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🇺🇦 Ukraine public holidays 2026

Ukraine has 19 public holidays in 2026, plus 28 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Christmas Day on December 25.

13 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 Ukraine in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayНовий РікPublic holiday
January 6TuesdayEpiphanyObservance
January 14WednesdayOrthodox New YearReligious holiday
February 24TuesdayNational Day of PrayerObservance
March 8SundayInternational Women's DayМіжнародний жіночий деньPublic holiday
March 9MondayInternational Women's Day (Suspended) ObservedPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 20FridayRamadan BayramReligious holiday
March 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsOther
April 1WednesdayApril FoolsObservance
April 12SundayEaster SundayВеликденьPublic holiday
April 12SundayOrthodox Easter Day (Suspended)Public holiday
May 1FridayLabor Day (Suspended)Public holiday
May 1FridayInternational Workers' DayДень праціPublic holiday
May 8FridayVictory Day (Suspended)Public holiday
May 8FridayVictory day over Nazism in World War IIДень перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війніPublic holiday
May 9SaturdayEurope DayObservance
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 15FridayFamily DayObservance
May 27WednesdayQurban BayramReligious holiday
May 31SundayPentecostТрійцяPublic holiday
May 31SundayOrthodox Pentecost (Suspended)Public holiday
May 31SundayKyiv DayObservance
June 6SaturdayJournalists' DayObservance
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 22MondayDay of Mourning and Commemoration of War VictimsObservance
June 28SundayConstitution DayДень КонституціїPublic holiday
June 29MondayConstitution Day (Suspended) ObservedPublic holiday
July 5SundayNavy DayObservance
July 6MondayKupala NightObservance
July 15WednesdayStatehood DayДень Української ДержавностіPublic holiday
July 15WednesdayUkrainian Statehood DayPublic holiday
July 28TuesdayBaptism of Kyivan RusObservance
August 24MondayIndependence DayДень НезалежностіPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 1ThursdayDefender of Ukraine DayДень захисників і захисниць УкраїниPublic holiday
October 1ThursdayDay of Defenders and Defenders of Ukraine (Suspended)Public holiday
October 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsOther
October 28WednesdayDay of Liberation of Ukraine from Fascist InvadersObservance
November 9MondayCultural Workers and Folk Artists DayObservance
November 20FridayChildren's DayObservance
November 21SaturdayDignity and Freedom DayObservance
December 6SundayArmy DayObservance
December 6SundaySt. Nicholas DayReligious holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayРіздво ХристовеPublic holiday