Albania

Albania public holidays 2025

Albania had 15 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 247 working days.

Public holidays in Albania in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Thursday	New Year's DayNationwide
March
Mar 14Friday	Summer DayNationwide
Mar 22Saturday	Nowruz DayNationwide
Mar 24Monday	Nowruz Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Mar 30Sunday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
Mar 31Monday	Eid al-Fitr Day off in lieuNationwide
April
Apr 20Sunday	Catholic Easter SundayNationwide
Apr 20Sunday	Orthodox Easter SundayNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Catholic Easter Sunday Day off in lieuNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Orthodox Easter Sunday Day off in lieuNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	International Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Friday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
September
Sep 5Friday	Mother Teresa Canonization DayNationwide
November
Nov 22Saturday	Alphabet DayNationwide
Nov 24Monday	Alphabet Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Nov 28Friday	Flag and Independence DayNationwide
Nov 29Saturday	Liberation DayNationwide
December
Dec 1Monday	Liberation Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Dec 8Monday	National Youth DayNationwide
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 15public holidays
By region: 15no regional days
Working days: 247after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 9+3 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

5 daysWed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 3 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Mar 14 – Sun, Mar 16 · Summer Day
3 daysSat, Mar 22 – Mon, Mar 24 · Nowruz Day
3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31 · Eid al-Fitr
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21 · Catholic Easter Sunday, Orthodox Easter Sunday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · International Workers' DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8 · Eid al-Adha
3 daysFri, Sep 5 – Sun, Sep 7 · Mother Teresa Canonization Day
3 daysSat, Nov 22 – Mon, Nov 24 · Alphabet Day
4 daysFri, Nov 28 – Mon, Dec 1 · Flag and Independence Day, Liberation Day
3 daysSat, Dec 6 – Mon, Dec 8 · National Youth Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas DayTake Fri, Dec 26 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Albania in 2025?

15 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); New Year's Day (Jan 2); Summer Day (Mar 14); Nowruz Day (Mar 22); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 30); Catholic Easter Sunday (Apr 20); Orthodox Easter Sunday (Apr 20); International Workers' Day (May 1); Eid al-Adha (Jun 6); Mother Teresa Canonization Day (Sep 5); Alphabet Day (Nov 22); Flag and Independence Day (Nov 28); Liberation Day (Nov 29); National Youth Day (Dec 8); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

March and November, with 3 nationwide public holidays each. 4 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

247 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.