Public holidays in North Macedonia 2023

12 nationwide public holidays and 16 regional or local holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in North Macedonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Нова Година	Нова Година
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Нова Година (неработен ден) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Нова Година (неработен ден)
7 January Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Religious Божиќ	Божиќ
17 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Велигден	Велигден
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Рамазан Бајрам	Рамазан Бајрам
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Ден на трудот	Ден на трудот
24 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Religious Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители	Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители
2 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Republic Day National day Ден на Републиката	Ден на Републиката
8 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day Ден на независноста	Ден на независноста
11 October Wednesday	Wednesday	National Uprising Day National day Ден на народното востание	Ден на народното востание
23 October Monday	Monday	Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day Ден на македонската револуционерна борба	Ден на македонската револуционерна борба
8 December Friday	Friday	Saint Clement of Ohrid Day Religious Свети Климент Охридски	Свети Климент Охридски

Regional and local holidays 2023

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
6 January Friday	Friday	Christmas Eve Бадник	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
19 January Thursday	Thursday	Epiphany Богојавление	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
27 January Friday	Friday	Saint Sava's Day Свети Сава	Serbian community, whole country
8 April Saturday	Saturday	International Romani Day Меѓународен ден на Ромите	Roma community, whole country
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Велигден	Catholic community, whole country
14 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Велики Петок	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
23 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Vlachs National Day Национален ден на Власите	Vlach community, whole country
2 June Friday	Friday	Pentecost Духовден	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Курбан Бајрам	Muslim community, whole country
28 August Monday	Monday	Dormition of the Mother of God Успение на Пресвета Богородица	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
25 September Monday	Monday	Yom Kippur Јом Кипур	Jewish community, whole country
28 September Thursday	Thursday	International Bosniaks Day Меѓународен ден на Бошњаците	Bosniak community, whole country
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Сите Светци	Catholic community, whole country
22 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Albanian Alphabet Day Ден на Албанската азбука	Albanian community, whole country
21 December Thursday	Thursday	Turkish Language Teaching Day Ден на настава на турски јазик	Turkish community, whole country
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Божиќ	Catholic community, whole country

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Skopje: high 5°C (41°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 26% of days
Sat 15 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Skopje: high 16°C (61°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 34% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Skopje: high 15°C (59°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 39% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Skopje: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 8 Sep – Sun 10 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Skopje: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 36% of days
Sat 21 Oct – Mon 23 Oct · 3 days off
Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day
Typically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 8 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · 3 days off
Saint Clement of Ohrid Day
Typically in Skopje: high 7°C (45°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 44% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Skopje: high 6°C (43°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 21% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2023.

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 15 Apr – Sun 23 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Easter MondayShow 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 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 7 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 Sep – Sun 10 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Oct) get 4 days in a rowFri 20 Oct – Mon 23 Oct · Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 7 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · Saint Clement of Ohrid DayShow on calendar ↓