Public holidays 2026 in Kosovo
There are 15 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Viti i Ri | ||
| Friday | New Year's Day | Viti i Ri | ||
| Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Krishtlindjet Ortodokse | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Dita e Pavarësisë së Republikës së Kosovës | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Bajrami i Madh, dita e parë (e vlerësuar) | ||
| Sunday | Catholic Easter | Pashkët Katolike | ||
| Monday | Catholic Easter (observed) | Pashkët Katolike (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Thursday | Constitution Day | Dita e Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës | ||
| Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Pashkët Ortodokse | ||
| Monday | Orthodox Easter (observed) | Pashkët Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Friday | International Labor Day | Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës | ||
| Saturday | Europe Day | Dita e Evropës | ||
| Monday | Europe Day (observed) | Dita e Evropës (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Bajrami i Vogël, dita e parë (e vlerësuar) | ||
| Friday | Catholic Christmas Day | Krishtlindjet Katolike |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan | 1 Jan – 7 Jan 2026 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas Day |
| Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan | 7 Jan – 11 Jan 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Orthodox Christmas Day |
| Mon 16 Feb | 14 Feb – 17 Feb 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb | 17 Feb – 22 Feb 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Independence Day |
| Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar | 14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr | 4 Apr – 9 Apr 2026 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Catholic Easter, Catholic Easter (observed), Constitution Day |
| Fri 10 Apr | 9 Apr – 13 Apr 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Constitution Day, Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Easter (observed) |
| Tue 14 Apr, Wed 15 Apr, Thu 16 Apr, Fri 17 Apr | 11 Apr – 19 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Easter (observed) |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Labor Day |
| Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Fri 15 May | 9 May – 17 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Europe Day, Europe Day (observed) |
| 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) |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Catholic Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 4 Jan 2027 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | Catholic 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 XK (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.xk) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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