Public holidays in North Macedonia 2025

12 nationwide public holidays and 15 regional or local holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in North Macedonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Нова Година	Нова Година
7 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Day Religious Божиќ	Божиќ
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Рамазан Бајрам	Рамазан Бајрам
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Religious Рамазан Бајрам (неработен ден) Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Sun 30 Mar)	Рамазан Бајрам (неработен ден)
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Велигден	Велигден
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Ден на трудот	Ден на трудот
24 May Saturday	Saturday	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Religious Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители	Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители
2 August Saturday	Saturday	Republic Day National day Ден на Републиката	Ден на Републиката
8 September Monday	Monday	Independence Day National day Ден на независноста	Ден на независноста
11 October Saturday	Saturday	National Uprising Day National day Ден на народното востание	Ден на народното востание
23 October Thursday	Thursday	Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day Ден на македонската револуционерна борба	Ден на македонската револуционерна борба
8 December Monday	Monday	Saint Clement of Ohrid Day Religious Свети Климент Охридски	Свети Климент Охридски

Regional and local holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)
Typically in Skopje: high 13°C (55°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 33% of days
Sat 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Skopje: high 15°C (59°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 6 Sep – Mon 8 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Skopje: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 29% of days
Sat 6 Dec – Mon 8 Dec · 3 days off
Saint Clement of Ohrid Day
Typically in Skopje: high 7°C (45°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 40% of days

Bridge days

Mon 6 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 4 Jan – Tue 7 Jan)
Christmas Day
Typically in Skopje: high 5°C (41°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 40% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Skopje: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 24 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 23 Oct – Sun 26 Oct)
Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day
Typically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 23% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Wed 1 Jan – Tue 7 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan, Mon 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 4 Jan – Tue 7 Jan · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Sep) get 4 days in a rowFri 5 Sep – Mon 8 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Oct – Sun 26 Oct · Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle DayShow on calendar ↓