North Macedonia

North Macedonia public holidays 2025

North Macedonia had 11 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 253 working days.

Public holidays in North Macedonia in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 7Tuesday	Christmas DayNationwide
March
Mar 30Sunday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
Mar 31Monday	Eid al-Fitr Day off in lieuNationwide
April
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
May 24Saturday	Saints Cyril and Methodius DayNationwide
August
Aug 2Saturday	Republic DayNationwide
September
Sep 8Monday	Independence DayNationwide
October
Oct 11Saturday	National Uprising DayNationwide
Oct 23Thursday	Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle DayNationwide
December
Dec 8Monday	Saint Clement of Ohrid DayNationwide

Nationwide: 11public holidays
By region: 11no regional days
Working days: 253after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 4+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.

4 daysSat, Jan 4 – Tue, Jan 7 · Christmas DayTake Mon, Jan 6 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31 · Eid al-Fitr
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21 · Easter Monday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labor DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Sep 6 – Mon, Sep 8 · Independence Day
4 daysThu, Oct 23 – Sun, Oct 26 · Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle DayTake Fri, Oct 24 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Dec 6 – Mon, Dec 8 · Saint Clement of Ohrid Day

North Macedonia public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in North Macedonia in 2025?

11 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Christmas Day (Jan 7); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 30); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labor Day (May 1); Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (May 24); Republic Day (Aug 2); Independence Day (Sep 8); National Uprising Day (Oct 11); Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle Day (Oct 23); Saint Clement of Ohrid Day (Dec 8).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

January and May and October, with 2 nationwide public holidays each. 4 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

253 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.