Public Holidays in Romania 2026 – National & Orthodox Holidays

Public holidays in Romania in 2026 include statutory national holidays, fixed religious holidays and movable Christian holidays established under Romanian labour law. The standard 2026 calendar contains 17 holiday entries falling on 16 distinct calendar dates because Children’s Day and Pentecost Monday both occur on 1 June. Religious leave for some employees may follow the calendar of their legally recognised denomination.

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Next Public Holiday in Romania

Date	Day	Holiday	Status
November 30, 2026	Monday	Saint Andrew's Day	Confirmed

Public Holidays in Romania 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	Status
January 1, 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day	Confirmed
January 2, 2026	Friday	Second Day of New Year	Confirmed
January 6, 2026	Tuesday	Epiphany / Baptism of the Lord	Confirmed
January 7, 2026	Wednesday	Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist	Confirmed
January 24, 2026	Saturday	Union of the Romanian Principalities Day	Confirmed
April 10, 2026	Friday	Good Friday	Confirmed
April 12, 2026	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Confirmed
April 13, 2026	Monday	Easter Monday	Confirmed
May 1, 2026	Friday	Labour Day	Confirmed
May 31, 2026	Sunday	Pentecost Sunday	Confirmed
June 1, 2026	Monday	Children's Day	Confirmed
June 1, 2026	Monday	Pentecost Monday	Confirmed
August 15, 2026	Saturday	Dormition of the Mother of God	Confirmed
November 30, 2026	Monday	Saint Andrew's Day	Confirmed
December 1, 2026	Tuesday	National Day of Romania	Confirmed
December 25, 2026	Friday	Christmas Day	Confirmed
December 26, 2026	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas	Confirmed

How Public Holidays Work in Romania

Romania’s statutory non-working holidays are established by Article 139 of the Romanian Labour Code. The law covers fixed dates such as New Year’s Day, Labour Day, Children’s Day, National Day and Christmas, together with religious holidays whose dates depend on the Christian calendar.

The 2026 schedule has an unusual overlap on 1 June. Children’s Day and the second day of Pentecost are both statutory holidays on that date. They remain separate legal holiday events even though they create only one calendar day off for an employee whose normal work schedule includes that Monday.

Religious Public Holidays in Romania

Christian holidays form an important part of Romania’s statutory holiday system. These include Epiphany, the Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist, Good Friday, the first and second days of Easter, the first and second days of Pentecost, the Dormition of the Mother of God, Saint Andrew’s Day and Christmas.

For the Romanian Orthodox calendar in 2026, the Romanian Patriarchate’s official calendar places Good Friday on 10 April, Easter on 12 and 13 April, and Pentecost on 31 May and 1 June.

Do Christian Employees Always Observe the Same Easter Dates?

No. Article 139 of the Labour Code provides that employees belonging to a legally recognised Christian denomination receive Good Friday, Easter and Pentecost leave according to the dates on which those holidays are celebrated by their denomination. This means the Orthodox dates commonly shown in Romania’s national holiday calendar do not necessarily determine the religious leave dates of every Christian employee.

What About Employees of Non-Christian Religions?

The Labour Code also provides specific religious leave for employees belonging to legally recognised non-Christian religions. It allows two days for each of three annual religious holidays declared by the relevant recognised religion. These employee-specific days are not included as nationwide dates in the main Romania public holiday database because their dates and applicability depend on religious affiliation.

What Happens When a Public Holiday Falls on a Weekend?

Romanian labour law does not create a general automatic substitute Monday simply because a statutory holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday. In 2026, for example, the Union of the Romanian Principalities Day on 24 January, the Dormition of the Mother of God on 15 August and the second day of Christmas on 26 December fall on Saturdays.

The Labour Code states that weekly rest is normally provided as 48 consecutive hours, usually on Saturday and Sunday. Weekend arrangements can differ where the nature of the work requires another schedule.

A separate rule allows the Romanian Government to establish additional working days off for employees in the budgetary system when such days are adjacent to statutory holidays. These so-called bridge days are separate from the statutory public holiday calendar and may involve later recovery of working hours. They should not be treated as nationwide statutory holidays unless specifically established by law.

Long Weekends in Romania in 2026

Because Romania normally uses Saturday and Sunday as the weekly rest period, several statutory holidays create useful extended breaks in 2026 without requiring an additional statutory substitute day.

• 1-4 January: New Year’s Day on Thursday and the second day of New Year on Friday connect directly with the weekend.
• 10-13 April: Good Friday, the weekend, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday create an Easter holiday period running from Friday through Monday for employees observing the Orthodox dates.
• 1-3 May: Labour Day falls on Friday, creating a three-day weekend for employees with a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule.
• 30 May-1 June: Pentecost Sunday is followed by Pentecost Monday on 1 June, which is also Children’s Day.
• 28 November-1 December: Saint Andrew’s Day on Monday and Romania’s National Day on Tuesday follow the weekend, creating four consecutive non-working days for many employees.
• 25-27 December: Christmas Day falls on Friday, followed by the second day of Christmas on Saturday and the normal Sunday rest day.

These examples assume the usual Saturday-Sunday rest pattern. Employees working shifts or other schedules may have different rest arrangements.

Working on a Public Holiday in Romania

Some services and workplaces cannot stop operating on statutory holidays. Articles 140 to 142 of the Romanian Labour Code provide rules for sectors where activity must continue, including certain healthcare, food-supply and continuously operating workplaces.

Where an employee is required to work on a statutory holiday under these provisions, the law provides corresponding paid time off within the following 30 days. If compensatory time off cannot be provided for justified reasons, the employee is entitled to a salary supplement of at least 100% of the base salary attributable to the work performed during the normal working schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many public holidays does Romania have in 2026?

The standard 2026 Romania calendar contains 17 statutory holiday entries on 16 distinct calendar dates. The difference occurs because Children’s Day and Pentecost Monday both fall on 1 June 2026. Separate denomination-specific religious leave available to qualifying employees is not counted as additional nationwide calendar dates.

Why are there two public holidays on 1 June 2026?

Children’s Day is fixed on 1 June, while Pentecost Monday is movable. In 2026, the Orthodox Pentecost calendar places the second day of Pentecost on Monday, 1 June, so the two statutory holidays coincide.

When is Orthodox Easter in Romania in 2026?

Orthodox Easter Sunday falls on 12 April 2026. The associated statutory dates are Good Friday on 10 April and Easter Monday on 13 April, according to the Romanian Patriarchate’s 2026 calendar.

When is Pentecost in Romania in 2026?

Orthodox Pentecost falls on Sunday, 31 May 2026, with Pentecost Monday on 1 June 2026. The Monday date coincides with Children’s Day.

Does Romania give another day off when a public holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday?

There is no general automatic substitute-day rule in the Labour Code for every statutory holiday that falls on a weekend. Additional bridge days for some public-sector employees may be established separately by the Government and should not be confused with statutory nationwide holidays.

Are public holidays paid in Romania?

Statutory public holidays are non-working days under the Labour Code. Where an eligible employee must work because the activity cannot be interrupted, the Labour Code provides compensatory time off and, where that cannot be granted for justified reasons, a salary supplement of at least 100% for the relevant work.

Do all Christians in Romania follow the Orthodox Easter holiday dates?

No. For employees belonging to a legally recognised Christian denomination, the Labour Code links Good Friday, Easter and Pentecost leave to the dates observed by that employee’s denomination.

Can Romania have additional days off around public holidays?

Yes, but an additional bridge day is not automatically a new statutory public holiday. Romanian law allows the Government to establish certain adjacent working days as days off for personnel in the budgetary system, together with arrangements for recovering the working time.

Official Sources for Public Holidays in Romania

The primary legal source is the Romanian Labour Code published through the national legislative portal. Article 139 defines statutory non-working holidays and denomination-specific religious leave, while Articles 140-142 cover work performed on legal holidays and the applicable compensation rules.

The Romanian Patriarchate’s official calendar of legal non-working holidays confirms the Romanian Orthodox movable holiday dates used for Good Friday, Easter and Pentecost in 2026.