Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Cyprus 2027
Cyprus has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 11 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Cyprus 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 16
- Of those, on a working day
- 11
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (30 April to 3 May)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- December (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Cyprus, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Πρωτοχρονιά | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Epiphany | Θεοφάνεια | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Green Monday | Καθαρή Δευτέρα | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Greek Independence Day | Επέτειος Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Cyprus National Day | Κυπριακή Εθνική Επέτειος | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Μεγάλη Παρασκευή | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Πρωτομαγιά | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Δευτέρα της Διακαινησίμου | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Pentecost | Αγίου Πνεύματος | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | Η Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Cyprus Independence Day | Επέτειος Κυπριακής Ανεξαρτησίας | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ohi Day | Το Όχι | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Χριστούγεννα | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Δεύτερη μέρα των Χριστουγέννων | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Cyprus
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (6)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 13 March to Monday 15 March 2027: 3 days off, with Green Monday.
- Friday 30 April to Monday 3 May 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 19 June to Monday 21 June 2027: 3 days off, with Whit Monday.
- Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October 2027: 3 days off, with Cyprus Independence Day.
- Friday 24 December to Sunday 26 December 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Eve.
Bridge days (3)
- Friday 26 March: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 25 March to Sunday 28 March 2027 (next to Greek Independence Day).
- Friday 2 April: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 1 April to Sunday 4 April 2027 (next to Cyprus National Day).
- Friday 29 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 28 October to Sunday 31 October 2027 (next to Ohi Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Cyprus applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Other days listed for Cyprus
Nager.Date also lists these 1 days with a type other than public holiday. They are not counted above and are not in the calendar feed.
| Date | Day | Name | Type | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
Add Cyprus to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/cyprus/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Cyprus's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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