Holiday Guide for Kosovo in 2026

Kosovo information

Population: 1.78m
Capital: Pristina
Calling Code: (383)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Albanian

List of National Holidays in Kosovo in 2026

	Thursday January 1st New Year's Day Kosovo: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday January 2nd Long Weekend! Day after New Year's Day Kosovo: Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
	Wednesday January 7th Orthodox Christmas Kosovo: The Orthodox Church recognises January 7th as the day that Jesus was born
	Tuesday February 17th Independence Day Kosovo: Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on February 17th 2008
	Friday March 20th Long Weekend! Eid ul-Fitr Kosovo: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Monday April 6th Long Weekend! Catholic Easter Monday Kosovo: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Thursday April 9th Constitution Day Kosovo: The constitution of Kosovo was ratified on April 9th 2008 and came to effect on June 15th 2008
	Sunday April 12th Orthodox Easter Day Kosovo: Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
	Monday April 13th Long Weekend! Orthodox Easter Monday Kosovo: The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Kosovo: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Saturday May 9th Europe Day Kosovo: Celebrates the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, when the first step was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union
	Thursday May 28th Eid ul-Adha Kosovo: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Catholic Christmas Kosovo: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC