13 official public holidays in 2026, with 8 still ahead and around 135 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok | Public |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday Velký pátek | Public |
| Mon, Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday Velikonoční pondělí | Public |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day Svátek práce | Public |
| Fri, May 8 | Friday | Liberation Day Den vítězství | Public |
| Sun, Jul 5 | Sunday | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje | Public |
| Mon, Jul 6 | Monday | Jan Hus Day Den upálení mistra Jana Husa | Public |
| Mon, Sep 28 | Monday | St. Wenceslas Day Den české státnosti | Public |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Wednesday | Independent Czechoslovak State Day Den vzniku samostatného československého státu | Public |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Tuesday | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day Den boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstva | Public |
| Thu, Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve Štědrý den | Public |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day 1. svátek vánoční | Public |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day 2. svátek vánoční | Public |
Thu, Jan 1 · Thursday
New Year's Day
Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok
Public
Fri, Apr 3 · Friday
Good Friday
Velký pátek
Public
Mon, Apr 6 · Monday
Easter Monday
Velikonoční pondělí
Public
Fri, May 1 · Friday
Labour Day
Svátek práce
Public
Fri, May 8 · Friday
Liberation Day
Den vítězství
Public
Sun, Jul 5 · Sunday
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje
Public
Mon, Jul 6 · Monday
Jan Hus Day
Den upálení mistra Jana Husa
Public
Mon, Sep 28 · Monday
St. Wenceslas Day
Den české státnosti
Public
Wed, Oct 28 · Wednesday
Independent Czechoslovak State Day
Den vzniku samostatného československého státu
Public
Tue, Nov 17 · Tuesday
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
Den boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstva
Public
Thu, Dec 24 · Thursday
Christmas Eve
Štědrý den
Public
Fri, Dec 25 · Friday
Christmas Day
1. svátek vánoční
Public
Sat, Dec 26 · Saturday
St. Stephen's Day
2. svátek vánoční
Public
Total holidays
13
in 2026
Working days remaining
135
between today and year end
Upcoming holidays
8
from today onward
See Czech Republic's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
The Czech Republic recognises thirteen public holidays under Act No 245/2000 Sb. on State Holidays, Other Holidays and Memorable Days. Seven are státní svátky (state holidays) commemorating events of Czech statehood: Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State on 1 January (also New Year's Day), Liberation Day on 8 May, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day on 5 July, Jan Hus Day on 6 July, Czech Statehood Day on 28 September, Independent Czechoslovak State Day on 28 October, and Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day on 17 November. The other six are ostatní svátky (other holidays) including Easter Monday, Labour Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday since 2016.
Czech labour law in section 79 of the Zákoník práce sets a 40-hour standard working week, normally Monday to Friday. The Civil Code (Občanský zákoník) section 607 and Code of Civil Procedure section 57 roll procedural deadlines falling on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday to the next working day. The standard private-sector week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. Settlement of Czech koruna transactions runs on the Czech National Bank's CERTIS system, which observes the full thirteen-day public holiday list. Cross-border euro settlement by Czech banks uses TARGET2, which closes only six days a year.
For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Czech Republic's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.