Public Holidays in Greece 2018

If you are planning a trip to Greece, don't forget to check the most important holidays and national holidays in Greece. This information can be useful before your trip, you will be able to control if the museums and attractions you want to visit are closed or if the schedules of the means of transport change.

Public holidays in Greece

New Year: Monday, January 1, 2018
Epiphany: Saturday, January 6, 2018
Purification Monday. Monday February 19, 2018 . First day of Lent for Orthodox Christians
Independence Day of Greece: Sunday 25 March 2018
Good Friday – Friday April 6, 2018
Easter Sunday – Sunday April 8, 2018
May 1, 2018 : Labor Day
Pentecost – Sunday May 27, 2018
Holy Spirit – Monday May 28, 2018
Assumption of the Virgin Mary - Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Day of the No or Anniversary of the No: October 28, 2018 . The "no" of Greece to the ultimatum of Italian occupation in 1940 is celebrated. It is a very important day with parades and national holidays
Christmas celebration: December 25
Celebration of the first martyr Saint Stephen: December 26