Holidays & Special Days

When public holidays create long weekends in 2026–2027, what closes, transport schedules, and how Poles plan getaways.

Easter, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, and other moveable holidays — why they shift each year and how the date is computed.

Every non-working day in Poland for 2025 — including Wigilia as a new statutory day off from 2025, plus the Saturday substitute-day rule.

Every non-working day in Poland for 2026 — 14 statutory holidays including Wigilia, with substitute-day rules and what is closed.

Wszystkich Świętych and Zaduszki — Poland's cemetery tradition, candles, traffic, and practical notes.

Wniebowzięcie NMP on 15 August — a Catholic feast, Polish Army Day, and the height of summer.

Wigilia, the two public holidays (25–26 Dec), what closes, and how the Polish Christmas week works.

Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja — the 1791 constitution, parades, and the long weekend with Labour Day.

What Narodowe Święto Niepodległości means, the Warsaw march, what's open, and what to expect.

Święto Pracy — the May Day holiday, the majówka long weekend, and modern observance.

New Year's Eve (Sylwester) parties, fireworks, and the 1 January public holiday.

Beyond the official holidays: the Polish days people actually celebrate — Andrzejki, Śmigus-Dyngus, Wianki, name days, and family days.