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Public holidays in the Czech Republic are defined by Act No. 245/2000, on national (public) holidays, on other holidays, on significant days and on days off from work. In addition to public holidays, this law also defines other holidays and significant days . Public holidays and other holidays are non-working days, significant days are working days (unless they fall on a Saturday or Sunday). Public holidays (unlike other holidays) "should remind citizens of the traditions, noble goals and historical twists and turns on which Czech statehood is built".[1][2]
On some national and other holidays, the opening hours of some stores are limited by law.
| Date | English Name | Czech Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State, New Year's Day | Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok | Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. |
| Two days before Easter | Good Friday | Velký pátek | Good Friday has been a public holiday since 2016. |
| Day after Easter | Easter Monday | Velikonoční pondělí | |
| 1 May | May Day | Svátek práce | |
| 8 May | Victory Day | Den vítězství | 1945, the end of the European part of World War II. |
| 5 July | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day | Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje | In 863, Church teachers St. Cyril (Constantine) and Metoděj (Methodius) came from the Balkans to Great Moravia to propagate Christian faith and literacy. |
| 6 July | Jan Hus Day | Den upálení mistra Jana Husa | The religious reformer Jan Hus was burned at the stake in 1415. |
| 28 September | Statehood Day | Den české státnosti | In 935, St. Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia, now patron of the Czech State, was murdered by his brother. |
| 28 October | Independent Czechoslovak State Day | Den vzniku samostatného československého státu | Independence Day and Creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918. |
| 17 November | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and International Students' Day | Den boje za svobodu a demokracii | Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and the demonstration in 1989 that started the Velvet Revolution. |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | Štědrý den | Christmas is celebrated during the evening of the 24th. |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | 1. svátek vánoční | |
| 26 December | Second Day of Christmas | 2. svátek vánoční |
- ^ "Act No. 245 of 1 April 2019, Act on State Holidays, Other Holidays, Important Days and Days of Rest, § 1. [cit. 2019-07-08]". Zakoni Pro Lidi [Laws for the people] (in Czech). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Bank holidays in the Czech Republic". Czech National Bank. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.