Public holidays in North Macedonia 2026

14 nationwide public holidays and 16 regional or local holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in North Macedonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Нова Година	Нова Година
7 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Божиќ	Божиќ
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Рамазан Бајрам Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Рамазан Бајрам
13 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Велигден	Велигден
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Ден на трудот	Ден на трудот
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители	Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители
25 May Monday	Monday	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (observed) Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители (неработен ден) Observed day off for Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Sun 24 May)	Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители (неработен ден)
2 August Sunday	Sunday	Republic Day Ден на Републиката	Ден на Републиката
3 August Monday	Monday	Republic Day (observed) Ден на Републиката (неработен ден) Observed day off for Republic Day (Sun 2 Aug)	Ден на Републиката (неработен ден)
8 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Ден на независноста	Ден на независноста
11 October Sunday	Sunday	National Uprising Day Ден на народното востание	Ден на народното востание
12 October Monday	Monday	National Uprising Day (observed) Ден на народното востание (неработен ден) Observed day off for National Uprising Day (Sun 11 Oct)	Ден на народното востание (неработен ден)
23 October Friday	Friday	Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day Ден на македонската револуционерна борба	Ден на македонската револуционерна борба
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Clement of Ohrid Day Свети Климент Охридски	Свети Климент Охридски

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
6 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Eve Бадник	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
19 January Monday	Monday	Epiphany Богојавление	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
27 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Sava's Day Свети Сава	Serbian community, whole country
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Велигден	Catholic community, whole country
8 April Wednesday	Wednesday	International Romani Day Меѓународен ден на Ромите	Roma community, whole country
10 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Велики Петок	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
23 May Saturday	Saturday	Vlachs National Day Национален ден на Власите	Vlach community, whole country
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Курбан Бајрам Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Muslim community, whole country
29 May Friday	Friday	Pentecost Духовден	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
28 August Friday	Friday	Dormition of the Mother of God Успение на Пресвета Богородица	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
21 September Monday	Monday	Yom Kippur Јом Кипур	Jewish community, whole country
28 September Monday	Monday	International Bosniaks Day Меѓународен ден на Бошњаците	Bosniak community, whole country
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Сите Светци	Catholic community, whole country
22 November Sunday	Sunday	Albanian Alphabet Day Ден на Албанската азбука	Albanian community, whole country
21 December Monday	Monday	Turkish Language Teaching Day Ден на настава на турски јазик	Turkish community, whole country
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Божиќ	Catholic community, whole country

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in North Macedonia (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Skopje: high 11°C (52°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 11 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Skopje: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Skopje: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 41% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (observed)
Typically in Skopje: high 21°C (70°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug · 3 days off
Republic Day, Republic Day (observed)
Typically in Skopje: high 33°C (91°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 14% of days
Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct · 3 days off
National Uprising Day, National Uprising Day (observed)
Typically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 23 Oct – Sun 25 Oct · 3 days off
Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day
Typically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 23% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Skopje: high 5°C (41°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 33% of days
Mon 7 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Sep – Tue 8 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in Skopje: high 28°C (82°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 23% of days
Mon 7 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec)
Saint Clement of Ohrid Day
Typically in Skopje: high 7°C (45°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 39% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 1 Jan – Wed 7 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 31 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 31 Jul – Mon 3 Aug · Republic Day, Republic Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓