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Public holidays
All national holidays in Cyprus during the year.

Cyprus public holidays 2026-2027

In addition to every Saturday and Sunday, the following Cyprus public holidays are established by law and are usually non-working days during the year. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although banks close and the majority of the working population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract.

2026 Public Holidays

Date Day Holiday
January 1 Thursday New Year's Day
January 6 Tuesday Epiphany
February 23 Monday Orthodox Ash Monday
March 25 Wednesday Greek Independence Day
April 1 Wednesday Cyprus National Day
April 10 Friday Orthodox Good Friday
April 12 Sunday Orthodox Easter
April 13 Monday Orthodox Easter Monday
April 14 Tuesday Orthodox Easter Tuesday
May 1 Friday Labour Day
May 31 Sunday Orthodox Pentecost
June 1 Monday Orthodox Whit Monday
August 15 Saturday Assumption Day
October 1 Thursday Cyprus Independence Day
October 28 Wednesday Greek National Day
December 25 Friday Christmas Day
December 26 Saturday Boxing Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date Day Holiday
January 1 Friday New Year's Day
January 6 Wednesday Epiphany
March 15 Monday Orthodox Ash Monday
March 25 Thursday Greek Independence Day
April 1 Thursday Cyprus National Day
April 30 Friday Orthodox Good Friday
May 1 Saturday Labour Day
May 2 Sunday Orthodox Easter
May 3 Monday Orthodox Easter Monday
May 4 Tuesday Orthodox Easter Tuesday
June 20 Sunday Orthodox Pentecost
June 21 Monday Orthodox Whit Monday
August 15 Sunday Assumption Day
October 1 Friday Cyprus Independence Day
October 28 Thursday Greek National Day
December 25 Saturday Christmas Day
December 26 Sunday Boxing Day
b Observed by banks