Long weekends in Poland, 2026
2026 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 Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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, Apr 6
Easter Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Apr 4 to Mon, Apr 6
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Apr 3 to Mon, Apr 6
Take off: Fri, Apr 3
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, Mar 28 to Mon, Apr 6
Take off: Mon, Mar 30 to Fri, Apr 3
- 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
- Thu, Jun 4
Corpus Christi
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Jun 4 to Sun, Jun 7
Take off: Fri, Jun 5
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, May 29 to Sun, Jun 7
Take off: Fri, May 29, Mon, Jun 1 to Wed, Jun 3, and Fri, Jun 5
- Best value
- Wed, Nov 11
Independence Day
- Best value
5 days off for 2 days of leave · Sat, Nov 7 to Wed, Nov 11
Take off: Mon, Nov 9, Tue, Nov 10
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 15
Take off: Fri, Nov 6, Mon, Nov 9, Tue, Nov 10, and Thu, Nov 12, Fri, Nov 13
- Best value
- Thu, Dec 24, Fri, Dec 25
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- Free long weekend
4 days off, no leave needed · Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 27
- Best value
5 days off for 1 day of leave · Wed, Dec 23 to Sun, Dec 27
Take off: Wed, Dec 23
- Longest break
18 days off for 9 days of leave · Thu, Dec 17 to Sun, Jan 3
Take off: Thu, Dec 17, Fri, Dec 18, Mon, Dec 21 to Wed, Dec 23, 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.
32 days off in 6 breaks
Uses 10 days of leave
- Thu, Jan 1 to Tue, Jan 66 days off for 2 days of leave
- Fri, Apr 3 to Mon, Apr 64 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 34 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Jun 4 to Sun, Jun 74 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, Nov 7 to Wed, Nov 115 days off for 2 days of leave
- Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Dec 279 days off for 3 days of leave
2026 at a glance
Public holidays in Poland, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1Thursday | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| January 6Tuesday | Tuesday | Epiphany |
| April 5Sunday | Sunday | Easter Sunday, Falls on a weekend |
| April 6Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| May 1Friday | Friday | Labour Day |
| May 3Sunday | Sunday | Constitution Day, Falls on a weekend |
| May 24Sunday | Sunday | Pentecost, Falls on a weekend |
| June 4Thursday | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| August 15Saturday | Saturday | Assumption, Falls on a weekend |
| November 1Sunday | Sunday | All Saints' Day, Falls on a weekend |
| November 11Wednesday | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| December 24Thursday | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| December 25Friday | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 26Saturday | Saturday | Boxing Day, Falls on a weekend |
Turn Christmas Eve into a trip
Plan the days, the stays and the bookings in one itinerary, with your group, on Waiz.
Long weekends in Poland: questions
There are 14 public holidays in Poland in 2026, 8 of them on a weekday.
Taking 1 day of leave off around Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (Wed, Dec 23) 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 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.
