Hungary has several public holidays throughout the year. These are the official public holidays when most businesses, offices, and schools are closed.

👉Fixed Public Holidays:
January 1 – New Year's Day (Újév)
March 15 – National Day (Nemzeti ünnep) – Commemorating the 1848 Revolution and War of Independence
May 1 – Labour Day (A munka ünnepe) – Also happens to be the anniversary when Hungary joined the European Union
August 20 – St. Stephen’s Day (Szent István ünnepe) – Celebrating the foundation of the Hungarian state and it's first king, Staint Stephen.
October 23 – National Day (Nemzeti ünnep) – Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution
November 1 – All Saints' Day (Mindenszentek)
December 25-26 – Christmas (Karácsony)

👉Moving Public Holidays, that change each year as they are based on the Christian calendar.

Good Friday (Nagypéntek) – The Friday before Easter Sunday
Easter Monday (Húsvéthétfő) – The Monday after Easter Sunday
Pentecost Monday (Pünkösdhétfő) – The Monday after Pentecost Sunday
 

Usually most stores and shops, businesses are closed on these holidays. Don't be surprised if you can't find as many services available on these days. For example, the Central Market Halls pictured above is closed on Sundays and public holidays.

👉Are stores open on Sunday?

Yes, unlike in many countries in Europe stores are allowed to be open on Sundays, so major big box stores, grocery stores, shopping malls, restaurants, cafés cinemas will be open, smaller businesses might be open with reduced hours on the weekends.

Most pharmacies will be closed on Sundays, but you should find a few on-duty paharmacies that are available at any given time.

You can find on-duty pharmacies on this website.

👉When are museums open?

 Museums usually stay closed on Mondays.