Czechia

Public holidays in Czechia in 2020

Czechia had 13 public holidays in 2020; 11 fall on weekdays.

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Holiday

Long weekends and bridge days in 2020

  • Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr4 days off · Good Friday and Easter Monday
  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May3 days off · Labour Day
  • Fri 8 May – Sun 10 May3 days off · Liberation Day
  • Sat 4 Jul – Mon 6 Jul3 days off · Saints Cyril and Methodius Day and Jan Hus Day
  • Sat 26 Sept – Mon 28 Sept3 days off · St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)
  • Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec4 days off · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
  • Bridge day: take Mon 16 Nov off, and Sat 14 Nov – Tue 17 Nov is 4 days off in a row (Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day).

Counted with the weekend in Czechia (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.

All public holidays in Czechia in 2020

DateHolidayType
Wed 1 JanNew Year's DayNový rok a Den obnovy samostatného českého státuPublic holiday
Fri 10 AprGood FridayVelký pátekPublic holiday
Mon 13 AprEaster MondayVelikonoční pondělíPublic holiday
Fri 1 MayLabour DaySvátek prácePublic holiday
Fri 8 MayLiberation DayDen vítězstvíPublic holiday
Sun 5 Julon a weekendSaints Cyril and Methodius DayDen slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a MetodějePublic holiday
Mon 6 JulJan Hus DayDen upálení mistra Jana HusaPublic holiday
Mon 28 SeptSt. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)Den české státnostiPublic holiday
Wed 28 OctIndependent Czechoslovak State DayDen vzniku samostatného československého státuPublic holiday
Tue 17 NovStruggle for Freedom and Democracy DayDen boje za svobodu a demokraciiPublic holiday
Thu 24 DecChristmas EveŠtědrý denPublic holiday
Fri 25 DecChristmas Day1. svátek vánočníPublic holiday
Sat 26 Decon a weekendBoxing Day2. svátek vánočníPublic holiday

Good to know

  • Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked day by day against Nager.Date’s for 2026 to 2028.
  • 2020 wasn’t among the years checked; its dates follow the same rules.
  • A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.

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