Public holidays · Europe · 2025
Greece Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Greece
Greece has 14 national public holidays in 2025. 12 of them fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. There are 6 long weekends and 3 more if you take a bridge day off.
Greece public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Πρωτοχρονιά | Public holiday | |
| Epiphany | Θεοφάνεια | Public holiday | |
| Clean Monday | Καθαρά Δευτέρα | Public holiday | |
| Annunciation | Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Μεγάλη Παρασκευή | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Easter Sunday | Κυριακή του Πάσχα | Public holiday |
| Easter Monday | Δευτέρα του Πάσχα | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Pentecost | Πεντηκοστή | Public holiday |
| Whit Monday | Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής | Public holiday | |
| Assumption Day | Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου | Public holiday | |
| Ochi Day | Το Όχι | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Χριστούγεννα | Public holiday | |
| St. Stephen's Day | Σύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Μαρίας | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Greece holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 2
February
March 3
April 3
May 1
June 2
July
August 1
September
October 1
November
December 2
Long weekends in Greece 2025
6 long weekends come for free, and 3 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Sat 4 Jan – Mon 6 Jan
No leave needed
Sat 1 Mar – Mon 3 Mar
No leave needed
Sat 22 Mar – Tue 25 Mar
Take off Mon 24 Mar
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun
No leave needed
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug
No leave needed
Sat 25 Oct – Tue 28 Oct
Take off Mon 27 Oct
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
No leave needed
Greece vs its neighbours — public holidays in 2025
Planning a trip to Greece?
On public holidays banks, offices and many shops close, public transport often runs a Sunday timetable and popular destinations get busy and more expensive. Book early around long weekends.