Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Greece 2027
Greece has 15 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Greece 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 15
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 6
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (30 April to 3 May)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (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 Greece, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Πρωτοχρονιά | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Epiphany | Θεοφάνεια | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Clean Monday | Καθαρά Δευτέρα | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Annunciation | Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Μεγάλη Παρασκευή | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Κυριακή του Πάσχα | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Δευτέρα του Πάσχα | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Pentecost | Πεντηκοστή | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption Day | Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ochi Day | Το Όχι | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Χριστούγεννα | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Σύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Μαρίας | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Greece
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.
- Saturday 13 March to Monday 15 March 2027: 3 days off, with Clean 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.
Bridge days (2)
- Friday 26 March: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 25 March to Sunday 28 March 2027 (next to Annunciation and Independence Day).
- Friday 29 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 28 October to Sunday 31 October 2027 (next to Ochi Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Greece applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Greece 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/greece/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Greece's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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