Public holidays in North Macedonia 2027

11 nationwide public holidays and 16 regional or local holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in North Macedonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Нова Година	Нова Година
7 January Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Божиќ	Божиќ
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Рамазан Бајрам Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Рамазан Бајрам
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day Ден на трудот	Ден на трудот
3 May Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Велигден	Велигден
24 May Monday	Monday	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители	Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители
2 August Monday	Monday	Republic Day Ден на Републиката	Ден на Републиката
8 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day Ден на независноста	Ден на независноста
11 October Monday	Monday	National Uprising Day Ден на народното востание	Ден на народното востание
23 October Saturday	Saturday	Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day Ден на македонската револуционерна борба	Ден на македонската револуционерна борба
8 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Saint Clement of Ohrid Day Свети Климент Охридски	Свети Климент Охридски

Regional and local holidays 2027

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Skopje: high 5°C (41°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 33% of days
Sat 1 May – Mon 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day, Easter Monday
Typically in Skopje: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 41% of days
Sat 22 May – Mon 24 May · 3 days off
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
Typically in Skopje: high 21°C (70°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 41% of days
Sat 31 Jul – Mon 2 Aug · 3 days off
Republic Day
Typically in Skopje: high 33°C (91°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 14% of days
Sat 9 Oct – Mon 11 Oct · 3 days off
National Uprising Day
Typically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 43% of days

Bridge days

Fri 8 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 7 Jan – Sun 10 Jan)
Christmas Day
Typically in Skopje: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 46% of days
Mon 8 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Skopje: high 9°C (48°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 50% of days

Leave planner 2027

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: Fri 1 Jan – Thu 7 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 8 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 Jan – Sun 10 Jan · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 Apr – Mon 3 May · Labor Day, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 21 May – Mon 24 May · Saints Cyril and Methodius DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 Jul – Mon 2 Aug · Republic DayShow on calendar ↓