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Cyprus holiday calendar 2026–2028: days off by date

Every public holiday of the Republic of Cyprus for three years, by date. Government offices, banks and shops keep different lists, so each day says who is closed. An asterisk after the weekday means the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday: it is not moved to the Monday.

How to read the tables

  • Government offices follow the civil service regulations (reg. 41 of Κ.Δ.Π. 98/1991, as amended). They are closed on the 14 common holidays and on 24 December. Holy Saturday is a day off only for staff who work shifts, Pentecost Monday only for those on a five-day week.
  • Banks follow the bank holidays law (Ν. 13(I)/1996, s. 5) and the Central Bank’s yearly list. They are closed on the 14 common holidays and on Easter Tuesday; on 24 December banks are open.
  • Shops follow the shops law (Ν. 155(I)/2006). An employee is paid for 15 days (s. 16), and general shops must close on 11 of them (s. 23). On the rest a shop may open, but the employee is paid the holiday rate and at least double pay for working.

What is open and until when is on “What is open on holidays in Cyprus”.

2026

DateDayHolidayGovernment officesBanksShops
1 JanuaryThuNew Year’s Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
2 JanuaryFriDay after New Year’s Dayopenopenclosed, paid day
6 JanuaryTueEpiphanyclosedclosedclosed, paid day
23 FebruaryMonClean Mondayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
25 MarchWedGreek Independence Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
1 AprilWed1 April, EOKA anniversaryclosedclosedclosed, paid day
10 AprilFriGood Fridayclosedclosedopen, not a paid day
11 AprilSat*Holy Saturdayshift workers onlyweekend anywayopen, not a paid day
12 AprilSun*Easter Sundayweekend anywayweekend anywayclosed, paid day
13 AprilMonEaster Mondayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
14 AprilTueEaster Tuesdayopenclosedopen, not a paid day
1 MayFriLabour Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
1 JuneMonPentecost Monday (Kataklysmos)closed (five-day week)closedclosed, paid day
15 AugustSat*Assumption of the Virginclosedclosedclosed, paid day
1 OctoberThuCyprus Independence Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
28 OctoberWedOchi Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
24 DecemberThuChristmas Eveclosedopenopen, not a paid day
25 DecemberFriChristmas Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
26 DecemberSat*Boxing Day (26 December)closedclosedclosed, paid day

* Falling on a Saturday or Sunday: 11 April, 12 April, 15 August, 26 December.

2027

DateDayHolidayGovernment officesBanksShops
1 JanuaryFriNew Year’s Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
2 JanuarySat*Day after New Year’s Dayweekend anywayweekend anywayclosed, paid day
6 JanuaryWedEpiphanyclosedclosedclosed, paid day
15 MarchMonClean Mondayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
25 MarchThuGreek Independence Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
1 AprilThu1 April, EOKA anniversaryclosedclosedclosed, paid day
30 AprilFriGood Fridayclosedclosedopen, not a paid day
1 MaySat*Labour Day / Holy Saturdayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
2 MaySun*Easter Sundayweekend anywayweekend anywayclosed, paid day
3 MayMonEaster Mondayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
4 MayTueEaster Tuesdayopenclosedopen, not a paid day
21 JuneMonPentecost Monday (Kataklysmos)closed (five-day week)closedclosed, paid day
15 AugustSun*Assumption of the Virginclosedclosedclosed, paid day
1 OctoberFriCyprus Independence Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
28 OctoberThuOchi Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
24 DecemberFriChristmas Eveclosedopenopen, not a paid day
25 DecemberSat*Christmas Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
26 DecemberSun*Boxing Day (26 December)closedclosedclosed, paid day

* Falling on a Saturday or Sunday: 2 January, 1 May, 2 May, 15 August, 25 December, 26 December.

2028

DateDayHolidayGovernment officesBanksShops
1 JanuarySat*New Year’s Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
2 JanuarySun*Day after New Year’s Dayweekend anywayweekend anywayclosed, paid day
6 JanuaryThuEpiphanyclosedclosedclosed, paid day
28 FebruaryMonClean Mondayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
25 MarchSat*Greek Independence Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
1 AprilSat*1 April, EOKA anniversaryclosedclosedclosed, paid day
14 AprilFriGood Fridayclosedclosedopen, not a paid day
15 AprilSat*Holy Saturdayshift workers onlyweekend anywayopen, not a paid day
16 AprilSun*Easter Sundayweekend anywayweekend anywayclosed, paid day
17 AprilMonEaster Mondayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
18 AprilTueEaster Tuesdayopenclosedopen, not a paid day
1 MayMonLabour Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
5 JuneMonPentecost Monday (Kataklysmos)closed (five-day week)closedclosed, paid day
15 AugustTueAssumption of the Virginclosedclosedclosed, paid day
1 OctoberSun*Cyprus Independence Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
28 OctoberSat*Ochi Dayclosedclosedmay open, paid day
24 DecemberSun*Christmas Eveclosedweekend anywayopen, not a paid day
25 DecemberMonChristmas Dayclosedclosedclosed, paid day
26 DecemberTueBoxing Day (26 December)closedclosedclosed, paid day

* Falling on a Saturday or Sunday: 1 January, 2 January, 25 March, 1 April, 15 April, 16 April, 1 October, 28 October, 24 December.

Where the lists differ

  • 24 December. Visit Cyprus (the Deputy Ministry of Tourism site) lists Christmas Eve among the public holidays. Under the regulations it is a day off only for the civil service; banks are open (Central Bank list) and shops close at 18:00.
  • Easter Tuesday. A bank holiday; government offices and shops work.
  • Holy Saturday. Not a common holiday: a day off for shift-working civil servants, and shops open until 18:00.
  • 2 January. A holiday only in the shops law: shops are closed, while government offices and banks work.

Easter

Every list counts the Orthodox Easter: 12 April 2026, 2 May 2027 and 16 April 2028. Clean Monday is 48 days before it, Pentecost Monday 50 days after.

School breaks

Schools keep their own calendar: the Christmas break runs to 6 January inclusive, and the 2027 Easter break starts on 26 April. Dates by school level are on “School holidays in Cyprus 2026/27”.

Sources

Central Bank of Cyprus lists for 2026 (of 14.08.2025), 2027 and 2028 (of 06.04.2026); civil service regulations Κ.Δ.Π. 98/1991, reg. 41, amended by 292/1991, 80/1994 and 306/1994; Ν. 13(I)/1996, s. 5; Ν. 155(I)/2006, ss. 16 and 23. There is no yearly list of civil service holidays on the Ministry of Finance site, so the list is built from the regulations. How the lists differ is explained on “Public holidays in Cyprus 2026–2028”. Checked 14 November 2026.