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 — in 72 days
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.