Public Holidays and Religious Festive Days in Ukraine in 2026

Calendar of Days Off and Religious Holidays in 2026

According to the Law of Ukraine “On the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law”, in 2026 no additional days off are granted (that is, public holidays are not transferred to the nearest working day). Under normal conditions, if a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the day off would be transferred to the nearest Monday. In 2026, Easter falls on Sunday, April 12, and Trinity Sunday falls on Sunday, May 31. In peacetime, these days off would be transferred to Monday, April 13, and Monday, June 1, respectively.

Days Off at Torgsoft in 2026

We take days off very rarely: usually, when there is an official public holiday in the country, duty specialists are on duty at Torgsoft, while most employees may take a day off by prior arrangement.

The only holidays when Torgsoft will be completely closed in 2026 are:

• January 1 — New Year’s Day
• April 12 — Easter

New Holiday Calendar

In accordance with Law No. 3258 dated July 28, 2023, the dates of celebrating certain national and commemorative days in Ukraine have been changed:

Family Day in Ukraine — May 15 instead of July 8,
Day of Ukrainian Statehood — July 15 instead of July 28,
Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine Day — October 1 instead of October 14,
Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language — October 27 instead of November 9,
Christmas Day — December 25 instead of January 7.

We would like to remind you that on May 24, 2023, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine transitioned to a new church calendar (the Revised Julian calendar) for fixed-date feasts. This means that the liturgical calendar cycle for most dates shifted by 13 days.

At the same time, Easter and the related movable feasts (Trinity, Ascension) are calculated according to the Paschalion (the lunisolar cycle), therefore their dates are determined separately and may not coincide with Catholic celebrations each year.

New Church Calendar for 2026

• January 1 — Circumcision of the Lord

• January 6 — Theophany (Epiphany)

• February 2 — Presentation of the Lord

• March 25 — Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos

• February 23 – April 11 — Great Lent (begins on “Clean Monday,” February 23, and ends on Holy Saturday before Easter)

• April 5 — Palm Sunday

• April 12 — Easter 2026

• April 23 — Saint George’s Day

• May 21 — Ascension of the Lord

• May 31 — Trinity Sunday 2026

• June 24 — Nativity of John the Baptist (Ivan Kupala)

• June 29 — Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

• July 20 — Day of the Prophet Elijah

• August 1 — Feast of the Maccabees (Honey Spas)

• August 6 — Transfiguration of the Lord

• August 15 — Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos

• September 8 — Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos

• September 14 — Exaltation of the Holy Cross

• October 1 — Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos

• November 8 — Synaxis of the Archangel Michael

• November 21 — Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

• November 30 — Saint Andrew the First-Called

• December 6 — Saint Nicholas Day

• December 25 — Christmas Day

• December 26 — Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos

• December 31 — Generous Eve (Malanka Day)

In some parishes, certain differences in liturgical calendar practice may remain; however, the dates listed above correspond to the new calendar style (for fixed feasts) and the generally accepted rules for determining movable feasts in Ukraine.