Public holidays in Albania

There are 15 official public holidays observed in Albania. If a non-working public holiday falls on the weekend, then the first working day afterwards is a non-working day. ^{[1] [2]}

Official public holidays

Official Holidays ^[1]

Date	English name	Albanian name	Remarks
1–2 January	New Year's Day	Viti i Ri
14 March	Summer Day	Dita e Verës	ratified by the Albanian Parliament in 2004
22 March	Nowruz	Dita e Nevruzit	Bektashi Order Nevruz in Albania
31 March	Catholic Easter	Pashkët Katolike	date varies, fell on a weekend in 2024
1 Shawwal (10 April)	Eid al-Fitr	Bajrami i Madh (Fitër Bajrami)	date varies
1 May	International Labor Day	Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës	Worker's Day
5 May	Orthodox Easter	Pashkët Ortodokse	date varies, trailing Catholic Easter by 0 to 5 weeks.
10 Dhu al-Hijja (16 June)	Eid al-Adha	Bajrami i Vogël (Kurban Bajrami)	date varies
5 September	Mother Teresa Day	Dita e Nënë Terezës	ratified by Albanian Parliament as an official and national holiday
22 November	Alphabet Day	Dita e Alfabetit	celebrates the Congress of Manastir, which unified the country's alphabets
28 November	Independence Day	Dita e Pavarësisë	Albanian Declaration of Independence
29 November	Liberation Day	Dita e Çlirimit
8 December	National Youth Day	Dita Kombëtare e Rinisë	ratified by the Albanian Parliament in 2010, fell on a weekend in 2024
25 December	Christmas Day	Krishtlindjet

Unofficial holidays

Date	English name	Albanian name	Remarks
6 January	Epiphany	Uji i Bekuar (Epifani)	not official – working day
2 March	League of Lezhë	Lidhja e Lezhës	not official – working day
7 March	Teacher's Day	Dita e Mësuesit	not official – working day
8 March	Women's Day	Dita e Gruas	not official – working day
1 June	Children's Day	Dita Ndërkombëtare e Fëmijëve	not official – working day [3]
15 August	Assumption of Mary	Dita Shën Marisë or Pashka e Vogël	not official – working day
28 November	The emergence of the KLA	Dalja në skenë e UÇK-s	not official – working day
28 November	Constitution Day	Dita e Kushtetutës	not official – working day
6 December	Saint Nicholas Day	Dita e Shën Kollit	not official – working day
24 December	Christmas Eve	Krishtlindjet	Christmas Eve, optional bank holiday

References

1. "Kalendari i festave zyrtare për vitin 2024". www.bankofalbania.org (in Albanian). Banka e Shqipërisë.
2. Per festat zyrtare dhe ditet perkujtimore
3. official website of Tirana