Public holidays in Kosovo 2023

17 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Kosovo

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Viti i Ri	Viti i Ri
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Viti i Ri	Viti i Ri
3 January Tuesday	Tuesday	New Year's Day (observed) Viti i Ri (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Mon 2 Jan)	Viti i Ri (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
7 January Saturday	Saturday	Orthodox Christmas Day Religious Krishtlindjet Ortodokse	Krishtlindjet Ortodokse
9 January Monday	Monday	Orthodox Christmas Day (observed) Religious Krishtlindjet Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for Orthodox Christmas Day (Sat 7 Jan)	Krishtlindjet Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
17 February Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day Dita e Pavarësisë së Republikës së Kosovës	Dita e Pavarësisë së Republikës së Kosovës
9 April Sunday	Sunday	Catholic Easter Religious Pashkët Katolike	Pashkët Katolike
9 April Sunday	Sunday	Constitution Day National day Dita e Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës	Dita e Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës
10 April Monday	Monday	Catholic Easter (observed) Religious Pashkët Katolike (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for Catholic Easter (Sun 9 Apr)	Pashkët Katolike (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
10 April Monday	Monday	Constitution Day (observed) National day Dita e Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for Constitution Day (Sun 9 Apr)	Dita e Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
16 April Sunday	Sunday	Orthodox Easter Religious Pashkët Ortodokse	Pashkët Ortodokse
17 April Monday	Monday	Orthodox Easter (observed) Religious Pashkët Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for Orthodox Easter (Sun 16 Apr)	Pashkët Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Bajrami i Madh, dita e parë Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Bajrami i Madh, dita e parë
1 May Monday	Monday	International Labor Day Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës	Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës
9 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Europe Day Dita e Evropës	Dita e Evropës
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious Bajrami i Vogël, dita e parë Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Bajrami i Vogël, dita e parë
25 December Monday	Monday	Catholic Christmas Day Religious Krishtlindjet Katolike	Krishtlindjet Katolike

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Kosovo (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Tue 3 Jan 2023 · 4 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Sat 7 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · 3 days off
Orthodox Christmas Day, Orthodox Christmas Day (observed)
Fri 17 Feb – Sun 19 Feb · 3 days off
Independence Day
Sat 8 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 3 days off
Catholic Easter, Constitution Day, Catholic Easter (observed), Constitution Day (observed)
Sat 15 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 3 days off
Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Easter (observed)
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
International Labor Day
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Catholic Christmas Day
Sat 30 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · 4 days off
New Year's Day

Bridge days

Mon 8 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 May – Tue 9 May)
Europe Day

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 30 Dec – Mon 8 Jan 2024 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 3 Jan, Thu 4 Jan, Fri 5 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · Orthodox Christmas Day, Orthodox Christmas Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 16 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 16 Feb – Sun 19 Feb · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Catholic Easter, Constitution Day, Catholic Easter (observed), Constitution Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Easter (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓