School holiday dates for 2026–27 in Poland, with winter holidays by region, copied from the official source, with the national public holidays inside them and how busy those months were for visitors in 2025. Dates can differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
When are the school holidays in Poland in 2026–27?
The dates below are copied from the official source, with winter holidays by region; break names are given in the original language with a translation.1
| Break | Where | Dates | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimowa przerwa świąteczna (Christmas break) | whole country | 23 December 2026 to 31 December 2026 | |
| Ferie zimowe (winter holidays) | podkarpackie, podlaskie, dolnośląskie, łódzkie, śląskie, opolskie | 18 January 2027 to 31 January 2027 | |
| Ferie zimowe (winter holidays) | mazowieckie, pomorskie, świętokrzyskie, lubelskie | 1 February 2027 to 14 February 2027 | |
| Ferie zimowe (winter holidays) | lubuskie, kujawsko-pomorskie, warmińsko-mazurskie, wielkopolskie, zachodniopomorskie, małopolskie | 15 February 2027 to 28 February 2027 | |
| Wiosenna przerwa świąteczna (Easter break) | whole country | 25 March 2027 to 30 March 2027 | |
| Ferie letnie (summer holidays) | whole country | 26 June 2027 to 31 August 2027 | Teaching ends 25 czerwca 2027 r. (item 12 of the same PDF). |
Which public holidays fall in the school holidays?
National public holidays from Poland's official list that fall on days without school in the table (and where):
- 24 December 2026: Christmas Eve (whole country)
- 25 December 2026: Christmas Day (whole country)
- 26 December 2026: Second day of Christmas (whole country)
- 28 March 2027: Easter Sunday (whole country)
- 29 March 2027: Easter Monday (whole country)
- 15 August 2027: Assumption (whole country)
How busy are those months?
Each month's share of Poland's 2025 tourist nights, for the months the dated breaks touch (an even spread would be 8.3% a month).
| Month | Share of 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 5.8% |
| February | 6.5% |
| March | 6.0% |
| June | 9.7% |
| July | 13.1% |
| August | 13.9% |
| December | 6.6% |
Check your own dates with are my dates busy?, or see Poland month by month.
Key takeaways
- Dates are copied from the official source, as it gives them.
- Some breaks differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
- What we would skip: assuming one date for the whole country where the table shows regions.
Sources
School dates from the official source; holiday and tourism figures from the pages linked. See how we research.
- Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej (gov.pl/web/edukacja), Kalendarz roku szkolnego 2026/2027 (PDF, 15.05.2026) + Terminy ferii zimowych w roku szkolnym 2026/2027. Read it Also Also. Accessed 13 October 2026. Official material: the Gov.pl copyright notice says using official materials published there needs no consent. Terms or law.
- Public holidays: Act on days off from work, art. 1 (consolidated text, Dz.U. 2025 poz. 296). Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
Modified data: we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to the breaks.