No, today is not a public holiday in Poland

How to tell if today is a public holiday in Poland

Poland recognises thirteen public holidays under the Act on Days Free from Work of 18 January 1951, last substantially amended in 2010. The list is heavily Catholic (Epiphany, Easter Monday, Corpus Christi, Assumption of Mary, All Saints', Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day) plus civic dates including Constitution Day on 3 May commemorating Europe's first modern written constitution of 1791, Independence Day on 11 November marking the 1918 restoration of Polish statehood, and Labour Day on 1 May. Epiphany was restored to the list in 2011 after a 50-year absence, and Christmas Eve was added as a public holiday by the Sejm in 2024 effective 2025.

That structure is why a simple "is it a holiday today" answer for Poland is more nuanced than a single yes or no. A date can be a public holiday at the national level, a regional one observed only in certain states or provinces, or a banking holiday that closes financial settlement without closing every employer. The status shown above reflects the nationally recognised public holiday list for Poland; if you are in a specific region, check the full calendar for the local additions that do not appear on the national list.

Working days and the holiday calendar in Poland

Poland's Labour Code in article 129 sets a 40-hour, five-day average working week, almost universally Monday to Friday in offices. Article 132 requires at least 11 hours of daily rest. The Code of Civil Procedure article 115 rolls deadlines falling on a Saturday or a statutory non-working day to the next working day. Settlement of zloty transactions runs on the Narodowy Bank Polski's SORBNET2 high-value system and the National Clearing House Elixir system, both of which observe the thirteen-day public holiday list.

Right now there are about 2 full working days between today and Independence Day, counting Monday to Friday and skipping any other public holidays in between. If you are scheduling a deliverable, a delivery, or a meeting that depends on people being at their desks in Poland, that is the realistic window you have before the next closure.

For cross-border planning, overlay the Poland calendar with the calendars of the other countries your team works with. A week that looks completely open from your side can be a national holiday on theirs, and the clash only shows up when you compare the two side by side. The full holiday page links into a country-by-country comparison so you can spot the weeks where almost nobody is at their desk before you commit to a date.

Holiday dates are compiled from Nager.Date and the national sources listed above. Regional and substitute-day rules vary; for legal deadlines, confirm the observed date with the relevant official calendar for Poland.