The best days to take off in Poland in 2027
Poland has 14 public holidays in 2027. Line all 26 of your vacation days up with them and they stretch into 57 days off across 5 separate breaks. These are the exact days to book.
- Days off
- 57
- Vacation days booked
- 26
- Separate breaks
- 5
- Public holidays
- 14
May 1 and December 25 fall on a Saturday in 2027, which cuts your working time by eight hours, so Poland owes you 2 extra days off that do not come out of your allowance. Your employer picks the dates, within the same settlement period, so this plan assumes the usual choice, the working day beside the holiday, meaning May 4 and December 27, and counts them in the totals above. If yours picked differently, simulate your own dates →
The days to book
Jan 1 – 10 · 10 days off
Book Jan 4 – 5, Jan 7 – 8: 4 vacation days for 10 consecutive days off.
May 1 – 9 · 9 days off
Book May 5 – 7: 3 vacation days for 9 consecutive days off.
May 22 – 30 · 9 days off
Book May 24 – 26, May 28: 4 vacation days for 9 consecutive days off.
Oct 30 – Nov 14 · 16 days off
Book Nov 2 – 5, Nov 8 – 10, Nov 12: 8 vacation days for 16 consecutive days off.
Dec 18 – 30 · 13 days off
Book Dec 20 – 23, Dec 28 – 30: 7 vacation days for 13 consecutive days off.
Public holidays in Poland in 2027
The 14 dates the plan above is built from.
- Friday, January 1
- Wednesday, January 6
- Sunday, March 28
- Monday, March 29
- Saturday, May 1
- Monday, May 3
- Sunday, May 16
- Thursday, May 27
- Sunday, August 15
- Monday, November 1
- Thursday, November 11
- Friday, December 24
- Saturday, December 25
- Sunday, December 26
Common questions
- How many public holidays does Poland have in 2027?
- Poland has 14 public holidays in 2027. Not all of them fall on a working day: where one lands on a weekend it costs you a day off, and where it lands next to one it becomes a chance to bridge.
- What is the maximum time off you can get in Poland in 2027?
- With the 26 vacation days that are standard in Poland, booking 26 of them around the 2027 public holidays gives you 57 days off across 5 separate breaks.
- When should I take vacation in Poland in 2027?
- Book the working days that sit between a public holiday and a weekend. In Poland in 2027 there are 5 such stretches worth targeting; the list above gives the exact dates for each.
- Does a public holiday on a Saturday give you a day off in Poland?
- Yes. A public holiday falling on a Saturday reduces your working time by eight hours, so your employer owes you another day off for it, and it does not come out of your vacation allowance. They choose the date, often right beside the holiday so it makes a long weekend, but it has to fall within the same settlement period, usually the same month or quarter, so it cannot be pushed to the end of the year. In 2027 that applies 2 times, on top of the 57 days off the plan above produces. A holiday falling on a Sunday gives you nothing.
- Do these dates work if I have a different allowance?
- They are calculated for 26 days, the typical statutory allowance in Poland. If yours differs, run the calculator with your own number. The periods worth booking stay the same, but which ones fit inside your allowance changes.