Public holidays in Ukraine in 2027

Official public holidays for every country where TIMEOFF.GURU is used, checked against the law. With days off in lieu, long weekends and the days worth taking as leave.

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Expected, based on practiceChecked: 6 November 2026

Under martial law, public holidays in Ukraine are not days off. The list shows the holidays in the Labour Code, which become days off again when martial law ends.

Date	Day	Holiday
1 January	Friday	New Year's DaySome onlyExpectedНовий рікPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
8 March	Monday	International Women's DaySome onlyExpectedМіжнародний жіночий деньPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
1 May	Saturday	Labour DaySome onlyExpectedДень праціPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
2 May	Sunday	Easter Sunday (Orthodox)Some onlyExpectedПасха (Великдень)Public holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
8 May	Saturday	Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War IISome onlyExpectedДень пам’яті та перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні 1939–1945 роківPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
20 June	Sunday	Trinity Sunday (Orthodox Pentecost)Some onlyExpectedТрійцяPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
28 June	Monday	Constitution DaySome onlyExpectedДень Конституції УкраїниPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
15 July	Thursday	Ukrainian Statehood DaySome onlyExpectedДень Української ДержавностіPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
24 August	Tuesday	Independence DaySome onlyExpectedДень незалежності УкраїниPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
1 October	Friday	Defenders DaySome onlyExpectedДень захисників і захисниць УкраїниPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.
25 December	Saturday	Christmas DaySome onlyExpectedРіздво ХристовеPublic holiday under the Labour Code, but not a day off while martial law is in force.

What is fixed and what may change

The list follows from article 73 of the Labour Code. Since 2023 Christmas is only on 25 December, and 7 January is no longer a holiday. Easter and Trinity follow the Orthodox calendar: 2 May and 20 June in 2027.

Martial law has been in force since February 2022. While it lasts, article 73 does not apply (Law No. 2136-IX, art. 6), so these dates are normal working days. Employers may still give days off in their own schedules.

Martial law was last extended from 31 October 2026 for 90 days. It has been extended every 90 days so far. We found no sign that the bill to restore holidays as days off (No. 14403) has been passed.

If martial law ends, the holidays become days off again, and a holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday moves the day off to the next working day (Labour Code, art. 67). In 2027 that would affect 1 and 8 May, Easter, Trinity and 25 December.