Long weekends in Greece, 2026
2026 has 14 public holidays, and 10 of them give you a weekday off. The best bridge: 5 days off for 1 day of leave around Good Friday and Easter Monday.
The best bridges in 2026
Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.
- Thu, Jan 1 and Tue, Jan 6
New Year's Day, Epiphany
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 4
Take off: Fri, Jan 2
- Longest break
12 days off for 6 days of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 12
Take off: Fri, Jan 2, Mon, Jan 5, Wed, Jan 7 to Fri, Jan 9, and Mon, Jan 12
- Best value
- Mon, Feb 23
Clean Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Feb 21 to Mon, Feb 23
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Feb 20 to Mon, Feb 23
Take off: Fri, Feb 20
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, Feb 14 to Mon, Feb 23
Take off: Mon, Feb 16 to Fri, Feb 20
- Free long weekend
- Wed, Mar 25
Annunciation, Anniversary of 1821 Revolution
- Best value
5 days off for 2 days of leave · Sat, Mar 21 to Wed, Mar 25
Take off: Mon, Mar 23, Tue, Mar 24
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Mar 20 to Sun, Mar 29
Take off: Fri, Mar 20, Mon, Mar 23, Tue, Mar 24, and Thu, Mar 26, Fri, Mar 27
- Best value
- Fri, Apr 10 and Mon, Apr 13
Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Free long weekend
4 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Apr 10 to Mon, Apr 13
- Best value
5 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Apr 9 to Mon, Apr 13
Take off: Thu, Apr 9
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Apr 4 to Sun, Apr 19
Take off: Mon, Apr 6 to Thu, Apr 9 and Tue, Apr 14 to Fri, Apr 17
- Free long weekend
- Fri, May 1
Labour Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, May 1 to Sun, May 3
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 3
Take off: Thu, Apr 30
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Apr 24 to Sun, May 3
Take off: Fri, Apr 24 and Mon, Apr 27 to Thu, Apr 30
- Free long weekend
- Mon, Jun 1
Whit Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, May 30 to Mon, Jun 1
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, May 29 to Mon, Jun 1
Take off: Fri, May 29
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, May 23 to Mon, Jun 1
Take off: Mon, May 25 to Fri, May 29
- Free long weekend
- Wed, Oct 28
Ohi Day
- Best value
5 days off for 2 days of leave · Sat, Oct 24 to Wed, Oct 28
Take off: Mon, Oct 26, Tue, Oct 27
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Nov 1
Take off: Fri, Oct 23, Mon, Oct 26, Tue, Oct 27, and Thu, Oct 29, Fri, Oct 30
- Best value
- Fri, Dec 25
Christmas Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Dec 25 to Sun, Dec 27
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 27
Take off: Thu, Dec 24
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Jan 3
Take off: Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 24 and Mon, Dec 28 to Thu, Dec 31
- Free long weekend
Plan your leave for 2026
Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.
35 days off in 8 breaks
Uses 10 days of leave
- Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 44 days off for 1 day of leave
- Fri, Feb 20 to Mon, Feb 234 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, Mar 21 to Wed, Mar 255 days off for 2 days of leave
- Thu, Apr 9 to Mon, Apr 135 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 34 days off for 1 day of leave
- Fri, May 29 to Mon, Jun 14 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, Oct 24 to Wed, Oct 285 days off for 2 days of leave
- Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 274 days off for 1 day of leave
2026 at a glance
Public holidays in Greece, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1Thursday | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| January 6Tuesday | Tuesday | Epiphany |
| February 23Monday | Monday | Clean Monday |
| March 25Wednesday | Wednesday | Annunciation, Anniversary of 1821 Revolution |
| April 10Friday | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 12Sunday | Sunday | Easter Sunday, Falls on a weekend |
| April 13Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| May 1Friday | Friday | Labour Day |
| May 31Sunday | Sunday | Pentecost, Falls on a weekend |
| June 1Monday | Monday | Whit Monday |
| August 15Saturday | Saturday | Assumption, Falls on a weekend |
| October 28Wednesday | Wednesday | Ohi Day |
| December 25Friday | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 26Saturday | Saturday | Boxing Day, Falls on a weekend |
Turn Good Friday into a trip
Plan the days, the stays and the bookings in one itinerary, with your group, on Waiz.
Long weekends in Greece: questions
There are 14 public holidays in Greece in 2026, 10 of them on a weekday.
Taking 1 day of leave off around Good Friday and Easter Monday (Thu, Apr 9) gives you 5 days off in a row.
Spend leave next to public holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or a Monday or Friday next to a weekend. With 10 days of leave of leave, the planner above finds 35 days off in 2026.
Holiday dates from the date-holidays project (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against official government sources. Company agreements and contracts can add or move days off; check yours before booking.
