Public holidays 2026 in Albania
There are 23 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Festat e Vitit të Ri | ||
| Friday | New Year's Day | Festat e Vitit të Ri | ||
| Saturday | Summer Day | Dita e Verës | ||
| Monday | Summer Day (observed) | Dita e Verës (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Dita e Bajramit të Madh (e vlerësuar) | ||
| Sunday | Nowruz Day | Dita e Nevruzit | ||
| Monday | Nowruz Day (observed) | Dita e Nevruzit (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Sunday | Catholic Easter Sunday | E diela e Pashkëve Katolike | ||
| Monday | Catholic Easter Sunday (observed) | E diela e Pashkëve Katolike (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Sunday | Orthodox Easter Sunday | E diela e Pashkëve Ortodokse | ||
| Monday | Orthodox Easter Sunday (observed) | E diela e Pashkëve Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Friday | International Workers' Day | Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punëtorëve | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Dita e Kurban Bajramit (e vlerësuar) | ||
| Saturday | Mother Teresa Canonization Day | Dita e Shenjtërimit të Shenjt Terezës | ||
| Monday | Mother Teresa Canonization Day (observed) | Dita e Shenjtërimit të Shenjt Terezës (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Sunday | Alphabet Day | Dita e Alfabetit | ||
| Monday | Alphabet Day (observed) | Dita e Alfabetit (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Saturday | Flag and Independence Day | Dita Flamurit dhe e Pavarësisë | ||
| Sunday | Liberation Day | Dita e Çlirimit | ||
| Monday | Flag and Independence Day (observed) | Dita Flamurit dhe e Pavarësisë (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Tuesday | Liberation Day (observed) | Dita e Çlirimit (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Tuesday | National Youth Day | Dita Kombëtare e Rinisë | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Krishtlindjet |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
14 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar | 14 Mar – 23 Mar 2026 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Summer Day, Summer Day (observed), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Nowruz Day, Nowruz Day (observed) |
| Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar, Fri 27 Mar | 20 Mar – 29 Mar 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Nowruz Day, Nowruz Day (observed) |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 4 Apr – 13 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Catholic Easter Sunday, Catholic Easter Sunday (observed), Orthodox Easter Sunday, Orthodox Easter Sunday (observed) |
| Tue 14 Apr, Wed 15 Apr, Thu 16 Apr, Fri 17 Apr | 11 Apr – 19 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Orthodox Easter Sunday, Orthodox Easter Sunday (observed) |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Workers' Day |
| Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May | 23 May – 27 May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May | 27 May – 31 May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Mother Teresa Canonization Day, Mother Teresa Canonization Day (observed) |
| Tue 24 Nov, Wed 25 Nov, Thu 26 Nov, Fri 27 Nov | 21 Nov – 1 Dec 2026 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | Alphabet Day, Alphabet Day (observed), Flag and Independence Day, Liberation Day, Flag and Independence Day (observed), Liberation Day (observed) |
| Wed 2 Dec, Thu 3 Dec, Fri 4 Dec | 28 Nov – 6 Dec 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Flag and Independence Day, Liberation Day, Flag and Independence Day (observed), Liberation Day (observed) |
| Mon 7 Dec | 5 Dec – 8 Dec 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Youth Day |
| Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec | 8 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Youth Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 4 Jan 2027 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code AL (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.al) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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