Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Moldova 2027
Moldova has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 10 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Moldova 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 16
- Of those, on a working day
- 10
- Of those, on a weekend
- 6
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 5 days (27 August to 31 August)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Moldova, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas) | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas) | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies | Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies | Nationwide | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | International Women's Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day (Moldova) | Labour Day (Moldova) | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Victory and Commemoration Day | Victory and Commemoration Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Bălţi Day | Bălţi Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Independence Day (Moldova) | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Memorial Day | Memorial Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Limba Noastra (National Language Day) | Limba Noastra | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Day of the Moldovan National Army | Day of the Moldovan National Army | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Capital's Day | Capital's Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | South Capital's Day Cahul | South Capital's Day Cahul | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Craciun pe stil Nou (Western Christmas) | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Moldova
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (5)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Thursday 7 January to Sunday 10 January 2027: 4 days off, with Christmas Day (Orthodox), Christmas Day (Orthodox).
- Saturday 6 March to Monday 8 March 2027: 3 days off, with International Women's Day.
- Friday 27 August to Tuesday 31 August 2027: 5 days off, with Independence Day (Moldova), Memorial Day, Limba Noastra (National Language Day).
- Friday 3 September to Sunday 5 September 2027: 3 days off, with Day of the Moldovan National Army.
Bridge days (2)
- Monday 22 February: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 20 February to Tuesday 23 February 2027 (next to Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies).
- Friday 15 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 14 October to Sunday 17 October 2027 (next to Capital's Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Moldova applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Moldova to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/moldova/2027.ics
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Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Moldova's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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