Czechia

Public holidays in Czechia in 2024

Czechia had 13 public holidays in 2024; 10 fall on weekdays.

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Holiday

Long weekends and bridge days in 2024

  • Sat, 30 Dec 2023 – Mon, 1 Jan 20243 days off · New Year's Day
  • Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr4 days off · Good Friday and Easter Monday
  • Fri 5 Jul – Sun 7 Jul3 days off · Saints Cyril and Methodius Day and Jan Hus Day
  • Sat 26 Oct – Mon 28 Oct3 days off · Independent Czechoslovak State Day
  • Tue 24 Dec – Thu 26 Dec3 days off · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
  • Bridge day: take Mon 23 Dec off, and Sat 21 Dec – Thu 26 Dec is 6 days off in a row (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
  • Bridge day: take Fri 27 Dec off, and Tue 24 Dec – Sun 29 Dec is 6 days off in a row (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing 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 2024

DateHolidayType
Mon 1 JanNew Year's DayNový rok a Den obnovy samostatného českého státuPublic holiday
Fri 29 MarGood FridayVelký pátekPublic holiday
Mon 1 AprEaster MondayVelikonoční pondělíPublic holiday
Wed 1 MayLabour DaySvátek prácePublic holiday
Wed 8 MayLiberation DayDen vítězstvíPublic holiday
Fri 5 JulSaints Cyril and Methodius DayDen slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a MetodějePublic holiday
Sat 6 Julon a weekendJan Hus DayDen upálení mistra Jana HusaPublic holiday
Sat 28 Septon a weekendSt. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)Den české státnostiPublic holiday
Mon 28 OctIndependent Czechoslovak State DayDen vzniku samostatného československého státuPublic holiday
Sun 17 Novon a weekendStruggle for Freedom and Democracy DayDen boje za svobodu a demokraciiPublic holiday
Tue 24 DecChristmas EveŠtědrý denPublic holiday
Wed 25 DecChristmas Day1. svátek vánočníPublic holiday
Thu 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.
  • 2024 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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