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Public and school holidays in Cyprus 2028

15 public holidays: 6 on a weekend, 2 bridge days

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Calendar 2028

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September

October

November

December

Public holidays in Cyprus

15 public holidays

  • 1 Jan · Saturday
  • 6 Jan · Thursday
  • 28 Feb · Monday
  • 25 Mar · Saturday
  • 1 Apr · Saturday
  • 14 Apr · Friday
  • 17 Apr · Monday
  • 1 May · Monday
  • 5 Jun · Monday
  • 15 Aug · Tuesday
  • 1 Oct · Sunday
  • 28 Oct · Saturday
  • 24 Dec · Sunday
  • 25 Dec · Monday
  • 26 Dec · Tuesday

Bridge days in Cyprus

One day of leave, four days off — outlined in dashed red in the calendar.

  • 7 January 2028Fridaythe day after Epiphany
  • 14 August 2028Mondaythe day before Assumption of the Theotokos

When to take leave in Cyprus

What one, two or three days of leave get you:

School holidays in Cyprus

Every holiday period with its dates and length.

  • Christmas Holidays15 days –
  • Feast of Letters · Three Hierarchs1 day –
  • Easter Holidays12 days –
  • Ascension1 day –
  • Apostle Barnabas1 day –
  • Christmas Holidays15 days –

Public holidays and school calendar in Cyprus

Public holidays in Cyprus reflect both national and religious observances kept by public institutions and the banking sector. School term dates are set centrally by the Ministry of Education, with schools also closing on their local community patron saint day and the Archbishop's name day.

The official holiday calendar in Cyprus combines commemorations of national history — including Cyprus Independence Day (1 October) and Greek national days (25 March and 28 October) — with major Christian religious observances. Public sector institutions and banks follow these statutory and customary closures, with banks additionally closing on Easter Tuesday.

The school calendar is determined by the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth through national regulations. Beyond core Christmas, Easter, and summer breaks, individual schools observe a local holiday for their community's patron saint, Maronite schools may mark Saint Maron's feast, and all schools close for the name day of the Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus.