Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Ukraine 2027
Ukraine has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 6 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Ukraine 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 11
- Of those, on a working day
- 6
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (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 Ukraine, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Новий Рік | Nationwide | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | Міжнародний жіночий день | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | International Workers' Day | День праці | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Великдень | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Victory day over Nazism in World War II | День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Pentecost | Трійця | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Constitution Day | День Конституції | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Statehood Day | День Української Державності | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | День Незалежності | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Defender of Ukraine Day | День захисників і захисниць України | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Різдво Христове | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Ukraine
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 6 March to Monday 8 March 2027: 3 days off, with International Women's Day.
- Saturday 26 June to Monday 28 June 2027: 3 days off, with Constitution Day.
- Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October 2027: 3 days off, with Defender of Ukraine Day.
Bridge days (2)
- Friday 16 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 15 July to Sunday 18 July 2027 (next to Statehood Day).
- Monday 23 August: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 21 August to Tuesday 24 August 2027 (next to Independence Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Ukraine applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Ukraine 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/ukraine/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Ukraine's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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