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🇨🇿 Czech Republic Long Weekends 2026

6 long weekends in Czech Republic in 2026. Plan your trips around these dates.

Planning the Christmas break? See Christmas and New Year public holidays across Europe, or Czech Republic public holidays 2027 to book next year's leave early.

Good Friday + Easter Monday
4 days
3 April 2026 — 6 April 2026
Labour Day
3 days
1 May 2026 — 3 May 2026
Liberation Day
3 days
8 May 2026 — 10 May 2026
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day + Jan Hus Day
3 days
4 July 2026 — 6 July 2026
St. Wenceslas Day
3 days
26 September 2026 — 28 September 2026
Christmas Eve + Christmas Day + St. Stephen's Day
4 days
24 December 2026 — 27 December 2026
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Long Weekends Summary — Czech Republic 2026

Longest
Good Friday + Easter Monday — 4 days, no leave used
By length
2 × 4-day, 4 × 3-day

How long weekends are calculated

A long weekend forms whenever a public holiday falls on a Friday or a Monday, giving a 3-day weekend. It runs longer when holidays stack — Good Friday plus Easter Monday gives four days — and only statutory days off count, never days that are merely customary. All of these need no annual leave.
Source: e-Sbírka — Zákon 245/2000 o státních svátcích ↗ (the governing law) · Dates verified annually. · Report an error
Act 245/2000 on state holidays, other holidays and days of rest, on the official e-Sbírka portal.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many long weekends does Czech Republic have in 2026?+
Czech Republic has 6 long weekends in 2026: 2 four-day weekends, and 4 three-day weekends.
What's the longest weekend in Czech Republic in 2026?+
The longest is around Good Friday + Easter Monday, running from 3 April 2026 to 6 April 2026 — 4 consecutive days off with no leave days needed.
How are long weekends calculated?+
A long weekend forms whenever a public holiday falls on a Friday or a Monday, giving a 3-day weekend, without using any annual leave. It gets longer when holidays stack: Good Friday plus Easter Monday makes a 4-day weekend, and a holiday on both the Thursday and the Friday makes four days from Thursday to Sunday. Days that are widely taken off but are not statutory — Christmas Eve in Sweden, or the day after Ascension in Belgium — do not count, because your employer is not obliged to give them to you.
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