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Public and school holidays in Poland

Poland has the same public holidays everywhere, but every voivodship sets its own school terms. Pick one to see its dates, the weekdays they fall on, and the bridge days around them.

Public holidays in Poland are established by statutory law. The Minister of Education sets school term dates, staggering the two-week winter break (ferie zimowe) across four groups of voivodeships.

Holidays on Saturday give an extra day off; holidays on Sunday do not.

Map of Poland — choose a region for its own dates Mazovia Greater Poland Warmia-Masuria West Pomerania Lublin Podlaskie Pomerania Lower Silesia Łódź Kuyavia-Pomerania Subcarpathia Lesser Poland Lubusz Silesia Holy Cross Opole (Upper Silesia) MazoviaGreater PolandWarmia-MasuriaWest PomeraniaLublinPodlaskiePomeraniaLower SilesiaŁódźKuyavia-PomeraniaSubcarpathiaLesser PolandLubuszSilesiaHoly CrossOpole(UpperSilesia)

Holidays by voivodship

What differs is Winter Holidays — the date shown is when it starts.

Greater Poland16 Feb Holy Cross19 Jan Kuyavia-Pomerania2 Feb Lesser Poland2 Feb Lower Silesia2 Feb Lublin16 Feb Lubusz16 Feb Mazovia19 Jan Opole (Upper Silesia)2 Feb Podlaskie19 Jan Pomerania19 Jan Silesia16 Feb Subcarpathia16 Feb Warmia-Masuria19 Jan West Pomerania2 Feb Łódź2 Feb

Public holidays in Poland

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Public holidays and winter break schedules in Poland

Public holidays in Poland are governed by the 1951 Days of Rest Act. Following the democratic transition in 1989, historical national holidays were restored, including 3 May Constitution Day and National Independence Day (11 November), while Epiphany (6 January) was reinstated in 2011. Under the Labour Code, when a public holiday falls on a Saturday, employees are legally entitled to an additional day off scheduled by their employer.

The school calendar is coordinated centrally by the Ministry of National Education. To balance tourist and transport capacity, the two-week winter break (ferie zimowe) is staggered across four groups of voivodeships between mid-January and late February, rotating on an annual cycle, while summer holidays are unified through July and August.