In 2025, Poland will have 250 working days and 115 days off. In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, extra days off are granted for certain religious and public holidays.
When will public holidays and days off fall in Poland in 2025? Which Sundays will be designated as trading Sundays? How to plan your vacation in Poland in 2025 to combine it with public holidays? Read on to find out.
In 2025, the following days will be statutory non-working days in Poland: 1 January (Wednesday) – New Year's Day, Solemnity of Mary (Nowy Rok, Świętej Bożej Rodzicielki) 6 January (Monday) – Epiphany / Three Kings' Day (Trzech Króli) 20 April (Sunday) – Easter Sunday (Wielkanoc) 21 April (Monday) – Easter Monday 1 May (Thursday) – Labour Day (Święto Pracy) 3 May (Saturday) – Constitution Day (Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja) 8 June (Sunday) – Pentecost / Whit Sunday (Zielone Świątki, Zesłanie Ducha Świętego) 19 June (Thursday) – Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) 15 August (Friday) – Assumption of Mary and Polish Armed Forces Day (Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Święto Wojska Polskiego) 1 November (Saturday) – All Saints' Day (Wszystkich Świętych) 11 November (Tuesday) – Independence Day (Święto Niepodległości) 25 December (Thursday) and 26 December (Friday) – Christmas (Boże Narodzenie)
If you combine public holidays with annual leave days, you can enjoy a much longer break. Here is how to plan your vacation in 2025 most effectively: 1. January. There will be two public holidays in January – 1 Jan and 6 Jan. Take leave on 30–31 December, 2–3 January and 7–10 January, and you will have an uninterrupted holiday from 28 December to 12 January – sixteen days in total**.** 2. April. Take leave on 22, 23, 24 and 25 April. Combined with the Easter weekend, you will enjoy nine consecutive days off. 3. May. 3 May (Constitution Day) falls on a Saturday – under Polish law, employers are required to grant an additional day off in compensation. This month, it is worth taking leave on 2 May and then on 7, 8 and 9 May, giving a total of nine days off. 4. June. A longer break can also be arranged in June. Take just one day of leave on 20 June and enjoy four days off – from 19 to 22 June. 5. November. If you take leave on 10 November, you will have a long weekend – from 8 to 11 November inclusive. 6. December. In 2025, Christmas falls on Thursday and Friday (25–26 December). Take additional leave on 22, 23 and 24 December for a short holiday break. You can extend it further by taking leave on 29–31 December as well.
In Poland, supermarkets, shops, shopping centres and markets are generally closed on Sundays due to the Sunday trading ban. However, this ban is lifted before major holidays so that people can do their necessary shopping without queuing. In 2025, trading Sundays will fall on the following dates: 26 January 13 April 27 April 29 June 31 August 14 December 21 December
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In 2025, Poland has 250 working days and 115 days off. The days off include Saturdays and Sundays, plus extra days granted for certain religious and public holidays.
Statutory non-working days in 2025 are 1 and 6 January, Easter Sunday (20 April) and Easter Monday (21 April), 1 May, 3 May, Pentecost on 8 June, Corpus Christi on 19 June, 15 August, 1 and 11 November, and 25 and 26 December.
Under Polish law, employers must grant an additional day off in compensation when a public holiday falls on a Saturday. In 2025 this applies to 3 May, Constitution Day, which falls on a Saturday.
Combining leave with public holidays extends your time off. For example, taking leave on 22 to 25 April gives nine consecutive days off with the Easter weekend, and one day of leave on 20 June gives four days off from 19 to 22 June.
Shops are generally closed on Sundays in Poland, but the ban is lifted before major holidays. In 2025 trading Sundays are 26 January, 13 April, 27 April, 29 June, 31 August, 14 December and 21 December.
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