Long weekends in Greece, 2027
2027 has 14 public holidays, and 8 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 2027
Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.
- Fri, Jan 1 and Wed, Jan 6
New Year's Day, Epiphany
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 3
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 4
Take off: Mon, Jan 4
- Longest break
12 days off for 6 days of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Tue, Jan 12
Take off: Mon, Jan 4, Tue, Jan 5, Thu, Jan 7, Fri, Jan 8, and Mon, Jan 11, Tue, Jan 12
- Free long weekend
- Mon, Mar 15
Clean Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Mar 13 to Mon, Mar 15
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Mar 12 to Mon, Mar 15
Take off: Fri, Mar 12
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Mar 13 to Sun, Mar 28
Take off: Tue, Mar 16 to Fri, Mar 19, Mon, Mar 22 to Wed, Mar 24, and Fri, Mar 26
- Free long weekend
- Thu, Mar 25
Annunciation, Anniversary of 1821 Revolution
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Mar 25 to Sun, Mar 28
Take off: Fri, Mar 26
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Mar 19 to Sun, Mar 28
Take off: Fri, Mar 19, Mon, Mar 22 to Wed, Mar 24, and Fri, Mar 26
- Best value
- Fri, Apr 30 and Mon, May 3
Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Free long weekend
4 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Apr 30 to Mon, May 3
- Best value
5 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Apr 29 to Mon, May 3
Take off: Thu, Apr 29
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Apr 24 to Sun, May 9
Take off: Mon, Apr 26 to Thu, Apr 29 and Tue, May 4 to Fri, May 7
- Free long weekend
- Mon, Jun 21
Whit Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Jun 19 to Mon, Jun 21
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Jun 18 to Mon, Jun 21
Take off: Fri, Jun 18
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, Jun 12 to Mon, Jun 21
Take off: Mon, Jun 14 to Fri, Jun 18
- Free long weekend
- Thu, Oct 28
Ohi Day
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Oct 28 to Sun, Oct 31
Take off: Fri, Oct 29
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Oct 22 to Sun, Oct 31
Take off: Fri, Oct 22, Mon, Oct 25 to Wed, Oct 27, and Fri, Oct 29
- Best value
Plan your leave for 2027
Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.
32 days off in 7 breaks
Uses 10 days of leave
- Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 44 days off for 1 day of leave
- Wed, Jan 6 to Sun, Jan 105 days off for 2 days of leave
- Fri, Mar 12 to Mon, Mar 154 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Mar 25 to Sun, Mar 284 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Apr 29 to Mon, May 35 days off for 1 day of leave
- Fri, Jun 18 to Mon, Jun 214 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, Oct 23 to Thu, Oct 286 days off for 3 days of leave
2027 at a glance
Public holidays in Greece, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1Friday | Friday | New Year's Day |
| January 6Wednesday | Wednesday | Epiphany |
| March 15Monday | Monday | Clean Monday |
| March 25Thursday | Thursday | Annunciation, Anniversary of 1821 Revolution |
| April 30Friday | Friday | Good Friday |
| May 1Saturday | Saturday | Labour Day, Falls on a weekend |
| May 2Sunday | Sunday | Easter Sunday, Falls on a weekend |
| May 3Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| June 20Sunday | Sunday | Pentecost, Falls on a weekend |
| June 21Monday | Monday | Whit Monday |
| August 15Sunday | Sunday | Assumption, Falls on a weekend |
| October 28Thursday | Thursday | Ohi Day |
| December 25Saturday | Saturday | Christmas Day, Falls on a weekend |
| December 26Sunday | Sunday | 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 2027, 8 of them on a weekday.
Taking 1 day of leave off around Good Friday and Easter Monday (Thu, Apr 29) 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 32 days off in 2027.
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.
