Public holidays in North Macedonia 2029

12 nationwide public holidays and 16 regional or local holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in North Macedonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2029

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

Regional and local holidays 2029

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Skopje: high 6°C (43°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 6 Jan – Mon 8 Jan · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)
Typically in Skopje: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 7 Apr – Mon 9 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Skopje: high 13°C (55°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 36% of days

Bridge days

Mon 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Skopje: high 18°C (64°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 27% of days
Fri 25 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 24 May – Sun 27 May)
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
Typically in Skopje: high 21°C (70°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 40% of days
Fri 3 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 2 Aug – Sun 5 Aug)
Republic Day
Typically in Skopje: high 32°C (90°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 16% of days
Fri 12 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 11 Oct – Sun 14 Oct)
National Uprising Day
Typically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 41% of days
Mon 22 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 20 Oct – Tue 23 Oct)
Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day
Typically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 23% of days

Leave planner 2029

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: Wed 3 Jan – Mon 8 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 3 Jan, Thu 4 Jan, Fri 5 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 5 Jan – Mon 8 Jan · Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Apr – Mon 9 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 25 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 May – Sun 27 May · Saints Cyril and Methodius DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Aug – Sun 5 Aug · Republic DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 12 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 11 Oct – Sun 14 Oct · National Uprising DayShow on calendar ↓