Ukraine Public Holidays 2026
Ukraine has 11 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year on 1 January 2026 and ending with Christmas Day on 25 December 2026. Four holidays move this year: International Women's Day falls on 8 March 2026 but the day off is taken on Monday 9 March 2026. It is counted once, on the day observed.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New YearНовий Рік | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| International Women's DayМіжнародний жіночий день | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Orthodox EasterВеликдень | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Labour DayДень міжнародної солідарності трудящих | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II | Friday | Public holiday | |
| PentecostТрійця | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Constitution DayДень Конституції | in lieu of | Monday | Public holidayMoved |
| Statehood DayДень Української Державності | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Independence DayДень Незалежності | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Defenders of Ukraine DayДень захисників і захисниць України | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayРіздво Христове | Friday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Ukraine entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with 3 corrections applied to Ukraine. See what we changed.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around May (2 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. None of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so every holiday adds a genuine weekday off. The table below lists every Ukraine public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. The list is the national one, and Ukraine also has sub-national calendars that differ from it, so check the note above the table before you rely on a single date.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Ukraine have in 2026?
Ukraine has 11 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year on 1 January 2026 and the last is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Ukraine?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Ukraine in 2026?
In 2026, New Year in Ukraine is on 1 January 2026.
Which 2026 holidays in Ukraine are moved to another day?
4 are: International Women's Day, which falls on 8 March 2026 but is taken on Monday 9 March 2026, Orthodox Easter, which falls on 12 April 2026 but is taken on Monday 13 April 2026 and Pentecost, which falls on 31 May 2026 but is taken on Monday 1 June 2026, plus 1 more. A moved holiday is one holiday with a shifted day off, not two holidays, so it is counted once here. Sites that list both the weekend date and its replacement report a higher total than the official calendar does.
Are regional holidays included for Ukraine?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Ukraine are listed separately on the Ukraine holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Ukraine holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Two of the 11 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (linked to orthodox easter), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Orthodox Easter on 13 April 2026 and Pentecost on 1 June 2026.
How far ahead is the Ukraine calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. This table also applies 3 corrections to the underlying open dataset, each checked against the legislation. The full list with sources is on the Ukraine holiday hub.
Which Ukraine holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Ukraine holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Ukraine with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Ukraine
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Ukraine public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Ukraine 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.