Public holidays 2026 in North Macedonia
There are 14 public holidays in 2026.
Download calendar file (.ics) For Outlook, Google Calendar and Apple Calendar; all-day events.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Нова Година | ||
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | Божиќ | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Рамазан Бајрам (проценето) | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Велигден | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | Ден на трудот | ||
| Sunday | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day | Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители | ||
| Monday | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (observed) | Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители (неработен ден) | ||
| Sunday | Republic Day | Ден на Републиката | ||
| Monday | Republic Day (observed) | Ден на Републиката (неработен ден) | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Ден на независноста | ||
| Sunday | National Uprising Day | Ден на народното востание | ||
| Monday | National Uprising Day (observed) | Ден на народното востание (неработен ден) | ||
| Friday | Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day | Ден на македонската револуционерна борба | ||
| Tuesday | Saint Clement of Ohrid Day | Свети Климент Охридски |
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
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan | 3 Jan – 7 Jan 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Christmas Day |
| Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan | 7 Jan – 11 Jan 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Christmas 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 14 Apr, Wed 15 Apr, Thu 16 Apr, Fri 17 Apr | 11 Apr – 19 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Easter Monday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (observed) |
| Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug | 1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Republic Day, Republic Day (observed) |
| Mon 7 Sep | 5 Sep – 8 Sep 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 8 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Independence Day |
| Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct | 10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Uprising Day, National Uprising Day (observed) |
| Mon 19 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct | 17 Oct – 25 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day |
| Mon 7 Dec | 5 Dec – 8 Dec 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Saint Clement of Ohrid Day |
| Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec | 8 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Saint Clement of Ohrid Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 26 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | New Year's Day |
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 MK (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.mk) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
Last updated:
Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027