2026 in Poland

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Events in the year 2026 in Poland .

Events

January

• 1 January – Six localities will obtain town rights: Branice, Janów, Janów Podlaski, Małkinia Górna, Stanisławów, and Staroźreby. ^[1]
• 3 January – Polish language reform, the largest spelling reform in 90 years ^{[2] [3]}
• 12 January – Hungary grants asylum to former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who is wanted on charges of corruption. ^[4]

Predicted and scheduled events

• 20 – 22 March – 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships at Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship. ^{[5] [6]}
• 5 – 27 September – 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. ^{[7] [8]}
• September/October – 2026 Speedway World Cup at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy
• 3 – 20 December – 2026 European Women's Handball Championship in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey. ^[9]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Poland

Source: ^[10]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 5 April – Easter Sunday
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – May Day
• 3 May – 3 May Constitution Day
• 24 May – Whit Sunday
• 4 June – Corpus Christi
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 11 November – Independence Day
• 24 December – Christmas Eve
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas

Art and entertainment

• List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

• 2 January –
  • Robert Wolski, 43, Olympic high jumper (2004) ^[11]
  • Anna Kurek, 96, nurse and Warsaw Uprising participant. ^[12]
• 3 January – Andrzej Paczkowski, 87, historian ^[13]
• 4 January –
  • Mirosław Zdanowicz  [ pl ], 88, social activist. ^[14]
  • Teresa Zalewska, 87, MP (1989–1991) ^[15]

References

1. "Od 2026 r. przybędzie sześć nowych miast; jedna gmina zmieni nazwę" (in Polish). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
2. "The biggest spelling reform in 90 years has taken place in the Polish language. What has changed?". Nasha Niva. January 3, 2026.
3. "У польскай мове прайшла найбольшая за 90 гадоў рэформа правапісу. Што змянілі". Belsat.
4. "Hungary grants asylum to Polish ex-justice minister". BBC . 2026-01-12. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
5. Więcławski, Tomasz (23 March 2023). "Mamy to! Lekkoatletyczne Halowe Mistrzostwa Świata 2026 odbędą się w Toruniu". Polish Press Agency (in Polish). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
6. Czołgowski, Dariusz (22 March 2023). "Halowe mistrzostwa świata w lekkiej atletyce w 2026 r. odbędą się w Toruniu" . Gazeta Wyborcza . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
7. "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA . 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
8. "Polska gospodarzem Mistrzostw Świata Kobiet U-20 w 2026 roku!" (in Polish). Polish Football Association (PZPN). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
9. "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". EHF. European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
10. "Poland Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
11. "Tragiczna śmierć polskiego olimpijczyka. Robert Wolski nie żyje". Sport.fakt.pl. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
12. "Anna Kurek, medic of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, has died - English Section". www.polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-01-11.
13. "Zmarł prof. Andrzej Paczkowski, jeden z najwybitniejszych polskich historyków". Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
14. "Zmarł Mirosław Zdanowicz - przedsiębiorca i legenda sportu". Trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
15. "Zmarła Pani Teresa Zalewska". Nasztomaszow.pl (in Polish). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

External links

• Online calendar