Holidays and Dates for 2024 in Greece, Including Easter

2024 is a leap year and offers several holidays for planning getaways and vacations. With most holidays falling on Mondays, there are four three-day weekends to look forward to.

Holidays in 2024:

January:

• Epiphany: Saturday, January 6th

March:

• Clean Monday: Monday, March 18th
• Annunciation of the Virgin Mary: Monday, March 25th

May:

• Easter Sunday: Sunday, May 5th
• Easter Monday: Monday, May 6th

June:

• Holy Spirit (not a public holiday for all sectors): Monday, June 24th

August:

• Dormition of the Virgin Mary: Thursday, August 15th

October:

• Anniversary of “No”: Monday, October 28th ΟΧΙ

December:

• Christmas Day: Wednesday, December 25th
• Boxing Day: Thursday, December 26th

Three-day holidays in 2024:

• March 16th to 18th: Clean Monday holiday
• March 23rd to 25th: Feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin and anniversary of the Revolution of 1821
• June 22nd to 24th: Holy Spirit holiday
• October 26th to 28th: Anniversary of “NO”

Easter dates in 2024:

• Holy Week starts on Monday, April 29th
• Good Friday is on May 3rd
• Easter Monday is on May 6th

Additionally, May Day falls on Holy Wednesday in 2024, resulting in a break for students from April 27th to May 12th.