Holiday Guide for Slovakia in 2026

Slovakia 2026

Slovakia
2026

Slovakia information

Population: 5.46m
Capital: Bratislava
Calling Code: (421)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Slovak

List of National Holidays in Slovakia in 2026

	Thursday January 1st Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic Slovakia: Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993
	Friday April 3rd Long Weekend! Good Friday Slovakia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 6th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Slovakia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Slovakia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday July 5th St Cyril and Methodius Day Slovakia: Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia
	Saturday August 29th Slovak National Uprising Day Slovakia: Commemorates August 29th 1944, which was the start of an uprising against the pro-Nazi government of the time
	Tuesday September 15th Day of Our Lady of Sorrows Slovakia: In 1727, Pope Benedict XIII declared Our Lady of Sorrows to be respected by the Church and its members as a Patron of Slovakia and later in 1966 was declared by Pope Paul VI as the main Patron.
	Sunday November 1st All Saints' Day Slovakia: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Thursday December 24th Christmas Eve Slovakia: Christmas Eve is a beloved Slovak holiday, a day for the exchange of presents and when families can spend quality time together. They enjoy a supper that consists of soup, mostly prepared from a cabbage, and fish with potato salad as the main course.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Slovakia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Saturday December 26th St. Stephen's Day Slovakia: December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.

Notes

Holidays are observed on their calendar date. If the date of a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the holiday will not be moved to a weekday.

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