Greece Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Greece 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year's Day | De facto holiday |
| 6th January | Friday | Epiphany | De facto holiday |
| 30th January | Monday | The Three Holy Hierarchs | Observance |
| 14th February | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 27th February | Monday | Clean Monday | De facto holiday |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 25th March | Saturday | Greek Independence Day | National holiday |
| 25th March | Saturday | Annunciation of the Virgin Mary | National holiday |
| 14th April | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | De facto holiday |
| 16th April | Sunday | Orthodox Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 17th April | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | National holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 4th June | Sunday | Orthodox Holy Spirit Sunday | Observance |
| 5th June | Monday | Orthodox Holy Spirit Monday | De facto holiday |
| 18th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 24th July | Monday | The Restoration of Democracy | Observance |
| 15th August | Tuesday | Dormition of the Holy Virgin | National holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 28th October | Saturday | The Ochi day | De facto holiday |
| 17th November | Friday | Polytechneio | Observance |
| 21st November | Tuesday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | National holiday |
| 26th December | Tuesday | Synaxis of the Mother of God | National holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Greece. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Greece this year in 2023?
There are 7 holidays in Greece in 2023
How to retrieve the Greece holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=GR&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Greece holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'GR', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);