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Public Holidays in Greenland, 2026

Greenland observes 12 nationwide public holidays in 2026, 4 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records.

Public holidays
12

Nationwide

On a weekend
4
Regional only
0
Business days 2026
253

Greenland holiday calendar 2026

Dates marked nationwide are days off across Greenland. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.

Public holidays with their dates, weekdays and where they are observed
DateDayHolidayObserved
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayNationwide
6 January 2026TuesdayEpiphanybank, optional, school
2 April 2026ThursdayMaundy ThursdayNationwide
3 April 2026FridayGood FridayNationwide
5 April 2026Sunday(weekend)Easter SundayNationwide
6 April 2026MondayEaster MondayNationwide
1 May 2026FridayGeneral Prayer DayNationwide
14 May 2026ThursdayAscension DayNationwide
15 May 2026FridayBank closing daybank, optional, school
24 May 2026Sunday(weekend)PentecostNationwide
25 May 2026MondayWhit MondayNationwide
21 June 2026Sunday(weekend)UllortuneqNationwide
24 December 2026ThursdayChristmas Evebank, optional, school
25 December 2026FridayChristmas DayNationwide
26 December 2026Saturday(weekend)St. Stephen's DayNationwide
31 December 2026ThursdayNew Year's Evebank, optional, school

Which holidays actually give a day off in 2026?

8 of Greenland's 12 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2026, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 4 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Easter Sunday (5 April 2026), Pentecost (24 May 2026), Ullortuneq (21 June 2026), St. Stephen's Day (26 December 2026).

After removing weekends and holidays, 2026 leaves 253 business days in Greenland.

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