Holidays and Observances in North Macedonia in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oca | Perşembe | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6 Oca | Salı | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| 7 Oca | Çarşamba | Orthodox Christmas Day | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| 19 Oca | Pazartesi | Epiphany (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| 27 Oca | Salı | St Sava's Day | Optional Holiday |
| 14 Şub | Cumartesi | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18 Şub | Çarşamba | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 8 Mar | Pazar | Mothers' Day/International Women's Day | Observance |
| 20 Mar | Cuma | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 20 Mar | Cuma | March Equinox | Season |
| 29 Mar | Pazar | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 3 Nis | Cuma | Good Friday | Observance |
| 4 Nis | Cumartesi | Easter Saturday | Observance |
| 5 Nis | Pazar | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 6 Nis | Pazartesi | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| 8 Nis | Çarşamba | International Romani Day (for Romani community) | Optional Holiday |
| 10 Nis | Cuma | Good Friday (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| 11 Nis | Cumartesi | Easter Saturday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| 12 Nis | Pazar | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| 13 Nis | Pazartesi | Easter Monday (Orthodox) | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| 1 May | Cuma | Labor Day | National Holiday |
| 23 May | Cumartesi | Vlach’s National Day (for Vlach community) | Optional Holiday |
| 24 May | Pazar | Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day | National Holiday |
| 25 May | Pazartesi | Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day observed | National Holiday |
| 27 May | Çarşamba | Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
| 29 May | Cuma | Friday before Pentecost | Optional Holiday |
| 21 Haz | Pazar | June Solstice | Season |
| 2 Ağu | Pazar | Republic Day | National Holiday |
| 3 Ağu | Pazartesi | Republic Day observed | National Holiday |
| 28 Ağu | Cuma | Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox) | Optional Holiday |
| 8 Eyl | Salı | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 13 Eyl | Pazar | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 21 Eyl | Pazartesi | First day of Yom Kippur (Jewish community) | Optional Holiday |
| 23 Eyl | Çarşamba | September Equinox | Season |
| 28 Eyl | Pazartesi | International Bosniaks' Day (for Bosniak community) | Optional Holiday |
| 11 Eki | Pazar | Day of People’s Uprising | National Holiday |
| 12 Eki | Pazartesi | Day of People’s Uprising observed | National Holiday |
| 23 Eki | Cuma | Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | National Holiday |
| 25 Eki | Pazar | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 31 Eki | Cumartesi | Halloween | Observance |
| 1 Kas | Pazar | All Saints' Day | Optional Holiday |
| 22 Kas | Pazar | Albanian Alphabet Day (Albanian community) | Optional Holiday |
| 8 Ara | Salı | Saint Kliment Ohridski's Day | National Holiday |
| 21 Ara | Pazartesi | Turkish Language Day (Turkish community) | Optional Holiday |
| 21 Ara | Pazartesi | December Solstice | Season |
| 24 Ara | Perşembe | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25 Ara | Cuma | Christmas Day | Optional Holiday |
| 31 Ara | Perşembe | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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