Public holidays in Georgia 2028
There are 18 public holidays in 2028. 12 of them fall on a working day.
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All 18 public holidays in Georgia 2028
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New Year's Day | ახალი წელი | ||
| Sunday | New Year's Day | ახალი წელი | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ქრისტეშობა | ||
| Wednesday | Epiphany | ნათლისღება | ||
| Friday | Mother's Day | დედის დღე | ||
| Wednesday | International Women's Day | ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე | ||
| Sunday | National Unity Day | ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | წითელი პარასკევი | ||
| Saturday | Holy Saturday | დიდი შაბათი | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | აღდგომა | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | შავი ორშაბათი | ||
| Tuesday | Day of Victory over Fascism | ფაშიზმზე გამარჯვების დღე | ||
| Friday | Saint Andrew's Day | წმინდა ანდრია პირველწოდებულის დღე | ||
| Wednesday | Day of Family Sanctity and Respect for Parents | ოჯახის სიწმინდისა და მშობლების პატივისცემის დღე | ||
| Friday | Independence Day | დამოუკიდებლობის დღე | ||
| Monday | Dormition of the Mother of God | მარიამობა | ||
| Saturday | Holiday of Svetitskhovloba, Robe of Jesus | მცხეთობის | ||
| Thursday | Saint George's Day | გიორგობა |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2028
16 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 3 Jan, Tue 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan | 1 Jan – 9 Jan 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Christmas Day |
| Mon 17 Jan, Tue 18 Jan | 15 Jan – 19 Jan 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Epiphany |
| Thu 20 Jan, Fri 21 Jan | 19 Jan – 23 Jan 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Epiphany |
| Mon 28 Feb, Tue 29 Feb, Wed 1 Mar, Thu 2 Mar | 26 Feb – 5 Mar 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Mother's Day |
| Mon 6 Mar, Tue 7 Mar | 3 Mar – 8 Mar 2028 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Mother's Day, International Women's Day |
| Thu 9 Mar, Fri 10 Mar | 8 Mar – 12 Mar 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | International Women's Day |
| Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr | 8 Apr – 17 Apr 2028 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | National Unity Day, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr | 14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Mon 8 May | 6 May – 9 May 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Day of Victory over Fascism |
| Wed 10 May, Thu 11 May | 9 May – 14 May 2028 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Day of Victory over Fascism, Saint Andrew's Day |
| Mon 15 May, Tue 16 May | 12 May – 17 May 2028 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Saint Andrew's Day, Day of Family Sanctity and Respect for Parents |
| Thu 18 May, Fri 19 May | 17 May – 21 May 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Day of Family Sanctity and Respect for Parents |
| Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May, Thu 25 May | 20 May – 28 May 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence Day |
| Tue 29 Aug, Wed 30 Aug, Thu 31 Aug, Fri 1 Sep | 26 Aug – 3 Sep 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Dormition of the Mother of God |
| Mon 20 Nov, Tue 21 Nov, Wed 22 Nov | 18 Nov – 23 Nov 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Saint George's Day |
| Fri 24 Nov | 23 Nov – 26 Nov 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Saint George's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Georgia have in 2028?
18 public holidays. 6 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.
Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?
Day of Victory over Fascism: take 1 day of leave (8 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 6 May – 9 May 2028.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code GE (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ge) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
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