Which days in 2024 will be days off in Poland? When are the trading Sundays this year?
When is the best time to take a long holiday so that your vacation days coincide with public holiday weekends?
We cover the 2024 calendar in Poland in this article. Read to the end — this information will help you plan your holiday, trips, and travels as efficiently as possible.
This year, 10 working days fall on public holidays or rest days following major religious celebrations. This means that people working a 5/2 schedule will have additional days off on those dates.
⇒ 1 January (Monday) — New Year's Day ⇒ 6 January (Saturday) — Epiphany ⇒ 31 March (Sunday) — Easter Sunday ⇒ 1 April (Monday) — Easter Monday ⇒ 1 May (Wednesday) — Labour Day ⇒ 3 May (Friday) — Constitution Day ⇒ 19 May (Sunday) — Whit Sunday (Pentecost) ⇒ 30 May (Thursday) — Corpus Christi ⇒ 15 August (Thursday) — Assumption of Mary, Polish Armed Forces Day ⇒ 1 November (Friday) — All Saints' Day ⇒ 11 November (Monday) — Independence Day ⇒ 25 December (Wednesday) — Christmas Day ⇒ 26 December (Thursday) — Second Day of Christmas
Due to the holidays and seasonal retail peaks, the Polish authorities have designated the following trading Sundays in 2024: ⇒ 28 January, ⇒ 24 March, ⇒ 28 April, ⇒ 30 June, ⇒ 25 August, ⇒ 15 December, ⇒ 22 December.
As a reminder, Poland has a general ban on Sunday trading (most large supermarkets are closed on those days), but on designated Sundays retail is allowed to operate. We have already written about how these restrictions may be reviewed, since Polish society holds divided opinions on the matter.
Employees often calculate their vacation dates so that taking just 3–4 days of annual leave results in a long break.
At the start of 2024, it was possible to take four days of leave from 2 January to 5 January. The full rest period — nine days (from 30 December to 7 January).
You can also plan yourself Easter holidays: take four days of leave from 2 April to 5 April and enjoy nine days off (from 30 March to 7 April).
There are two more options for a spring holiday. The first — take leave separately on 29–30 April and 2 May, giving you nine days of rest (from 27 April to 5 May). The second — take leave on 27–29 May and also 31 May. You will end up with nine days of rest from 25 May to 2 June.
In summer, you can get a long August break in Poland by submitting a leave request for 12–14 August and 16 August. Your time off will last nine days — from 10 August to 18 August.
Want to escape the autumn weather? Take leave on 12–15 November and you will have nine days of rest (from 9 November to 17 November).
Many people travel to see family at Christmas, and the calendar makes it possible to enjoy a long break with a minimum number of vacation days used. Take leave on 23–24 December and 27 December, and spend time with your family for nine days — from 21 December to 29 December.
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Poland's 2024 public holidays are 1 January, 6 January, 31 March, 1 April, 1 May, 3 May, 19 May, 30 May, 15 August, 1 November, 11 November, 25 December and 26 December. Ten of these fall on working days for people on a 5/2 schedule.
The designated trading Sundays in 2024 are 28 January, 24 March, 28 April, 30 June, 25 August, 15 December and 22 December. Poland has a general Sunday trading ban, so most large supermarkets are closed on other Sundays.
By combining 3–4 days of annual leave with public holidays and weekends, you can get nine days off. For example, taking leave on 2–5 January gives you rest from 30 December to 7 January, and 2–5 April covers 30 March to 7 April.
Take leave on 23–24 December and 27 December. Together with the public holidays on 25 and 26 December and the surrounding weekends, this gives you nine days of rest, from 21 December to 29 December.
For spring, take leave on 29–30 April and 2 May for rest from 27 April to 5 May, or 27–29 May and 31 May for 25 May to 2 June. In summer, request 12–14 August and 16 August for nine days off, from 10 to 18 August.
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