Current Date And Time In Irákleio, Greece
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:59:52 EEST
State: Attica
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (EEST)
Population: 49,642
District: Nomarchía Athínas
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Irákleio, Attica? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Irákleio.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Irákleio align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day (25th of March) on March 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Irákleio.
This is Greece's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Greece's country-level and Attica holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Irákleio as anywhere else in Greece.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Greece's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Greece's country and Attica holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Irákleio just as everywhere else in Greece.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (25th of March) | March 25 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.primeminister.gr |
| Ohi Day (28th of October) | October 28 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.primeminister.gr |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (25th of March) | Thu, Mar 25, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Irákleio's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Greece's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Irákleio's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Greece declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 49,642 and running on the Europe/Athens time zone, Irákleio follows Greece's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.