Sunday, 1 November 2026, is not a trading Sunday, and as a public holiday most shops will be closed. Petrol stations, pharmacies and some bakeries, among others, will remain open.
The ban on trading on Sundays and public holidays comes from the Act of 10 January 2018 on restricting trade on Sundays and holidays and on some other days. All Saints’ Day is a statutory day off work, so the ban applies that day regardless of the fact that it falls on a Sunday this year. Employers also may not require employees to work in retail on that day.
Which Sundays are trading Sundays in 2026
According to the list published by the District Labour Inspectorate (OIP) in Kraków, trading is permitted this year on 8 Sundays: 25 January, 29 March (before Easter), 26 April, 28 June, 30 August, and 6, 13 and 20 December. No November Sunday is on the list. This means large-format and chain stores will not be open for shopping until Monday, 2 November. All Souls’ Day is not a statutory day off work, and the trading ban does not cover it. The full 2026 list is also confirmed by Kalendarz Świąt. We described the earlier rules in our article on the 2025 trading Sunday calendar.
What will be open on 1 November
The Act provides exceptions to the ban. As the State Labour Inspectorate (PIP) in Kraków reminds, the ban does not apply, among others, to:
- petrol stations,
- pharmacies and pharmacy outlets,
- veterinary clinics,
- retail outlets in hotels,
- bakeries, confectioners and ice cream parlours, if their main activity is selling their own products,
- establishments whose main activity is catering,
- online shops, sales platforms and vending machines.
Trading is also permitted at an outlet where the sole owner, a natural person, sells personally and on their own account, without employees. According to the PIP’s list, the exceptions also cover the sale of flowers. Stalls selling flowers and candles often appear outside cemeteries, and they operate on this basis. However, there is no guarantee that a particular stall will be open, because opening hours are set by the business owners themselves.
What it means for you
If you run short of candles, flowers or basic products, you will most likely be able to buy them today at stalls by cemeteries, at petrol stations, in bakeries, or in small shops run personally by the owner. You can buy medicines at pharmacies, but some operate on a duty rota, so it is worth checking the duty schedule in your municipality. Large chains such as Biedronka, Lidl, Kaufland and shopping centres will be closed until Monday. The next trading Sunday this year falls on 6 December.
