Public holidays in Ukraine in 2026
Ukraine has 11 public holidays in 2026. 4 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is May (3).
All public holidays in Ukraine in 2026
- New Year's Day (Новий рік) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
- International Women's Day (Міжнародний жіночий день) – Sunday, March 8, 2026
- Easter Sunday (Pascha) (Великдень (Пасха)) – Sunday, April 12, 2026
- Labor Day (День праці) – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939-1945 (День памʼяті та перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні 1939-1945 років) – Friday, May 8, 2026
- Pentecost (Трійця) – Sunday, May 31, 2026
- Day of the Constitution of Ukraine (День Конституції України) – Sunday, June 28, 2026
- Ukrainian Statehood Day (День Української Державності) – Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- Independence Day (День незалежності України) – Monday, August 24, 2026
- Day of defenders of Ukraine (День захисників і захисниць України) – Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Christmas Day (Різдво Христове) – Friday, December 25, 2026
Clock changes in Ukraine in 2026
- On Sunday, Mar 29, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 03:00 to 04:00 (not in Crimea).
- On Sunday, Oct 25, clocks go back 1 hour, from 04:00 to 03:00 (not in Crimea).
Long weekends and bridge days in Ukraine in 2026
The weekend in Ukraine: Saturday and Sunday. Ukraine has 4 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Labor Day)
- Fri, May 8 – Sun, May 10 – 3 days off (Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939-1945)
- Sat, Aug 22 – Mon, Aug 24 – 3 days off (Independence Day)
- Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day)
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Jul 13 and Tue, Jul 14): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Jul 11 – Wed, Jul 15 (Ukrainian Statehood Day)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Jul 16 and Fri, Jul 17): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jul 15 – Sun, Jul 19 (Ukrainian Statehood Day)
- Take Fri, Oct 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Oct 1 – Sun, Oct 4 (Day of defenders of Ukraine)
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in Ukraine: 11
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