Cyprus Public Holidays 2024
Some of the most important public holidays in Cyprus are the Easter Holidays which are movable and for every year they are on a different date. Easter Saturday night massive bonfires are lit outside the local churches and the whole community will gather there at midnight to celebrate. If you are visiting Cyprus at this time, it is a spectacular you will want to make the effort to experience and enjoy also.
Kataklysmos (festival of the sea) is also well worth visiting and Paphos seafront will be full of stalls and entertainment for the whole week, spectacular atmosphere in the evenings.
- New Year’s Day – Monday, January 1st 2024
- Epiphany – Saturday, January 6th 2024
- Green Monday – Monday, March 18th 2024
- Greek Independence Day – Monday, March 25th 2024
- Cyprus National Day – Monday, April 1st 2024
- Labour Day – Wednesday, May 1st 2024
- Orthodox Good Friday – Friday, May 3rd 2024
- Holy Saturday – Saturday, May 4th 2024
- Orthodox Easter Sunday – Sunday, May 5th 2024
- Orthodox Easter Monday – Monday, May 6th 2024
- Easter Tuesday – Tuesday, May 7th 2024 (Banks only)
- Pentecost Monday (Kataklysmos) – Monday, June 24h 2024
- Assumption Day – Thursday, August 15th 2024
- Cyprus Independence Day – Tuesday, October 1st 2024
- Greek National Day (Ochi day) – Monday, October 28th 2024
- Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24th 2024
- Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25th 2024
- Boxing Day – Thursday, December 26th 2024
Many shops, banks, government offices and other services close during public holidays, except in the tourist areas, so it’s best to know the dates in advance. Almost all shops, restaurants, bars etc in the tourist areas will remain open during the holidays, but it is always better to check beforehand just to be sure.
