The law limiting trade on Sundays and holidays entered into force on 1 March 2018, and the provisions contained therein were gradually extended for respective consecutive years. Trade Sundays in Poland are only a fewer in a year: these are the last Sundays of January, April, June and August, as well as Sundays before Easter and, after the amendment of the 2025 regulations, 3 more Sundays before Christmas.
In 2026, the first specified day was January 25. However, there has been a slight change that consumers will feel: there will be not 7 trade Sundays, as in erstwhile years, but eight. Nevertheless, you gotta carefully plan your weekend shopping, preferably by checking the calendar in advance if the shops are open.
Calendar of Trade Sundays 2026
The full list of commercial Sundays in 2026 is as follows:
January 25,
March 29 (Sunday before Easter),
April 26,
June 28,
August 30,
6 December,
13 December,
December 20 (Sunday before Christmas).
It can be observed that there are respective major gaps in the calendar, including 1 between August 30 and December 6. On Sundays, non-commercial purchases can be made, among others, at petrol stations, in pharmacies, tiny property stores (in which the owner or a associate of his household works on these days), post offices, online shops, shops in stations and airports. Restaurants will besides be open.
Penalties for breaking the ban on trade on Sundays
Violation of the ban on trade on Sundays can be severely punished. An entrepreneur may be fined between PLN 1 000 and PLN 100 000 if he entrusts the performance of trade-related activities to an worker or employee. Moreover, if a violation of a prohibition is considered persistent or malicious, that act may be considered a criminal offence.
Do Poles want trade Sundays?
The ban on trade on Sundays despite the passing of years is inactive a subject that inspires quite a few emotions. There is simply a public debate in which politicians besides participate. Representatives of Poland2050 are in favour of introducing 2 trade Sundays each month, and the Civic Coalition has included the thought of abolishing trade Sundays on the list of specifics.
"We will abolish the ban on trade on Sundays, but each worker will be provided with 2 free weekends per period and a double wage for work on days off" was circumstantial 21. However, there is no promise that there will be much change in this area soon.
Consumers are divided: according to a survey of May 2025, which Opin24 prepared for Radio Zet, 42 percent of respondents advocate the restoration of trade on Sundays. 49 percent of respondents are against this idea, and 8 percent have no opinion.
