Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in North Macedonia 2027
North Macedonia has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
North Macedonia 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 12
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (30 April to 3 May)
- Bridge days
- 1
- 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 North Macedonia, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Нова Година, Nova Godina | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Велики Петок, Veliki Petok | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Ден на трудот, Den na trudot | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Прв ден Велигден, Prv den Veligden | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day | Св. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Day of the Republic | Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Revolution Day | Ден на востанието, Den na vostanieto | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | Ден на македонската револуционерна борба,Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Saint Clement of Ohrid Day | Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in North Macedonia
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.
- Friday 30 April to Monday 3 May 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 22 May to Monday 24 May 2027: 3 days off, with Saints Cyril and Methodius Day.
- Saturday 31 July to Monday 2 August 2027: 3 days off, with Day of the Republic.
- Saturday 9 October to Monday 11 October 2027: 3 days off, with Revolution Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Friday 8 January: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 7 January to Sunday 10 January 2027 (next to Christmas Day (Orthodox)).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in North Macedonia applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add North Macedonia 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/north-macedonia/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with North Macedonia's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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