Public holidays in Kosovo 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Kosovo

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Viti i Ri	Viti i Ri
2 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Viti i Ri	Viti i Ri
7 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Orthodox Christmas Day Krishtlindjet Ortodokse	Krishtlindjet Ortodokse
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Dita e Pavarësisë së Republikës së Kosovës	Dita e Pavarësisë së Republikës së Kosovës
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Bajrami i Madh, dita e parë Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Bajrami i Madh, dita e parë
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Catholic Easter Pashkët Katolike	Pashkët Katolike
6 April Monday	Monday	Catholic Easter (observed) Pashkët Katolike (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for Catholic Easter (Sun 5 Apr)	Pashkët Katolike (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
9 April Thursday	Thursday	Constitution Day Dita e Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës	Dita e Kushtetutës së Republikës së Kosovës
12 April Sunday	Sunday	Orthodox Easter Pashkët Ortodokse	Pashkët Ortodokse
13 April Monday	Monday	Orthodox Easter (observed) Pashkët Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for Orthodox Easter (Sun 12 Apr)	Pashkët Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
1 May Friday	Friday	International Labor Day Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës	Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës
9 May Saturday	Saturday	Europe Day Dita e Evropës	Dita e Evropës
11 May Monday	Monday	Europe Day (observed) Dita e Evropës (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) Observed day off for Europe Day (Sat 9 May)	Dita e Evropës (ditë pushimi e shtyrë)
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Bajrami i Vogël, dita e parë Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Bajrami i Vogël, dita e parë
25 December Friday	Friday	Catholic Christmas Day Krishtlindjet Katolike	Krishtlindjet Katolike

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · 4 days off
New Year's Day
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Catholic Easter, Catholic Easter (observed)
Sat 11 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · 3 days off
Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Easter (observed)
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
International Labor Day
Sat 9 May – Mon 11 May · 3 days off
Europe Day, Europe Day (observed)
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Catholic Christmas Day

Bridge days

Mon 16 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb)
Independence Day
Fri 10 Apr: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Thu 9 Apr – Mon 13 Apr)
Constitution Day, Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Easter (observed)

Leave planner 2026

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 4 Apr – Mon 13 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Fri 10 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Catholic Easter, Catholic Easter (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 9 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · Constitution Day, Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Easter (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowThu 31 Dec – Mon 4 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓