Legal Holidays – Calendar, Photo: Flynt / Dreamstime.com
The year 2026 brings 17 legal days off for Romanian employees. Of these, 12 fall during the week, which provides opportunities for easier vacation planning.
January 2026 is the month with the most days off, totaling five in total. Only one of the free days will fall on the weekend, namely January 24, the Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities.
Full list of public holidays in 2026
Legal holidays in 2026 are:
- January 1 (Thursday) – New Year
- January 2 (Friday) – the day after the New Year
- January 6 (Tuesday) – Epiphany
- January 7 (Wednesday) – Saint John the Baptist
- January 24 (Saturday) – Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities
- April 10 (Friday) – Good Friday
- April 12 (Sunday) – Easter
- April 13 (Monday) – The day after Easter
- May 1 (Friday) – Labor Day
- May 31 (Sunday) – Pentecost
- June 1 (Monday) – The second day of Pentecost
- June 1 (Monday) – Children's Day
- August 15 (Saturday) – Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- November 30 (Monday) – Saint Andrew
- December 1 (Tuesday) – Romania's National Day
- December 25 (Friday) – Christmas
- December 26 (Saturday) – Day after Christmas
