Public Holidays in Slovenia 2026

Public holidays in Slovenia in 2026 include 15 nationwide dates that are legally work-free. Slovenia’s holiday system distinguishes between national holidays, other statutory work-free days, and several nationally recognized commemorative holidays that are not days off work. The 2026 calendar also includes movable Christian holidays such as Easter and Whit Sunday.

Next Public Holiday in Slovenia

Date	Day	Holiday	Status
October 31, 2026	Saturday	Reformation Day	Confirmed

Date	Day	Holiday	Status
January 1, 2026	Thursday	New Year Holiday	Confirmed
January 2, 2026	Friday	New Year Holiday	Confirmed
February 8, 2026	Sunday	Prešeren Day, the Slovenian Cultural Holiday	Confirmed
April 5, 2026	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Confirmed
April 6, 2026	Monday	Easter Monday	Confirmed
April 27, 2026	Monday	Day of Uprising Against the Occupation	Confirmed
May 1, 2026	Friday	Labour Day	Confirmed
May 2, 2026	Saturday	Labour Day	Confirmed
May 24, 2026	Sunday	Whit Sunday – Whitsuntide Holiday	Confirmed
June 25, 2026	Thursday	Statehood Day	Confirmed
August 15, 2026	Saturday	Feast of the Assumption	Confirmed
October 31, 2026	Saturday	Reformation Day	Confirmed
November 1, 2026	Sunday	Day of Remembrance for the Dead	Confirmed
December 25, 2026	Friday	Christmas Day	Confirmed
December 26, 2026	Saturday	Independence and Unity Day	Confirmed

How Public Holidays Work in Slovenia

Slovenia’s holiday system is governed by the Public Holidays and Work-off Days in the Republic of Slovenia Act. The law distinguishes between national holidays and other legally designated work-free days.

Most national holidays are work-free, including New Year Holiday, Prešeren Day, Labour Day, Statehood Day and Independence and Unity Day. The law also recognizes several other work-free days, including Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Whit Sunday, the Feast of the Assumption, Reformation Day and Christmas Day.

The Government of Slovenia’s national holidays page provides the official English-language classification of these holidays. The statutory rules are set out in the Public Holidays and Work-off Days in the Republic of Slovenia Act.

National Holidays That Are Not Work-Free Days

Not every national holiday recognized by Slovenia is a day off work. Slovenian law specifically classifies several commemorative holidays as national holidays that are not work-free days.

Primož Trubar Day – 8 June
Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nation – 17 August
Integration of Primorska into the Homeland – 15 September
Slovenian Sports Day – 23 September
Sovereignty Day – 25 October
Science Day – 10 November
Rudolf Maister Day – 23 November

These dates should therefore not be treated as general nationwide days off in a public-holiday database designed to show work-free dates.

Other Work-Free Days in Slovenia

Slovenian law separately identifies several other work-free days in addition to the country’s work-free national holidays. These include Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Whit Sunday, the Feast of the Assumption, Reformation Day and Christmas Day.

Easter and Whit Sunday are movable celebrations, so their Gregorian dates change from year to year. The Government of Slovenia specifies Easter Sunday as 5 April, Easter Monday as 6 April and Whit Sunday as 24 May for 2026.

What Happens When a Public Holiday Falls on Sunday in Slovenia?

A Slovenian public holiday or other statutory work-free day that falls on Sunday is not transferred to the following working day. This rule is expressly stated in the Public Holidays and Work-off Days Act.

This is particularly relevant in 2026 because several work-free dates fall on Sundays. They do not automatically create an additional Monday holiday. Easter Monday is different: it is independently designated by law as a work-free day and is not a substitute for Easter Sunday.

Long Weekends in Slovenia in 2026

For people who normally work Monday to Friday, several public holidays create useful long weekends in 2026 without requiring additional annual leave.

New Year: Thursday, 1 January and Friday, 2 January create a four-day break through Sunday, 4 January.
Easter: Easter Monday on 6 April creates a three-day Saturday-to-Monday weekend.
Day of Uprising Against the Occupation: Monday, 27 April creates a three-day weekend.
Labour Day: Friday, 1 May, followed by the second Labour Day holiday on Saturday, creates a Friday-to-Sunday break.
Christmas: Christmas Day falls on Friday, 25 December, followed by Independence and Unity Day on Saturday, 26 December, creating a Friday-to-Sunday break for a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule.

Statehood Day falls on Thursday, 25 June. Workers who are able to use annual leave on Friday, 26 June could potentially extend it into a four-day break, but that Friday is not an official public holiday.

Are All Slovenian National Holidays Public Days Off?

No. Slovenia recognizes both work-free and non-work-free national holidays. For example, Statehood Day and Independence and Unity Day are work-free national holidays, while Primož Trubar Day, Slovenian Sports Day, Sovereignty Day and several other commemorative national holidays remain ordinary working days under the holiday legislation.

This distinction is important when comparing holiday calendars because a list of Slovenian national observances may contain more dates than the number of statutory work-free public-holiday dates.

Are Slovenia’s Public Holiday Dates the Same Every Year?

Most Slovenian public holidays use fixed Gregorian dates and therefore occur on the same calendar date each year. Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Whit Sunday are movable Christian holidays, so their dates change annually.

The government holiday schedule should be checked for the applicable year when recording these movable dates.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many nationwide work-free public holiday dates are there in Slovenia in 2026?

There are 15 nationwide work-free public-holiday dates in Slovenia in 2026. This total counts individual calendar dates and excludes national commemorative holidays that Slovenian law designates as not work-free.

What is the next public holiday in Slovenia?

The next public holiday changes during the year. Use the Next Public Holiday in Slovenia section near the top of this page for the current holiday name, date and countdown.

Does Slovenia move a Sunday public holiday to Monday?

No. Slovenian law states that a public holiday or other statutory work-free day falling on Sunday is not transferred to the following working day.

Is Primož Trubar Day a public day off in Slovenia?

No. Primož Trubar Day on 8 June is a national holiday, but Slovenian law specifically classifies it as not work-free.

Is Slovenian Sports Day a work-free public holiday?

No. Slovenian Sports Day on 23 September is nationally recognized but is not a statutory work-free day.

Is Science Day a public day off in Slovenia?

No. Science Day on 10 November is a national holiday under the current Slovenian holiday legislation, but it is expressly classified as not work-free.

When are Easter and Whit Sunday in Slovenia in 2026?

The Government of Slovenia lists Easter Sunday on 5 April 2026, Easter Monday on 6 April 2026 and Whit Sunday on 24 May 2026. These are statutory work-free days.

Are all Slovenian public holiday dates fixed?

No. Most dates are fixed, but Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Whit Sunday move each year according to the Christian calendar.

Official Sources for Public Holidays in Slovenia

Government of Slovenia National holidays and other work-free days: official English-language list and classification of Slovenian national holidays and other work-free days.
Government of Slovenia Državni prazniki, dela prosti dnevi in dan žalovanja: official Slovenian-language government page providing the 2026 dates for Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Whit Sunday.
Legal Information System of the Republic of Slovenia Public Holidays and Work-off Days Act: statutory basis for work-free holidays, non-work-free national holidays and the Sunday non-transfer rule.

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