Public holidays in Slovenia, 2026
Slovenia observes 21 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 250 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day novo leto |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 2 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day novo leto |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 8 Feb | Sunday Weekend | Prešeren Day Prešernov dan |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 5 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday velikonočna nedelja in ponedeljek |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 6 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday velikonočna nedelja in ponedeljek |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 27 Apr | Monday | Day of Uprising Against Occupation dan upora proti okupatorju |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day praznik dela |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 2 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day praznik dela |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 2 May | Saturday Weekend | Primož Trubar Day dan Primoža Trubarja |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 24 May | Sunday Weekend | Pentecost binkoštna nedelja |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Jun | Thursday | Statehood Day dan državnosti |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 Aug | Friday | Sovereignty Day dan suverenosti |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Saturday Weekend | Assumption Day Marijino vnebovzetje |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Saturday Weekend | Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nation združitev prekmurskih Slovencev z matičnim narodom |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 15 Sep | Tuesday | Integration of Primorska into the Homeland priključitev Primorske k matični domovini |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 23 Sep | Wednesday | Slovenian Sports Day dan slovenskega športa |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 31 Oct | Saturday Weekend | Reformation Day dan reformacije |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 1 Nov | Sunday Weekend | Day of the Dead dan spomina na mrtve |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 23 Nov | Monday | Rudolf Maister Day dan Rudolfa Maistra |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day božič |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 26 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Independence and Unity Day dan samostojnosti in enotnosti |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 | 2,000 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Slovenia. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
10 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Prešeren Day (8 Feb), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Labour Day (2 May), Primož Trubar Day (2 May), Pentecost (24 May), Assumption Day (15 Aug), Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nation (15 Aug), Reformation Day (31 Oct), Day of the Dead (1 Nov), Independence and Unity Day (26 Dec). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is November at 20. That spread of 3 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 61 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2025, which held 248 working days, 2026 is 2 working days longer. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Slovenia's 21 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 98th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 7 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 1 January 2026 to 4 January 2026, built around New Year's Day. A further 2 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
5 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Pentecost. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.