Public holidays
Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 10 public holidays in 2026, of which 1 falls on a weekend. A further 29 dates are observed in individual entities rather than nationwide — they are listed below.
Next public holiday25 DecemberCatholic Christmas Day
202610 dayspublic holidays in total
202710 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas Day
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Monday 6 AprilCatholic Easter Mondaylong weekend likely
Friday 10 AprilOrthodox Good Fridaylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayInternational Labor Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 MayInternational Labor Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Friday 25 DecemberCatholic Christmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas Day
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Monday 29 MarchCatholic Easter Mondaylong weekend likely
Friday 30 AprilOrthodox Good Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayInternational Labor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayInternational Labor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 25 DecemberCatholic Christmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Regional holidays29 more dates observed in individual entities
2026
Tuesday 6 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas EveFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Wednesday 14 JanuaryOrthodox New YearRepublika Srpska
Sunday 1 MarchIndependence DayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine
Sunday 8 MarchDay of establishment of Brčko DistrictBrčko distrikt
Monday 9 MarchDay of establishment of Brčko District (observed)Brčko distrikt
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-FitrFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Friday 3 AprilCatholic Good FridayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Sunday 5 AprilCatholic Easter SundayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Sunday 12 AprilOrthodox Easter SundayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Monday 13 AprilOrthodox Easter MondayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Saturday 9 MayVictory DayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Thursday 28 MayEid al-AdhaFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Saturday 21 NovemberDayton Agreement DayRepublika Srpska
Wednesday 25 NovemberStatehood DayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine
Thursday 24 DecemberCatholic Christmas EveFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
2027
Wednesday 6 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas EveFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Thursday 14 JanuaryOrthodox New YearRepublika Srpska
Monday 1 MarchIndependence DayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine
Monday 8 MarchDay of establishment of Brčko DistrictBrčko distrikt
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-FitrFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Friday 26 MarchCatholic Good FridayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Sunday 28 MarchCatholic Easter SundayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Monday 3 MayInternational Labor Day (observed)Brčko distrikt, Republika Srpska
Monday 3 MayOrthodox Easter MondayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Sunday 9 MayVictory DayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Monday 17 MayEid al-AdhaFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
Sunday 21 NovemberDayton Agreement DayRepublika Srpska
Thursday 25 NovemberStatehood DayFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine
Friday 24 DecemberCatholic Christmas EveFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska
These are not observed nationwide. Confirm the specific region before assuming someone is working.
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.