Public holidays in Slovenia 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Slovenia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day novo leto	novo leto
2 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day novo leto	novo leto
8 February Sunday	Sunday	Prešeren's Day, the Slovenian Cultural Holiday Prešernov dan, slovenski kulturni praznik	Prešernov dan, slovenski kulturni praznik
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday velikonočna nedelja	velikonočna nedelja
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday velikonočni ponedeljek	velikonočni ponedeljek
27 April Monday	Monday	Day of Uprising Against Occupation dan upora proti okupatorju	dan upora proti okupatorju
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day praznik dela	praznik dela
2 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day praznik dela	praznik dela
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost binkoštna nedelja	binkoštna nedelja
25 June Thursday	Thursday	Statehood Day dan državnosti	dan državnosti
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Marijino vnebovzetje	Marijino vnebovzetje
31 October Saturday	Saturday	Reformation Day dan reformacije	dan reformacije
1 November Sunday	Sunday	Day of Remembrance for the Dead dan spomina na mrtve	dan spomina na mrtve
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day božič	božič
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Independence and Unity Day dan samostojnosti in enotnosti	dan samostojnosti in enotnosti

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Slovenia (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
Typically in Ljubljana: high 5°C (41°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 33% of days
Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Ljubljana: high 13°C (55°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 25 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · 3 days off
Day of Uprising Against Occupation
Typically in Ljubljana: high 15°C (59°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 53% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Ljubljana: high 16°C (61°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 54% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Independence and Unity Day
Typically in Ljubljana: high 6°C (43°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 19% of days

Bridge days

Fri 26 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Jun – Sun 28 Jun)
Statehood Day
Typically in Ljubljana: high 25°C (77°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 49% of days

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 25 Apr – Sun 3 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr).

Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 24 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · Day of Uprising Against Occupation
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Jun) get 4 days in a row
Thu 25 Jun – Sun 28 Jun · Statehood Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a row
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Day, Independence and Unity Day