Public Holidays in Slovenia — 2028
Slovenia is holiday-rich in 2028, with 21 public holidays spread across the year.
6 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 15 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 11 before July and 10 after it — with April the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 68 days, from Tuesday, February 8, 2028 to Sunday, April 16, 2028; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 4 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Slovenia sits in Southern Europe, is run from Ljubljana, pays in Euro, and has about 2.1M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 21
- Days off work
- 15
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (3)
- Longest gap
- 68 days
- Capital
- Ljubljana
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | novo leto |
| Sun, Jan 2 | Sunday | New Year's Day | novo leto |
| Tue, Feb 8 | Tuesday | Prešeren Day | Prešernov dan |
| Sun, Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | velikonočna nedelja in ponedeljek |
| Mon, Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | velikonočna nedelja in ponedeljek |
| Thu, Apr 27 | Thursday | Day of Uprising Against Occupation | dan upora proti okupatorju |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | praznik dela |
| Tue, May 2 | Tuesday | Labour Day | praznik dela |
| Tue, May 2 | Tuesday | Primož Trubar Day | dan Primoža Trubarja |
| Sun, Jun 4 | Sunday | Pentecost | binkoštna nedelja |
| Sun, Jun 25 | Sunday | Statehood Day | dan državnosti |
| Mon, Aug 14 | Monday | Sovereignty Day | dan suverenosti |
| Tue, Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption Day | Marijino vnebovzetje |
| Tue, Aug 15 | Tuesday | Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nation | združitev prekmurskih Slovencev z matičnim narodom |
| Fri, Sep 15 | Friday | Integration of Primorska into the Homeland | priključitev Primorske k matični domovini |
| Sat, Sep 23 | Saturday | Slovenian Sports Day | dan slovenskega športa |
| Tue, Oct 31 | Tuesday | Reformation Day | dan reformacije |
| Wed, Nov 1 | Wednesday | Day of the Dead | dan spomina na mrtve |
| Thu, Nov 23 | Thursday | Rudolf Maister Day | dan Rudolfa Maistra |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | božič |
| Tue, Dec 26 | Tuesday | Independence and Unity Day | dan samostojnosti in enotnosti |
How many public holidays does Slovenia have in 2028?
21 — of which 15 fall on a working day and 6 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Slovenia in 2028?
novo leto on Saturday, January 1, 2028. The last one of the year is dan samostojnosti in enotnosti on Tuesday, December 26, 2028.
Which days are the weekend in Slovenia?
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 Slovenia in 2028?
Between Tuesday, February 8, 2028 and Sunday, April 16, 2028 — 68 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2028 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 21 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.