Public Holidays in Greece 2022 🇬🇷
Greece has 15 public holidays in 2022. The next public holiday is Dormition of the Mother of God on 15. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Greece.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Green Monday | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Labor Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Whit Monday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Dormition of the Mother of God | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Ochi Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Christmas Eve | Half-day holiday | |
| Sunday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Glorifying Mother of God | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | New Year's Eve | Half-day holiday |
Long weekends in Greece 2022
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Epiphany — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Green Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Independence Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Easter Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Labor Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Whit Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Dormition of the Mother of God — (Monday) — long weekend
- Ochi Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Glorifying Mother of God — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Greece
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2022 to 2023.
- Green Monday: →
- Good Friday: →
- Easter Monday: →
- Whit Monday: →
