinity	Religious holiday
June 1Monday	Children's Day	Observance
June 21Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
July 5Sunday	Saints Cyril and Methodius DayDen slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje	Public holiday
July 5Sunday	Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius	Public holiday
July 6Monday	Jan Hus DayDen upálení mistra Jana Husa	Public holiday
September 23Wednesday	September Equinox	Observance
September 28Monday	St. Wenceslas DayDen české státnosti	Public holiday
October 28Wednesday	Independent Czechoslovak State DayDen vzniku samostatného československého státu	Public holiday
November 17Tuesday	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy DayDen boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstva	Public holiday
December 21Monday	December Solstice	Observance
December 24Thursday	Christmas EveŠtědrý den	Public holiday
December 25Friday	Christmas Day1. svátek vánoční	Public holiday
December 26Saturday	St. Stephen's Day2. svátek vánoční	Public holiday