Holidays and Observances in North Macedonia in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 7 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| Jan 19 | Monday | Epiphany (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 27 | Tuesday | St Sava's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 18 | Wednesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | Mothers' Day/International Women's Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Observance |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Observance |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | International Romani Day (for Romani community) | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Easter Saturday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday (Orthodox) | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day | National Holiday |
| May 23 | Saturday | Vlach’s National Day (for Vlach community) | Optional Holiday |
| May 24 | Sunday | Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day | National Holiday |
| May 25 | Monday | Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day observed | National Holiday |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| May 29 | Friday | Friday before Pentecost | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Aug 2 | Sunday | Republic Day | National Holiday |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Republic Day observed | National Holiday |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 8 | Tuesday | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 21 | Monday | First day of Yom Kippur (Jewish community) | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 28 | Monday | International Bosniaks' Day (for Bosniak community) | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Sunday | Day of People’s Uprising | National Holiday |
| Oct 12 | Monday | Day of People’s Uprising observed | National Holiday |
| Oct 23 | Friday | Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | National Holiday |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 22 | Sunday | Albanian Alphabet Day (Albanian community) | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Saint Kliment Ohridski's Day | National Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Monday | Turkish Language Day (Turkish community) | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.
