# Public holidays in Hungary 2026

Hungary has 16 public holidays in 2026. 11 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

Note: Hungary occasionally declares a Saturday a working day to create a four day weekend around a holiday. Those Saturdays are listed on the page and counted as working days.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/hu/2026.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/hu/2026.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/hu/2026.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/hu.json

## Summary 2026

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 16 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 0 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 11 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 5 |
| Weekend days | 101 |
| Working days | 253 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2026

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-02 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 01/10/2026) |
| 2026-03-15 | Sunday | National Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-05 | Sunday | Easter |
| 2026-04-06 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 2026-05-24 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 2026-05-25 | Monday | Pentecost Monday |
| 2026-08-20 | Thursday | State Foundation Day |
| 2026-08-21 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 08/08/2026) |
| 2026-10-23 | Friday | National Day |
| 2026-11-01 | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Day off (substituted from 12/12/2026) |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | Second Day of Christmas |

Weekend days that are official working days in 2026: Sat 10 January 2026, Sat 8 August 2026, Sat 12 December 2026. They are counted as working days.

## Working days per month in 2026

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 101 | 11 | 253 |

## Long weekends in 2026

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 4 days, Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026: New Year's Day, Day off (substituted from 01/10/2026)
- 4 days, Fri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026: Good Friday, Easter, Easter Monday
- 3 days, Fri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026: Labor Day
- 3 days, Sat 23 to Mon 25 May 2026: Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
- 4 days, Thu 20 to Sun 23 August 2026: State Foundation Day, Day off (substituted from 08/08/2026)
- 3 days, Fri 23 to Sun 25 October 2026: National Day
- 4 days, Thu 24 to Sun 27 December 2026: Day off (substituted from 12/12/2026), Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

## Bridge days in 2026

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2026.

## Questions about 2026 in Hungary

**How many working days are there in Hungary in 2026?** 253 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 101 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Hungary have in 2026?** 16 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Hungary?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Hungary 2024](https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2024.md)
- [Hungary 2025](https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2025.md)
- [Hungary 2026](https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2026.md)
- [Hungary 2027](https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2027.md)
- [Hungary 2028](https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2028.md)
- [Hungary 2029](https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2029.md)
- [Hungary 2030](https://openworkdays.com/hungary/2030.md)

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