1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Poland 2026
Poland has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Dec 24 – 27). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Jan 6
Epiphany — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 5) for 4 days off (Jan 3 – 6).
3 daysSat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 7–10) for 9 days off (Apr 4 – 12).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
2 daysSat, May 23 – Sun, May 24
2324
1 dayThu, Jun 4
Corpus Christi — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 5) for 4 days off (Jun 4 – 7).
2 daysSat, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 16
1516
2 daysSat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 1
311
1 dayWed, Nov 11
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
11
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Nov 9–10) for 5 days off (Nov 7 – 11).
4 daysThu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Boxing Day
24252627
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 21–23) for 9 days off (Dec 19 – 27).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 24 – Jan 1 |
| 12 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 24 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 2 + Jan 5 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 5 | Jan 3 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 5 + Jan 7–9 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 7–9 | Jan 6 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 4 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 1–3 | May 30 – Jun 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 1–3 + Jun 5 | May 30 – Jun 7 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 5 | Jun 4 – 7 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 9–10 | Nov 7 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 9–10 + Nov 12–13 | Nov 7 – 15 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 12–13 | Nov 11 – 15 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 21–23 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 24 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Poland's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.