Public holidays in Slovakia 2026

11 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Slovakia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky	Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky
6 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Epiphany (Three Kings' Day and Orthodox Christmas) Zjavenie Pána (Traja králi a vianočný sviatok pravoslávnych kresťanov)	Zjavenie Pána (Traja králi a vianočný sviatok pravoslávnych kresťanov)
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Veľký piatok	Veľký piatok
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Veľkonočný pondelok	Veľkonočný pondelok
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Sviatok práce	Sviatok práce
5 July Sunday	Sunday	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Sviatok svätého Cyrila a svätého Metoda	Sviatok svätého Cyrila a svätého Metoda
29 August Saturday	Saturday	Slovak National Uprising Anniversary Výročie Slovenského národného povstania	Výročie Slovenského národného povstania
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Sviatok Všetkých svätých	Sviatok Všetkých svätých
24 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Eve Štedrý deň	Štedrý deň
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Prvý sviatok vianočný	Prvý sviatok vianočný
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas Druhý sviatok vianočný	Druhý sviatok vianočný

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Bratislava: high 15°C (59°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Bratislava: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 34% of days
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Bratislava: high 6°C (43°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 33% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic
Typically in Bratislava: high 5°C (41°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 29% of days
Mon 5 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 3 Jan – Tue 6 Jan)
Epiphany (Three Kings' Day and Orthodox Christmas)
Typically in Bratislava: high 5°C (41°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 31% 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: Sat 19 Dec – Sun 27 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · Day of the Establishment of the Slovak RepublicShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, 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 3 Jul) get 3 days in a rowFri 3 Jul – Sun 5 Jul · Saints Cyril and Methodius DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 23 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · Day of the Establishment of the Slovak RepublicShow on calendar ↓