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🇸🇰 Slovakia public holidays 2026

Slovakia has 15 public holidays in 2026, plus 34 other observances and regional holidays. The first is Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic on January 1 and the last is St. Stephen's Day on December 26.

9 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 Slovakia in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayDay of the Establishment of the Slovak RepublicDeň vzniku Slovenskej republikyPublic holiday
January 1ThursdayRepublic DayPublic holiday
January 6TuesdayEpiphanyZjavenie PánaPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 25WednesdayStruggle for Human Rights DayObservance
April 3FridayGood FridayVeľkonočný piatokPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayReligious holiday
April 6MondayEaster MondayVeľkonočný pondelokPublic holiday
April 13MondayUnfairly Prosecuted Persons DayObservance
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayInternational Workers' DaySviatok prácePublic holiday
May 1FridayAccession to the European Union DayObservance
May 4MondayDeath Anniversary of M. R. ŠtefánikObservance
May 8FridayDay of victory over fascismDeň víťazstva nad fašizmomObservance
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
June 7SundayAnniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak NationObservance
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 21SundayDay of the Departure of the Soviet Army from CzechoslovakiaObservance
June 24WednesdayRemembrance Day for the Victims of the Communist RegimeObservance
July 5SundaySt. Cyril and Methodius DaySviatok svätého Cyrila a svätého MetodaPublic holiday
July 5SundaySt. Cyril & St. Methodius DayPublic holiday
July 5SundayForeign Slovaks DayObservance
July 17FridayAnniversary of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Slovak RepublicObservance
August 4TuesdayMatice Slovenska DayObservance
August 10MondayDay of the Victims of Mining DisastersObservance
August 21FridayDay of the Victims of the Occupation of CzechoslovakiaObservance
August 29SaturdaySlovak National Uprising anniversaryVýročie Slovenského národného povstaniaPublic holiday
August 29SaturdayNational Uprising DayPublic holiday
September 1TuesdayConstitution DayObservance
September 1TuesdayDay of the Constitution of the Slovak RepublicDeň Ústavy Slovenskej republikyObservance
September 15TuesdayDay of Our Lady of the Seven SorrowsSedembolestná Panna MáriaObservance
September 15TuesdayDay of Our Lady of SorrowsObservance
September 19SaturdayFoundation of the Slovak National Council DayObservance
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 6TuesdayDay of the Heroes of the Carpathian-Duklian OperationObservance
October 12MondaySamizdat DayObservance
October 27TuesdayČernová Tragedy DayObservance
October 28WednesdayEstablishment of the Independent Czecho-Slovak StateObservance
October 29ThursdayBirth of Ľudovíta ŠtúrObservance
October 31SaturdayReformation DayObservance
November 1SundayAll Saints’ DaySviatok Všetkých svätýchPublic holiday
November 17TuesdayStruggle for Freedom and Democracy DayDeň boja za slobodu a demokraciuObservance
November 17TuesdayFight for Freedom and Democracy DayObservance
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveŠtedrý deňPublic holiday
December 25FridayChristmas DayPrvý sviatok vianočnýPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayDruhý sviatok vianočnýPublic holiday
December 30WednesdayDay of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic ProvinceObservance