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Public holidays in Albania 2026

Albania has 23 public holidays in 2026, 15 on working days.

Next: Dita e Alfabetit (Alphabet Day), Sunday, November 22, 2026in 37 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Albania in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuFestat e Vitit të RiNew Year's Day288 days ago
Jan 2FriFestat e Vitit të RiNew Year's Day287 days ago
Mar 14SatWeekendDita e VerësSummer Day216 days ago
Mar 16MonDita e VerësSummer DaySubstitute day214 days ago
Mar 20FriDita e Bajramit të MadhEid al-FitrEstimated date210 days ago
Mar 22SunWeekendDita e NevruzitNowruz Day208 days ago
Mar 23MonDita e NevruzitNowruz DaySubstitute day207 days ago
Apr 5SunWeekendE diela e Pashkëve KatolikeCatholic Easter Sunday194 days ago
Apr 6MonE diela e Pashkëve KatolikeCatholic Easter SundaySubstitute day193 days ago
Apr 12SunWeekendE diela e Pashkëve OrtodokseOrthodox Easter Sunday187 days ago
Apr 13MonE diela e Pashkëve OrtodokseOrthodox Easter SundaySubstitute day186 days ago
May 1FriDita Ndërkombëtare e PunëtorëveInternational Workers' Day168 days ago
May 27WedDita e Kurban BajramitEid al-AdhaEstimated date142 days ago
Sep 5SatWeekendDita e Shenjtërimit të Shenjt TerezësMother Teresa Canonization Day41 days ago
Sep 7MonDita e Shenjtërimit të Shenjt TerezësMother Teresa Canonization DaySubstitute day39 days ago
Nov 22SunWeekendDita e AlfabetitAlphabet Dayin 37 days
Nov 23MonDita e AlfabetitAlphabet DaySubstitute dayin 38 days
Nov 28SatWeekendDita Flamurit dhe e PavarësisëFlag and Independence Dayin 43 days
Nov 29SunWeekendDita e ÇlirimitLiberation Dayin 44 days
Nov 30MonDita Flamurit dhe e PavarësisëFlag and Independence DaySubstitute dayin 45 days
Dec 1TueDita e ÇlirimitLiberation DaySubstitute dayin 46 days
Dec 8TueDita Kombëtare e RinisëNational Youth Dayin 53 days
Dec 25FriKrishtlindjetChristmas Dayin 70 days

At a glance

Albania in 2026

01Public holidays

23 days

15 on working days, 8 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

10 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Dita e Alfabetit (Alphabet Day)

Sunday, November 22, 2026 · in 37 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4

    4 days offNew Year's Day

  • Sat, Mar 14 – Mon, Mar 16

    3 days offSummer Day · Summer Day

  • Fri, Mar 20 – Mon, Mar 23

    4 days offEid al-Fitr · Nowruz Day · Nowruz Day

  • Sat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6

    3 days offCatholic Easter Sunday · Catholic Easter Sunday

  • Sat, Apr 11 – Mon, Apr 13

    3 days offOrthodox Easter Sunday · Orthodox Easter Sunday

  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3

    3 days offInternational Workers' Day

  • Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7

    3 days offMother Teresa Canonization Day · Mother Teresa Canonization Day

  • Sat, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 23

    3 days offAlphabet Day · Alphabet Day

  • Sat, Nov 28 – Tue, Dec 1

    4 days offFlag and Independence Day · Liberation Day · Flag and Independence Day · Liberation Day

  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27

    3 days offChristmas Day

Long weekends in Albania 2026Bridge days in Albania 2026

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on October 15, 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Tirana.

Dates follow the open-source python-holidays rules for Albania; they have not yet been compared with an official calendar.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Albania have in 2026?

Albania has 23 days of national public holidays in 2026, 15 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Albania?

Dita e Alfabetit (Alphabet Day), on Sunday, November 22, 2026.

How many long weekends does Albania have in 2026?

10: Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day); Sat, Mar 14 – Mon, Mar 16 (Summer Day); Fri, Mar 20 – Mon, Mar 23 (Eid al-Fitr, Nowruz Day); Sat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6 (Catholic Easter Sunday); Sat, Apr 11 – Mon, Apr 13 (Orthodox Easter Sunday); Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 (International Workers' Day); Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 (Mother Teresa Canonization Day); Sat, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 23 (Alphabet Day); Sat, Nov 28 – Tue, Dec 1 (Flag and Independence Day, Liberation Day); Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 (Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Albania fall on a weekend in 2026?

Dita e Verës (Summer Day), Saturday, March 14, 2026; Dita e Nevruzit (Nowruz Day), Sunday, March 22, 2026; E diela e Pashkëve Katolike (Catholic Easter Sunday), Sunday, April 5, 2026; E diela e Pashkëve Ortodokse (Orthodox Easter Sunday), Sunday, April 12, 2026; Dita e Shenjtërimit të Shenjt Terezës (Mother Teresa Canonization Day), Saturday, September 5, 2026; Dita e Alfabetit (Alphabet Day), Sunday, November 22, 2026; Dita Flamurit dhe e Pavarësisë (Flag and Independence Day), Saturday, November 28, 2026; Dita e Çlirimit (Liberation Day), Sunday, November 29, 2026.