Public Holidays in Bosnia & Herzegovina — 2026
There are 15 public holidays in Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
5 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 10 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 Saturday, May 9, 2026 to Saturday, November 21, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 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
- 10
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- January (4)
- Longest gap
- 196 days
- Capital
- Sarajevo
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nova Godina |
| Fri, Jan 2 | Friday | New Year's Day | Nova Godina |
| Tue, Jan 6 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve (Orthodox) | Božić (za pravoslavce) |
| Wed, Jan 7 | Wednesday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Božić (za pravoslavce) |
| Sun, Mar 1 | Sunday | Independence day | Dan nezavisnosti Bosne i Hercegovine |
| Fri, Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Veliki petak |
| Sun, Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Vaskrs (Uskrs) |
| Mon, Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Vaskrsni (Uskrsni) ponedeljak |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | May Day / International Workers' Day | Praznik rada |
| Sat, May 2 | Saturday | May Day / International Workers' Day | Praznik rada |
| Sat, May 9 | Saturday | Victory Day over fascism | Dan pobjede nad fašizmom |
| Sat, Nov 21 | Saturday | Day of the establishment of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH | Dan uspostavljanja Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma za mir u BiH |
| Wed, Nov 25 | Wednesday | Statehood Day | Dan državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine |
| Thu, Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve (Roman Catholic) | Božić (za rimokatolike) |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day (Roman Catholic) | Božić (za rimokatolike) |
How many public holidays does Bosnia & Herzegovina have in 2026?
15 — of which 10 fall on a working day and 5 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2026?
Nova Godina on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Božić (za rimokatolike) on Friday, December 25, 2026.
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 2026?
Between Saturday, May 9, 2026 and Saturday, November 21, 2026 — 196 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 15 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.