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🇲🇰 North Macedonia public holidays 2026

North Macedonia has 20 public holidays in 2026, plus 32 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Saint Kliment Ohridski's Day on December 8.

14 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in North Macedonia in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayНова Година, Nova GodinaPublic holiday
January 6TuesdayOrthodox Christmas EveOptional holiday
January 7WednesdayChristmas Day (Orthodox)Прв ден Божик, Prv den BožikPublic holiday
January 19MondayEpiphany (Orthodox)Optional holiday
January 27TuesdaySt Sava's DayOptional holiday
February 18WednesdayRamadan StartObservance
March 8SundayMother's DayObservance
March 20FridayEid al-FitrPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsOther
April 3FridayGood FridayObservance
April 4SaturdayEaster SaturdayObservance
April 5SundayEaster SundayObservance
April 6MondayEaster MondayOptional holiday
April 10FridayGood FridayВелики Петок, Veliki PetokPublic holiday
April 10FridayGood Friday (Orthodox)Optional holiday
April 11SaturdayEaster Saturday (Orthodox)Religious holiday
April 12SundayEaster SundayПрв ден Велигден, Prv den VeligdenPublic holiday
April 12SundayEaster Sunday (Orthodox)Religious holiday
April 13MondayEaster MondayВтор ден Велигден, Vtor den VeligdenPublic holiday
April 13MondayEaster Monday (Orthodox)Religious holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayДен на трудот, Den na trudotPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 23SaturdayVlach's National Day (for Vlach community)Optional holiday
May 24SundaySaints Cyril and Methodius DayСв. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветителиPublic holiday
May 25MondaySaints Cyril and Methodius' Day ObservedPublic holiday
May 27WednesdayEid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)Optional holiday
May 29FridayFriday before PentecostOptional holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
August 2SundayRepublic DayPublic holiday
August 2SundayDay of the RepublicДен на Републиката, Den na RepublikataPublic holiday
August 3MondayRepublic Day ObservedPublic holiday
August 28FridayFeast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox)Optional holiday
September 8TuesdayIndependence DayДен на независноста, Den na nezavisnostaPublic holiday
September 13SundayFather's DayObservance
September 21MondayFirst day of Yom Kippur (Jewish community)Optional holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
September 28MondayInternational Bosniaks' Day (for Bosniak community)Optional holiday
October 11SundayRevolution DayДен на востанието, Den na vostanietoPublic holiday
October 11SundayDay of People's UprisingPublic holiday
October 12MondayDay of People's Uprising ObservedPublic holiday
October 23FridayDay of the Macedonian Revolutionary StruggleДен на македонската револуционерна борба,Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borbaPublic holiday
October 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsOther
October 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
November 1SundayAll Saints' DayOptional holiday
December 8TuesdaySaint Clement of Ohrid DayСв. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment OhridskiPublic holiday
December 8TuesdaySaint Kliment Ohridski's DayPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 21MondayTurkish Language Day (Turkish community)Optional holiday
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayOptional holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance