Public Holidays and Working Time Schedule in Hungary – 2026

The Hungarian Government has published the official schedule for public holidays and related changes in working days for the year 2026. Based on this, employers and HR professionals can begin planning working time calendars, payroll schedules, and working time frameworks.

For 2025 public holidays, click here.

Deviations from the Regular Work Schedule 2026

The adjusted working schedule for 2026 applies to all employers and employees working under the standard workweek. The following Saturdays are designated as working days in exchange for long weekends:

• Saturday, 10 January – working day (in exchange for Friday, 2 January)
• Saturday, 8 August – working day (in exchange for Friday, 21 August)
• Saturday, 12 December – working day (in exchange for Thursday, 24 December)

Long Weekends in 2026

In 2026, employees can expect three 3-day weekends and two 4-day weekends, including the Christmas holiday.

Public Holidays, Rest Days, and Shifted Working Days – 2026

Public holidays in 2025

The ministerial decree on the working schedule around public holidays in 2025 has been published. Based on this, the planning and preparation of working time calendars, payroll preparation calendars, working time banking systems and working time calculations for 2025 can be started.On 8 April 2024, Decree 11/2024 (IV. 8.) NGM of the Minister of National Economy on the working schedule around public holidays in 2025 was published.The working schedule around public holidays in 2025, which entails a deviation from the calendar working schedule, applies to all employers and their employees working on the general working schedule.

For 2024 public holidays, click here.Let’s see what workdays will be rescheduled in 2025

• 17 May 2025, Saturday: workday – 2 May 2025, Friday: rest day
• 18 October 2025, Saturday: workday – 24 October 2025, Friday: rest day
• 13 December 2025, Saturday: workday – 24 December 2025, Wednesday: rest day

Saturdays rescheduled as workdays in 2025

From the above, it can be seen that there will be a total of three workdays falling on Saturdays in 2025: 17 May, 18 October and 13 December.

Long weekends in 2025

Next year, we will have plenty of long weekends: one weekend will be three days long and three weekends will be four days long, in addition to the five-day Christmas weekend.

Public holidays, rest days and rescheduled workdays in 2025

Public holidays in 2024

Let’s also review workdays will be rescheduled in 2024

• 3 August 2024, Saturday: workday – 19 August 2024, Monday: rest day
• 7 December 2024, Saturday: workday – 24 December 2024, Tuesday: rest day
• 14 December 2024, Saturday: workday – 27 December 2024, Friday: rest day

Saturdays rescheduled as workdays in 2024

Based on the above, we can see that there will be a total of three Saturday workdays in 2024: 3 August, 7 December and 14 December. To compensate workers for the long weeks in December, the Christmas period will consist of a single, six-day-long weekend, which can be turned into a holiday of more than ten days by taking a couple of days off.

Long weekends in 2024

We have plenty of long weekends this year, with virtually all, public holidays falling during the middle of the week.  Four of these weekends will be three-day weekends and two will be four-day weekends, in addition to the six-day Christmas weekend.

Public holidays, rest days and rescheduled workdays in 2024