According to the Law of Ukraine, in cases where a public holiday falls on the weekend (Saturday or Sunday), the weekend is extended by one day.

Red marks the official holidays wich are days off.

Brown marks the official holidays which are working days.

Green marks the celebrations, which change date.

26 Oktober

• Ivan Vygovsky was elected hetman for Ukraine (1657).

• The Western Ukraine popular assembly appealed to the Soviet Union Verkhovna Rada with a request to include Eastern Galicia and Volyn in Ukrainian SSR (1939).

• The Socialist Party in Ukraine was established (1991).