Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Czechia 2027
Czechia has 13 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Czechia 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 13
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 2
- 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 Czechia, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Velký pátek | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Velikonoční pondělí | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Svátek práce | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Liberation Day | Den vítězství | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day | Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Jan Hus Day | Den upálení mistra Jana Husa | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | St. Wenceslas Day | Den české státnosti | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Independent Czechoslovak State Day | Den vzniku samostatného československého státu | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day | Den boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstva | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | Štědrý den | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | 1. svátek vánoční | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | 2. svátek vánoční | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Czechia
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 (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 3 July to Tuesday 6 July 2027: 4 days off, with Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, Jan Hus Day.
- Friday 24 December to Sunday 26 December 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Eve.
Bridge days (2)
- Monday 27 September: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 25 September to Tuesday 28 September 2027 (next to St. Wenceslas Day).
- Friday 29 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 28 October to Sunday 31 October 2027 (next to Independent Czechoslovak State Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Czechia applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Czechia 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/czechia/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Czechia's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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