Public holidays in North Macedonia 2028

11 nationwide public holidays and 15 regional or local holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in North Macedonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day Нова Година	Нова Година
Friday 7 January 2028	Christmas Day Religious Божиќ	Божиќ
Saturday 26 February 2028	Eid al-Fitr Religious Рамазан Бајрам Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Рамазан Бајрам
Monday 17 April 2028	Easter Monday Religious Велигден	Велигден
Monday 1 May 2028	Labor Day Ден на трудот	Ден на трудот
Wednesday 24 May 2028	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day Religious Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители	Светите Кирил и Методиј - Ден на сесловенските просветители
Wednesday 2 August 2028	Republic Day National day Ден на Републиката	Ден на Републиката
Friday 8 September 2028	Independence Day National day Ден на независноста	Ден на независноста
Wednesday 11 October 2028	National Uprising Day National day Ден на народното востание	Ден на народното востание
Monday 23 October 2028	Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day Ден на македонската револуционерна борба	Ден на македонската револуционерна борба
Friday 8 December 2028	Saint Clement of Ohrid Day Religious Свети Климент Охридски	Свети Климент Охридски

Regional and local holidays 2028

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	Holiday	Applies in
Thursday 6 January 2028	Christmas Eve Бадник	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
Wednesday 19 January 2028	Epiphany Богојавление	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
Thursday 27 January 2028	Saint Sava's Day Свети Сава	Serbian community, whole country
Saturday 8 April 2028	International Romani Day Меѓународен ден на Ромите	Roma community, whole country
Friday 14 April 2028	Good Friday Велики Петок	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
Friday 5 May 2028	Eid al-Adha Курбан Бајрам Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Muslim community, whole country
Tuesday 23 May 2028	Vlachs National Day Национален ден на Власите	Vlach community, whole country
Friday 2 June 2028	Pentecost Духовден	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
Monday 28 August 2028	Dormition of the Mother of God Успение на Пресвета Богородица	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
Thursday 28 September 2028	International Bosniaks Day Меѓународен ден на Бошњаците	Bosniak community, whole country
Saturday 30 September 2028	Yom Kippur Јом Кипур	Jewish community, whole country
Wednesday 1 November 2028	All Saints' Day Сите Светци	Catholic community, whole country
Wednesday 22 November 2028	Albanian Alphabet Day Ден на Албанската азбука	Albanian community, whole country
Thursday 21 December 2028	Turkish Language Teaching Day Ден на настава на турски јазик	Turkish community, whole country
Monday 25 December 2028	Christmas Day Божиќ	Catholic community, whole country

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 7 Jan – Sun 9 Jan · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Skopje: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 46% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 15 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 3 days offEaster MondayTypically in Skopje: high 16°C (61°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 34% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabor DayTypically in Skopje: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 29% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 8 Sep – Sun 10 Sep · 3 days offIndependence DayTypically in Skopje: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 21 Oct – Mon 23 Oct · 3 days offMacedonian Revolutionary Struggle DayTypically in Skopje: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 21% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 8 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · 3 days offSaint Clement of Ohrid DayTypically in Skopje: high 7°C (45°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 44% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Skopje: high 6°C (43°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 21% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2028.

Leave planner 2028

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: Tue 4 Jan – Sun 9 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Jan – Sun 9 Jan · Christmas DayShow 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 (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 ↓