Czechia

Public holidays in Czechia in 2023

Czechia had 13 public holidays in 2023; 10 fall on weekdays.

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Holiday

Long weekends and bridge days in 2023

  • Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr4 days off · Good Friday and Easter Monday
  • Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May3 days off · Labour Day
  • Sat 6 May – Mon 8 May3 days off · Liberation Day
  • Fri 17 Nov – Sun 19 Nov3 days off · Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
  • Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec4 days off · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
  • Bridge day: take Fri 7 Jul off, and Wed 5 Jul – Sun 9 Jul is 5 days off in a row (Saints Cyril and Methodius Day and Jan Hus Day).
  • Bridge day: take Fri 29 Sept off, and Thu 28 Sept – Sun 1 Oct is 4 days off in a row (St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood 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 2023

DateHolidayType
Sun 1 Janon a weekendNew Year's DayNový rok a Den obnovy samostatného českého státuPublic holiday
Fri 7 AprGood FridayVelký pátekPublic holiday
Mon 10 AprEaster MondayVelikonoční pondělíPublic holiday
Mon 1 MayLabour DaySvátek prácePublic holiday
Mon 8 MayLiberation DayDen vítězstvíPublic holiday
Wed 5 JulSaints Cyril and Methodius DayDen slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a MetodějePublic holiday
Thu 6 JulJan Hus DayDen upálení mistra Jana HusaPublic holiday
Thu 28 SeptSt. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)Den české státnostiPublic holiday
Sat 28 Octon a weekendIndependent Czechoslovak State DayDen vzniku samostatného československého státuPublic holiday
Fri 17 NovStruggle for Freedom and Democracy DayDen boje za svobodu a demokraciiPublic holiday
Sun 24 Decon a weekendChristmas EveŠtědrý denPublic holiday
Mon 25 DecChristmas Day1. svátek vánočníPublic holiday
Tue 26 DecBoxing 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.
  • 2023 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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