Public Holidays in Albania — 2025
There are 12 public holidays in Albania in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
1 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 11 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 7 before July and 5 after it — with December the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 127 days, from Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Friday, September 5, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
7 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Albania sits in Southern Europe, is run from Tirana, pays in Lek, and has about 2.9M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 12
- Days off work
- 11
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- December (3)
- Longest gap
- 127 days
- Capital
- Tirana
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Viti i Ri |
| Thu, Jan 2 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Viti i Ri |
| Fri, Mar 14 | Friday | Summer Day | Dita e Verës |
| Mon, Mar 24 | Monday | Nowruz | Dita e Sulltan Nevruzit |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Pashkët Ortodokse |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | E hëna e Pashkëve Ortodokse |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | May Day | Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punonjësve |
| Fri, Sep 5 | Friday | Mother Teresa Day | Dita e Nënë Terezës |
| Fri, Nov 28 | Friday | Independence Day | Dita e Pavarësisë |
| Mon, Dec 1 | Monday | Liberation Day | Dita e Çlirimit |
| Mon, Dec 8 | Monday | Youth Day | Dita Kombëtare e Rinisë |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Krishtlindjet |
How many public holidays does Albania have in 2025?
12 — of which 11 fall on a working day and 1 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Albania in 2025?
Viti i Ri on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Krishtlindjet on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Albania?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Albania in 2025?
Between Thursday, May 1, 2025 and Friday, September 5, 2025 — 127 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 12 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.