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Public holidays in Georgia

19 days in 2026 · 17 in 2027

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Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedra

სვეტიცხოვლობა

After it: Saint George's Day, Monday 23 November

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Article 30 of Georgia's Labour Code lists 18 holidays, Easter Sunday among them. Most follow the calendar of the Georgian Orthodox Church: Christmas falls on 7 January, Epiphany on 19 January, and Easter brings four days in a row, from Good Friday to Easter Monday, on the Orthodox date. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is not moved to a weekday.

The secular days cluster in spring. Mother's Day on 3 March and International Women's Day five days later are both days off. 9 April remembers the anti-Soviet demonstration on Rustaveli Avenue in 1989, and 26 May the declaration of independence of 1918. Autumn holds only church feasts: the Assumption, the day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta and St George's Day on 23 November.

The government can add further days off by ordinance, and in 2026 it gave 5 and 6 January, so the New Year break ran on into Christmas. An employee may also agree with the employer to rest on other days instead of the holidays in the law.

Days off in 2026
19Not counting Easter Sunday, always a Sunday
On a weekday
15Monday to Friday
On a weekend
4Saturday or Sunday
Long weekends
5and 3 with one day of leave

2026

Public holidays in Georgia in 2026

  1. 1 January: New Year's Dayახალი წელიNew Year, the only holiday the law gives two days in a row, 1 and 2 January.Thursday
  2. 2 January: New Year's Dayახალი წელიNew Year, the only holiday the law gives two days in a row, 1 and 2 January.Friday
  3. 5 January: Orthodox Christmas HolidayქრისტეშობაChristmas, the Nativity, kept on 7 January by the Georgian Orthodox Church. In 2026 the two days before it, 5 and 6 January, were also given off.MondayDate moves
  4. 6 January: Orthodox Christmas EveქრისტეშობაChristmas, the Nativity, kept on 7 January by the Georgian Orthodox Church. In 2026 the two days before it, 5 and 6 January, were also given off.TuesdayDate moves
  5. 7 January: Christmas Day (Orthodox)ქრისტეშობაChristmas, the Nativity, kept on 7 January by the Georgian Orthodox Church. In 2026 the two days before it, 5 and 6 January, were also given off.Wednesday
  6. 19 January: Epiphany (Orthodox)ნათლისღებაEpiphany, the Baptism of Christ, twelve days after Christmas.Monday
  7. 3 March: Mother's Dayდედის დღეMother's Day, a day off in its own right on 3 March.Tuesday
  8. 8 March: International Women's Dayქალთა საერთაშორისო დღეInternational Women's Day. It fell on a Sunday in 2026 and falls on a Monday in 2027.Sunday
  9. 9 April: National Unity Dayეროვნული ერთიანობის დღეNational Unity Day. On 9 April 1989 the Soviet Army broke up an anti-Soviet demonstration on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, killing 20 people. The law also marks it as the day the Act of Restoring Independence was adopted.Thursday
  10. 10 April: Good Fridayძველი პარასკევიGood Friday on the Orthodox date, also called Red Friday. It opens four Easter days off.FridayDate moves
  11. 11 April: Holy Saturdayდიდი შაბათიHoly Saturday, Great Saturday in Georgian, the day before Easter.SaturdayDate moves
  12. 13 April: Easter Mondayაღდგომის ორშაბათიEaster Monday, which the law also names All Souls' Day, closing the four Easter days off.MondayDate moves
  13. 9 May: Day of Victory over Fascismფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღეVictory Day over Fascism in the law's wording. The same date is also marked as Europe Day.Saturday
  14. 12 May: Saint Andrew the First-Called Dayწმინდა მოციქულის ანდრია პირველწოდებულის საქართველოში შემოსვლის დღეThe apostle Andrew the First-Called, whom the law names founder of the Apostolic Church of Georgia. The law also calls 12 May the Day of Georgia as the abode of the Holy Mother, and the Day of Hope.Tuesday
  15. 17 May: Day of Family Purity and Respect for Parentsოჯახის სიწმინდისა და მშობლების პატივისცემის დღეFamily Purity and Respect for Parents Day, a feast begun by the Georgian Orthodox Church and a day off since 2024. It fell on a Sunday in 2026 and falls on a Monday in 2027.Sunday
  16. 26 May: Independence Dayდამოუკიდებლობის დღეOn 26 May 1918 the National Council of Georgia declared independence and founded the Democratic Republic of Georgia, restoring the statehood Georgia had lost in 1801, 117 years before.Tuesday
  17. 28 August: Saint Mary's DayმარიამობაMariamoba, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.Friday
  18. 14 October: Day of Svetitskhoveli CathedraსვეტიცხოვლობაMtskhetoba, the feast of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta. The chronicles hold it to be the first Christian church in Georgia, with the robe of Jesus buried beneath it.Wednesday
  19. 23 November: Saint George's DayგიორგობაGiorgoba, the feast of St George, the patron saint of Georgia.Monday

Long weekends

Long weekends in Georgia in 2026

Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.

  • 7daysThu 1 Jan to Wed 7 JanNew Year's Day, New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas Holiday, Orthodox Christmas Eve, Christmas Day (Orthodox)
  • 3daysSat 17 Jan to Mon 19 JanEpiphany (Orthodox)
  • 4daysSat 28 Feb to Tue 3 MarWith Mon 2 Mar taken as leave · Mother's Day
  • 5daysThu 9 Apr to Mon 13 AprNational Unity Day, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
  • 4daysSat 9 May to Tue 12 MayWith Mon 11 May taken as leave · Day of Victory over Fascism, Saint Andrew the First-Called Day
  • 4daysSat 23 May to Tue 26 MayWith Mon 25 May taken as leave · Independence Day
  • 3daysFri 28 Aug to Sun 30 AugSaint Mary's Day
  • 3daysSat 21 Nov to Mon 23 NovSaint George's Day

2027

Public holidays in Georgia in 2027

  1. 1 January: New Year's Dayახალი წელიFriday
  2. 2 January: New Year's Dayახალი წელიSaturday
  3. 7 January: Christmas Day (Orthodox)ქრისტეშობაThursday
  4. 19 January: Epiphany (Orthodox)ნათლისღებაTuesday
  5. 3 March: Mother's Dayდედის დღეWednesday
  6. 8 March: International Women's Dayქალთა საერთაშორისო დღეMonday
  7. 9 April: National Unity Dayეროვნული ერთიანობის დღეFriday
  8. 30 April: Good Fridayძველი პარასკევიFridayDate moves
  9. 1 May: Holy Saturdayდიდი შაბათიSaturdayDate moves
  10. 3 May: Easter Mondayაღდგომის ორშაბათიMondayDate moves
  11. 9 May: Day of Victory over Fascismფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღეSunday
  12. 12 May: Saint Andrew the First-Called Dayწმინდა მოციქულის ანდრია პირველწოდებულის საქართველოში შემოსვლის დღეWednesday
  13. 17 May: Day of Family Purity and Respect for Parentsოჯახის სიწმინდისა და მშობლების პატივისცემის დღეMonday
  14. 26 May: Independence Dayდამოუკიდებლობის დღეWednesday
  15. 28 August: Saint Mary's DayმარიამობაSaturday
  16. 14 October: Day of Svetitskhoveli CathedraსვეტიცხოვლობაThursday
  17. 23 November: Saint George's DayგიორგობაTuesday

The Labour Code has no rule moving a holiday off a weekend. In 2026 International Women's Day and Family Purity Day fell on Sundays and Holy Saturday and Victory Day on Saturdays; in 2027 the second New Year day, Holy Saturday, Victory Day and Mariamoba fall on weekends, and none of them is replaced.

Work on one of the holidays in Article 30 counts as overtime, paid on the terms of Article 27. Days off added by government ordinance are handled differently: the employer may ask for the work to be done on the employee's next rest day instead.

Common questions

Questions about public holidays in Georgia

How many public holidays does Georgia have?

Article 30 of the Labour Code lists 18, Easter Sunday among them, so 17 of them can fall on a working day. New Year takes two days and Easter four, from Good Friday to Easter Monday. Nothing is moved when a holiday falls on a weekend, and the government may declare extra days off by ordinance, as it did with 5 and 6 January 2026.

Why is Christmas on 7 January in Georgia?

Because the Georgian Orthodox Church keeps it then, and the law follows the church. Epiphany comes twelve days later, on 19 January, and Easter is set by the Orthodox reckoning too. 25 December does not appear in the law's list and is an ordinary working day.

When is Easter in Georgia in 2027?

Easter Sunday falls on 2 May 2027. The four Easter holidays run from Good Friday, 30 April, to Easter Monday, 3 May, with Holy Saturday on 1 May. In 2026 Easter came earlier: Good Friday on 10 April and Easter Monday on 13 April, joined to National Unity Day on 9 April for five days off in a row.

What does 9 April commemorate in Georgia?

The night of 9 April 1989, when the Soviet Army dispersed an anti-Soviet demonstration on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi; 20 people died and hundreds were injured. The Labour Code calls it the day of national unity and of remembrance for those who died for the country's integrity, and also the day the Act of Restoring Independence of Georgia was adopted.

What are the long weekends in Georgia in 2026?

The longest ran from Thursday 1 January to Wednesday 7 January: New Year, the two days the government added and Christmas, seven days off. Then came Thursday 9 April to Monday 13 April, National Unity Day followed by the four Easter days. Epiphany on Monday 19 January, Mariamoba on Friday 28 August and St George's Day on Monday 23 November each make three days. A single day of leave on Monday 11 May links Victory Day on Saturday to St Andrew on Tuesday 12 May.

What happens when a holiday falls on a weekend in Georgia?

Nothing is added. The Labour Code gives no substitute day, so a holiday on a Saturday or Sunday is simply lost as a day off. In 2027 that happens to the second day of New Year, Holy Saturday, Victory Day on Sunday 9 May and Mariamoba on Saturday 28 August.

Does Georgia have two independence days?

Two dates carry the word. 26 May is Independence Day, marking the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Georgia by the National Council in 1918. 9 April, besides remembering the dead of 1989, is named in the law as the day the Act of Restoring Independence of Georgia was adopted. Both are days off.

Is a worker paid extra for working on a public holiday in Georgia?

Yes. Under Article 30 work on a holiday counts as overtime, compensated on the terms of Article 27. An employee may also agree with the employer, in the employment agreement, to take other rest days instead of the statutory holidays.

Dates from Nager.Date, read 2026-09-26. The page counts from Monday, 28 September 2026, the day it was built.