Non-working days in North Macedonia in 2026
Below are the non-working days for everyone and additional days that apply by religious or community eligibility.
Checked against official sources:
Non-working days for everyone
The official program lists 11 holidays for everyone. When one falls on Sunday, the following Monday is also non-working.
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 2026 program | |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | 2026 program | |
| Eid al-Fitr | 2026 program | |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | 2026 program | |
| Labour Day | 2026 program | |
| Also non-working on | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day | 2026 program |
| Also non-working on | Republic Day | 2026 program |
| Independence Day | 2026 program | |
| Also non-working on | Day of the People's Uprising | 2026 program |
| Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | 2026 program | |
| Saint Clement of Ohrid Day | 2026 program |
Additional non-working days
Select only the additional holidays that apply to you in the planner. These days do not automatically move when they fall on Sunday.
| Date | Holiday | Who it applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodox Christmas Eve | Orthodox Christian | 2026 program | |
| Epiphany | Orthodox Christian | 2026 program | |
| Saint Sava Day | Serbian community | 2026 program | |
| Catholic Easter Monday | Catholic | 2026 program | |
| International Roma Day | Roma community | 2026 program | |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox Christian | 2026 program | |
| Vlach National Day | Vlach community | 2026 program | |
| Eid al-Adha | Muslim | 2026 program | |
| Friday before Orthodox Pentecost | Orthodox Christian | 2026 program | |
| Dormition of the Mother of God | Orthodox Christian | 2026 program | |
| Yom Kippur | Jewish community | 2026 program | |
| International Bosniaks Day | Bosniak community | 2026 program | |
| All Saints' Day | Catholic | 2026 program | |
| Albanian Alphabet Day | Albanian community | 2026 program | |
| Turkish Language Teaching Day | Turkish community | 2026 program | |
| Catholic Christmas Day | Catholic | 2026 program |
Correction in the 2026 program
For Republic Day, the official program lists Sunday 2 August but mistakenly calls the following Monday “3 March.” Under Article 3 and the calendar, the correct observed date is 3 August 2026. The planner uses that date.
Official sources: 2026 program; Law 1998; Law 2007.