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Public holidays in Slovenia

13 days in 2026 · 13 in 2027

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Reformation Day

dan reformacije

After it: Day of the Dead, Sunday 1 November

Saturday, 31 October 2026

Slovenia has 13 work-free public holidays in 2026 and again in 2027, and four of them come in pairs: New Year takes 1 and 2 January, and Labour Day takes 1 and 2 May. The calendar also lists Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday as work-free days, but both always fall on a Sunday and add no day off. In 2026 six of the 13 fall on a weekend, among them Prešeren Day and 1 November, so only seven shorten a working week.

The law keeps two lists. State holidays (državni prazniki) are the days of the state itself: Prešeren Day for culture, the uprising of 1941, Statehood Day and Independence and Unity Day for 1990 and 1991. Work-free days (dela prosti dnevi) that are not state holidays are church feasts, closed like a Sunday but with no official ceremony. One of them is Reformation Day on 31 October, a Protestant feast in a country where fewer than 1% described themselves as Protestant in 2002, kept because standard Slovene and Slovene literature began with the Reformation.

Several state holidays carry no day off. The Integration of Primorska into the Homeland on 15 September, Slovenian Sports Day on 23 September and Rudolf Maister Day on 23 November are among them: the flag may be flown, and they are ordinary working days.

Days off in 2026
13Not counting Easter Sunday and Pentecost, always a Sunday
On a weekday
7Monday to Friday
On a weekend
6Saturday or Sunday
Long weekends
5and 1 with one day of leave

2026

Public holidays in Slovenia in 2026

  1. 1 January: New Year's Daynovo letoTwo days off, 1 and 2 January. The second day was dropped in 2012 as a budget saving and restored in 2017.Thursday
  2. 2 January: New Year's Daynovo letoTwo days off, 1 and 2 January. The second day was dropped in 2012 as a budget saving and restored in 2017.Friday
  3. 8 February: Prešeren DayPrešernov danThe Slovenian cultural holiday, on the anniversary of the death of the poet France Prešeren in 1849. Named a cultural day in 1944 and a day off since 1991.Sunday
  4. 6 April: Easter Mondayvelikonočna nedelja in ponedeljekEaster Sunday and Easter Monday, kept as one holiday in March or April. Only the Monday adds a day off.MondayDate moves
  5. 27 April: Day of Uprising Against Occupationdan upora proti okupatorjuThe founding in April 1941 of the Liberation Front, formed to resist the German, Italian, Hungarian and Croatian occupation and partition of Slovene territory. Formerly dan Osvobodilne fronte, Liberation Front Day.Monday
  6. 1 May: Labour Daypraznik delaLabour Day, on 1 and 2 May, a work-free holiday since 1949.Friday
  7. 2 May: Labour Daypraznik delaLabour Day, on 1 and 2 May, a work-free holiday since 1949.Saturday
  8. 25 June: Statehood Daydan državnostiStatehood Day. On 25 June 1991 the Slovenian parliament adopted the Declaration of Independence and the laws transferring federal powers to the republic.Thursday
  9. 15 August: Assumption DayMarijino vnebovzetjeThe Assumption, known in Slovene as veliki šmaren. A work-free day since 1992.Saturday
  10. 31 October: Reformation Daydan reformacijeReformation Day, a work-free day since 1992. It recognises Primož Trubar and the Protestant writers who produced the first books in Slovene in the 16th century.Saturday
  11. 1 November: Day of the Deaddan spomina na mrtveDay of Remembrance for the Dead, on All Saints' Day. Under the Socialist Republic, before 1991, it was named dan mrtvih, day of the dead.Sunday
  12. 25 December: Christmas DaybožičChristmas Day. Abolished as a holiday in 1953 and restored in 1991. 26 December is a separate state holiday.Friday
  13. 26 December: Independence and Unity Daydan samostojnosti in enotnostiThe announcement on 26 December 1990 of the independence plebiscite held three days earlier: 88.5% of voters said yes, on a turnout of 93.2%.Saturday

Long weekends

Long weekends in Slovenia in 2026

Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.

  • 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanNew Year's Day, New Year's Day
  • 3daysSat 4 Apr to Mon 6 AprEaster Monday
  • 3daysSat 25 Apr to Mon 27 AprDay of Uprising Against Occupation
  • 3daysFri 1 May to Sun 3 MayLabour Day, Labour Day
  • 4daysThu 25 Jun to Sun 28 JunWith Fri 26 Jun taken as leave · Statehood Day
  • 3daysFri 25 Dec to Sun 27 DecChristmas Day, Independence and Unity Day

2027

Public holidays in Slovenia in 2027

  1. 1 January: New Year's Daynovo letoFriday
  2. 2 January: New Year's Daynovo letoSaturday
  3. 8 February: Prešeren DayPrešernov danMonday
  4. 29 March: Easter Mondayvelikonočna nedelja in ponedeljekMondayDate moves
  5. 27 April: Day of Uprising Against Occupationdan upora proti okupatorjuTuesday
  6. 1 May: Labour Daypraznik delaSaturday
  7. 2 May: Labour Daypraznik delaSunday
  8. 25 June: Statehood Daydan državnostiFriday
  9. 15 August: Assumption DayMarijino vnebovzetjeSunday
  10. 31 October: Reformation Daydan reformacijeSunday
  11. 1 November: Day of the Deaddan spomina na mrtveMonday
  12. 25 December: Christmas DaybožičSaturday
  13. 26 December: Independence and Unity Daydan samostojnosti in enotnostiSunday

Observances

Days marked in Slovenia that are not days off

  1. 8 June: Primož Trubar Daydan Primoža TrubarjaPrimož Trubar Day, 8 June, named after the Lutheran preacher who wrote the first Slovene books. A national holiday declared after 1994 and kept as a working day.Monday
  2. 17 August: Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nationzdružitev prekmurskih Slovencev z matičnim narodomThe Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nation, 17 August. The flag may be flown, and the day is worked.Monday
  3. 15 September: Integration of Primorska into the Homelandpriključitev Primorske k matični domoviniThe Slovene Littoral, annexed by Italy after the First World War, passed to Yugoslav Slovenia in 1947. A national holiday without a day off.Tuesday
  4. 23 September: Slovenian Sports Daydan slovenskega športaA national holiday for sport, declared under the flag law of 1994 and kept as a working day.Wednesday
  5. 25 October: Sovereignty Daydan suverenostiSovereignty Day, 25 October, one of the national holidays added after the flag law of 1994. A working day; in 2026 it falls on a Sunday.Sunday
  6. 10 November: Science Daydan znanostiScience Day, 10 November, declared a national holiday after the flag law of 1994. It carries no day off.Tuesday
  7. 23 November: Rudolf Maister Daydan Rudolfa MaistraRudolf Maister took Maribor and the surrounding part of Lower Styria for the new Yugoslav state in November 1918. A working day.Monday

The second of January has changed status twice. It was work-free from 1955 until May 2012, when the National Assembly passed the Public Finance Balance Act and made it a working day, and a vote in parliament restored it in 2017.

Several holidays changed status around independence. Christmas returned in 1991 after being abolished in 1953, the Assumption and Reformation Day became days off in 1992, and Insurrection Day on 22 July, which had been work-free, stopped being a day off in 1991.

The act on the coat of arms, flag and anthem requires state and municipal buildings to fly the flag on 8 February, 27 April, 1 and 2 May, 25 June and 26 December. The national holidays without a day off were declared after that act was adopted in 1994, and on them the flag may be flown.

Common questions

Questions about public holidays in Slovenia

How many public holidays does Slovenia have in 2026?

Thirteen work-free days. The law lists nine state holidays with a day off and six church feasts, but two of those feasts, Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday, always fall on a Sunday. In 2026 six of the 13 land on a weekend: 8 February, 2 May, 15 August, 31 October, 1 November and 26 December.

Why does Slovenia have two days off at New Year and on May Day?

Both holidays are defined as two days in the law: 1 and 2 January, and 1 and 2 May. May Day has been work-free since 1949. The second of January was cut in May 2012 by the Public Finance Balance Act, an austerity measure, and put back in 2017.

Why is Reformation Day a public holiday in Slovenia?

Because the written language is a product of the Reformation. Primož Trubar, a Lutheran preacher, wrote the first Slovene books, Abecednik and Katekizem, in the 16th century, and his circle laid the ground for standard Slovene. Protestantism itself was suppressed in the Counter-Reformation and fewer than 1% of Slovenians gave it as their faith in 2002. 31 October has been a day off since 1992.

What is the difference between Statehood Day and Independence and Unity Day?

They mark two steps. Independence and Unity Day, 26 December, is the announcement in 1990 of the plebiscite result: 88.5% voted for an independent and sovereign Slovenia. Statehood Day, 25 June, is the day in 1991 when parliament adopted the Declaration of Independence and began taking over federal powers. Both are state holidays with a day off.

What are the long weekends in Slovenia in 2026?

New Year's pair runs from Thursday 1 January to Sunday 4 January. Easter Monday gives Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April, and the Day of Uprising Against Occupation gives Saturday 25 to Monday 27 April. May Day makes Friday 1 to Sunday 3 May, and Christmas on a Friday starts three days off to 27 December. One day of leave on Friday 26 June turns Statehood Day into four days.

Is Prešeren Day a day off in Slovenia?

Yes. 8 February is the Slovenian cultural holiday, the anniversary of France Prešeren's death in 1849, and a day off since 1991. Prešeren wrote Zdravljica, The Toast, in 1844, and it is now the national anthem. In 2026 the day falls on a Sunday; in 2027 it is a Monday and gives a three-day weekend.

Which Slovenian national holidays are working days?

Several state holidays commemorate events or people without closing workplaces: the Integration of Primorska into the Homeland on 15 September, Slovenian Sports Day on 23 September and Rudolf Maister Day on 23 November among them. Primož Trubar Day on 8 June, the Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes on 17 August, Sovereignty Day on 25 October and Science Day on 10 November belong to the same group. On these days the flag may be flown on public and private buildings, but work goes on as on any other weekday.

Is Whit Sunday a public holiday in Slovenia?

It is on the list of work-free days, as binkoštna nedelja, fifty days after Easter, but it falls on a Sunday by definition and so never adds a day off. The 2026 date was 24 May; in 2027 Pentecost comes on 16 May.

Dates from Nager.Date, read 2026-09-26. The page counts from Monday, 28 September 2026, the day it was built.