Czechia public holidays
Statutory non-working days under zákon č. 245/2000 Sb., o státních svátcích, o ostatních svátcích, o významných dnech a o dnech pracovního klidu — 7 státní svátky (state holidays) and 6 ostatní svátky (other holidays), for calendar year 2026. No substitute day is granted when a holiday falls on a weekend.
| Current value | 26 days held |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| In force until | 2026-12-31 |
| Official source | Zákon č. 245/2000 Sb., o státních svátcích, o ostatních svátcích, o významných dnech a o dnech pracovního klidu (§ 1 státní svátky, § 2 ostatní svátky), with movable Easter dates for 2026 |
| Last verified | 2026-07-29 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
13 statutory non-working days in 2026 under Act No. 245/2000 Sb.: seven STÁTNÍ SVÁTKY (state holidays) — 1 Jan, 8 May, 5 Jul, 6 Jul, 28 Sep, 28 Oct, 17 Nov; and six OSTATNÍ SVÁTKY (other holidays) — Velký pátek (Good Friday), Velikonoční pondělí (Easter Monday), 1 May, 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 26 Dec. MOVABLE dates (Western/Gregorian Easter): Easter Sunday 2026 is 5 April, so Good Friday = 3 April 2026 and Easter Monday = 6 April 2026 (long weekend 3-6 April). Good Friday has been a statutory non-working day only since 2016 (added by novela zákona 245/2000 Sb.). Note Czechia is unusual in that Christmas Eve (24 Dec) is itself a statutory non-working holiday. No compensatory/substitute day applies when a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday; in 2026 this affects e.g. 5 Jul (Sun) and 26 Dec (Sat). The statute is the primary instrument; the full text is maintained in the official Sbírka zákonů / e-Sbírka (source URL points to a government site as an accessible reference — the binding text is Act 245/2000 Sb. itself). Významné dny (e.g. 27 Jan, 8 Mar) are commemorative and are NOT days off, so they are excluded. 2027 EXTENSION (2026-07-29): 2027 dates carried forward from the permanent statutory holiday calendar — fixed-date holidays keep their date, Easter-linked holidays computed for Easter Sunday 28 March 2027. No automatic weekend substitution applies. One-off 2027 proclamations (if any) are not included; re-verify against the official source near-year.
Get it programmatically
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