Public holidays
Public holidays in Albania
Albania has 23 public holidays in 2026, of which 8 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday22 NovemberAlphabet Day
202623 dayspublic holidays in total
202724 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 14 MarchSummer Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 16 MarchSummer Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 22 MarchNowruz Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchNowruz Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 5 AprilCatholic Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 6 AprilCatholic Easter Sunday (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 12 AprilOrthodox Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 13 AprilOrthodox Easter Sunday (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 1 MayInternational Workers' Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Saturday 5 SeptemberMother Teresa Canonization Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 7 SeptemberMother Teresa Canonization Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 22 NovemberAlphabet Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 NovemberAlphabet Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 28 NovemberFlag and Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 29 NovemberLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 30 NovemberFlag and Independence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 1 DecemberLiberation Day (observed)
Tuesday 8 DecemberNational Youth Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 4 JanuaryNew Year's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Sunday 14 MarchSummer Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 15 MarchSummer Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 22 MarchNowruz Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 MarchCatholic Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 29 MarchCatholic Easter Sunday (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayInternational Workers' Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayOrthodox Easter Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 MayInternational Workers' Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 4 MayOrthodox Easter Sunday (observed)
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adha (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 5 SeptemberMother Teresa Canonization Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 6 SeptemberMother Teresa Canonization Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 22 NovemberAlphabet Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 NovemberFlag and Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 29 NovemberLiberation Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 30 NovemberFlag and Independence Day (observed)
Wednesday 8 DecemberNational Youth Day
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.