Public holidays in Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2026
Bosnia & Herzegovina has 21 public holidays in 2026. 15 fall on a working day and 6 on a weekend — which is the number that decides how many days off you actually get.
21 of 21 holidays
- 01 01 Novogodisnji dan Thursday
- 02 01 Drugi dan Nove Godine Friday
- 06 01 Bogojavljenje, Sveta tri kralja Tuesday
- 07 01 Pravoslavni Božić Wednesday
- 14 01 Pravoslavni novogodišnji dan Wednesday
- 20 03 Ramazanski bajram Friday
- 05 04 Vaskrs Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 06 04 Uskrsni ponedjeljak Monday
- 12 04 Pravoslavni Vaskrs Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 01 05 Radni dan Friday
- 02 05 Drugi dan Dana rada Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 27 05 Kurbanski bajram Wednesday
- 04 06 Tijelovo Thursday
- 16 06 Nova hidžretska godina Tuesday
- 15 08 Velika Gospa Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 25 08 Mevlud Tuesday
- 28 08 Velika Gospa Friday
- 01 11 Dita e të gjithë Shenjtorëve Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 02 11 Dušni dan Monday
- 25 12 Božić Friday
- 26 12 Svetog Stjepana Saturday · falls on a weekend
2026 at a glance
Every day of the year. Filled squares are public holidays; the pale ones are weekends. A holiday touching a weekend is a long one.
Holidays you have, and days off you get
These are the two different questions this page answers. A country can have a long list of public holidays and still give you fewer days away from work than a neighbour with a shorter list, purely because of which weekday they fall on. Only some countries substitute a weekday when a holiday lands on a weekend; where they do not, the holiday simply passes.
FAQ
How many public holidays does Bosnia & Herzegovina have in 2026?
21, of which 15 fall on a working day and 6 on a weekend.
Why does it matter which fall on a weekend?
Because a holiday on a Saturday is a holiday you do not get. 6 of Bosnia & Herzegovina's land on one, and most countries do not move them.