Sunday trade ban in Poland and shopping Sundays in Poland in 2024 & 2025. Public holidays in Poland in 2024 & 2025
Stores in Poland can be open only on selected Sundays. Shopping Sundays in Poland are on the following days:
- two Sundays immediately before Christmas Day;
- one Sunday immediately before Easter;
- the last Sunday in January, April, June, and August.
Trade bans do NOT include cinemas, restaurants, cafés, small local stores where the owner can work, and stores at gas stations, flower shops, or pharmacies. Shopping malls can be open, but most stores inside will be closed (only cinemas, restaurants, and pharmacies in shopping malls can be open). You can always do essential shopping on Sunday at the gas stations (24/7).
Legislative work is underway in Poland: starting from 2025, in December three Sundays before Christmas (instead of two at present) are to be trading Sundays.
Shopping Sundays in Poland in 2024 & 2025
In 2024, there will be seven shopping Sundays in Poland: January 28, March 24, April 28, June 30, August 25, December 15, and December 22.
In 2025, there will be seven shopping Sundays in Poland: January 26, April 13, April 27, June 29, August 31, December 14, and December 21.
The list of public/bank holidays in Poland in 2024 & 2025
In 2024, there are the following public/bank holidays in Poland:
- Monday, January 1, 2024 – New Year
- Saturday, January 6, 2024 – Epiphany
- Sunday, March 31, 2024 – Easter
- Monday, April 1, 2024 – Easter Monday
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Labor Day
- Friday, May 3, 2024 – Constitution Day
- Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Whit Sunday / Pentecost / Zielone Świątki (always on Sunday)
- Thursday, May 30, 2024 – Corpus Christi
- Thursday, August 15, 2024 – Army Day and the Assumption of Mary
- Friday, November 1, 2024 – All Saints Day
- Monday, November 11, 2024 – Independence Day
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – Christmas
- Thursday, December 26, 2024 – Christmas
In 2025, there are the following public/bank holidays in Poland:
- Monday, January 1, 2025 – New Year
- Saturday, January 6, 2025 – Epiphany
- Sunday, April 20, 2025 – Easter
- Monday, April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday
- Wednesday, May 1, 2025 – Labor Day
- Friday, May 3, 2025 – Constitution Day
- Sunday, June 8, 2025 – Whit Sunday / Pentecost / Zielone Świątki (always on Sunday)
- Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Corpus Christi
- Thursday, August 15, 2025 – Army Day and the Assumption of Mary
- Friday, November 1, 2025 – All Saints Day
- Monday, November 11, 2025 – Independence Day
- Wednesday, December 25, 2025 – Christmas
- Thursday, December 26, 2025 – Christmas
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