Public Holidays in Bosnia & Herzegovina — 2025

There are 15 public holidays in Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.

2 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 13 genuine days off work.

The dates are spread fairly evenly — 11 before July and 4 after it — with January the busiest month.

The longest dry spell runs 196 days, from Friday, May 9, 2025 to Friday, November 21, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.

6 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.

Bosnia & Herzegovina sits in Southern Europe, is run from Sarajevo, pays in Convertible Mark, and has about 3.3M people planning around these same dates.

Public holidays
15
Days off work
13
Weekend
Saturday + Sunday
Busiest month
January (4)
Longest gap
196 days
Capital
Sarajevo
Holiday calendar — Bosnia & Herzegovina 2025
DateDayHolidayLocal name
Wed, Jan 1WednesdayNew Year's DayNova Godina
Thu, Jan 2ThursdayNew Year's DayNova Godina
Mon, Jan 6MondayChristmas Eve (Orthodox)Božić (za pravoslavce)
Tue, Jan 7TuesdayChristmas Day (Orthodox)Božić (za pravoslavce)
Sat, Mar 1SaturdayIndependence dayDan nezavisnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Fri, Apr 18FridayGood FridayVeliki petak
Sun, Apr 20SundayEaster SundayVaskrs (Uskrs)
Mon, Apr 21MondayEaster MondayVaskrsni (Uskrsni) ponedeljak
Thu, May 1ThursdayMay Day / International Workers' DayPraznik rada
Fri, May 2FridayMay Day / International Workers' DayPraznik rada
Fri, May 9FridayVictory Day over fascismDan pobjede nad fašizmom
Fri, Nov 21FridayDay of the establishment of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiHDan uspostavljanja Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma za mir u BiH
Tue, Nov 25TuesdayStatehood DayDan državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Wed, Dec 24WednesdayChristmas Eve (Roman Catholic)Božić (za rimokatolike)
Thu, Dec 25ThursdayChristmas Day (Roman Catholic)Božić (za rimokatolike)

How many public holidays does Bosnia & Herzegovina have in 2025?

15 — of which 13 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.

What is the first public holiday in Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2025?

Nova Godina on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Božić (za rimokatolike) on Thursday, December 25, 2025.

Which days are the weekend in Bosnia & Herzegovina?

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 Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2025?

Between Friday, May 9, 2025 and Friday, November 21, 2025 — 196 days with nothing official in between.

Are these 2025 dates confirmed?

Yes, all 15 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.