The year 2026 brings Romanians many legal days off. Among them are important religious holidays, such as Orthodox and Catholic Easter, Pentecost or Christmas, but also days with national and secular significance, such as Romania’s National Day.
In 2026, employees in Romania will have 17 legal days off in 2026, 12 of which coincide with working days. Students, in turn, will benefit from extended winter and spring breaks that overlap with the holiday periods, ensuring rest before and after classes resume.
January is the month with the most days off. The New Year will be celebrated on January 1, Thursday, followed by New Year’s Day, Friday. Epiphany falls on Tuesday, January 6, and Saint John the Baptist on Wednesday, January 7. Thus, by including the weekend of January 3 and 4 and taking an extra day off on January 5, employees can benefit from a mini-vacation. The Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities, on January 24, falls on a Saturday, so it does not offer an additional benefit to those who already have the weekend off.
Spring brings rest periods for employees and students
Catholic Easter will be celebrated on April 5, and the following day, Monday, April 6, is a non-working day. Good Friday for Catholics will be on April 3.
As for Orthodox Easter, it falls on April 12, Sunday, and the day after Easter, April 13, is a legal holiday. Orthodox Good Friday will be marked on April 10. Thus, employees can benefit from mini-vacations of four consecutive days, and students will be on vacation between April 4 and 14, covering the entire period of Easter and spring vacation.
Labor Day, May 1, falls on a Friday, allowing for an extended three-day weekend.
At the end of May and the beginning of June, Pentecost will be celebrated on May 31, Sunday, and the following day, Monday, June 1, is a non-working day and coincides with Children’s Day.
Therefore, employees can have a three-day mini-vacation. Assumption of the Virgin Mary, celebrated on August 15, falls on a Saturday and does not bring additional days off.
The end of 2026 also offers opportunities for mini-vacations. Saint Andrew’s Day, Monday, November 30, followed by Romania’s National Day, December 1, together with the weekend, form a four-day mini-holiday.
Christmas falls on Friday, December 25, and the day after Christmas is Saturday, so Romanians can enjoy a year-end with an extended period of rest.
