Bosnia & Herzegovina: public holidays 2026

New Year celebrates the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year. This calendar lists 1 and 2 January as full-day public holidays in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, and Brčko District; any substitute day shown by an entity or district rule does not change those nominal dates.

New Year celebrates the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year. This calendar lists 1 and 2 January as full-day public holidays in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, and Brčko District; any substitute day shown by an entity or district rule does not change those nominal dates.

Orthodox Christmas Eve is the day before Orthodox Christmas and forms part of its observance. It is a full-day holiday in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; no date is listed for Brčko District.

Orthodox Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus in the Orthodox Christian tradition. This calendar lists this full-day observance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brčko District, and Republika Srpska; the Orthodox calendar basis distinguishes it from Catholic Christmas.

Independence Day commemorates Bosnia and Herzegovina’s independence referendum of 1 March 1992. This full-day public holiday applies only in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; it does not apply in Republika Srpska or Brčko District.

Eid al-Fitr (Ramazanski Bajram) marks the end of Ramadan fasting and is observed with communal prayer, charity and family visits. The dates shown are estimates because the Islamic lunar calendar and local observation can shift the date. The calendar lists one or two full days for Muslim believers in the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District, as applicable.

Eid al-Fitr (Ramazanski Bajram) marks the end of Ramadan fasting and is observed with communal prayer, charity and family visits. The dates shown are estimates because the Islamic lunar calendar and local observation can shift the date. The calendar lists one or two full days for Muslim believers in the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District, as applicable.

Catholic Good Friday commemorates Jesus’s crucifixion and death in the Catholic Christian tradition. This calendar lists this full-day Catholic observance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, not Brčko District; applicable religious-holiday rules govern the relevant community.

Catholic Easter celebrates Jesus’s resurrection. It is a full-day religious holiday for the relevant Catholic community in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; no date is listed for Brčko District.

Catholic Easter Monday is the second day of the Catholic Easter observance. This calendar lists it as a full-day Catholic public or religious observance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brčko District, and Republika Srpska; practical coverage follows each applicable entity or district rule.

Orthodox Good Friday commemorates Jesus’s crucifixion and death in the Orthodox Christian tradition. This calendar lists this full-day Orthodox observance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brčko District, and Republika Srpska; practical entitlement follows the applicable entity or district rules.

Orthodox Easter celebrates Jesus’s resurrection in the Orthodox Christian tradition. It is a full-day holiday, dated by the Orthodox calendar, in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; no date is listed for Brčko District.

Orthodox Easter Monday is the second day of the Orthodox Easter celebration of Jesus’s resurrection. It is a full-day Orthodox holiday, dated by the Orthodox calendar, in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; no date is listed for Brčko District.

International Labor Day honors workers and the labor movement. This calendar lists it as a full-day public holiday on two days for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, and Brčko District; entity or district rules determine practical coverage and any substitute day.

International Labor Day honors workers and the labor movement. This calendar lists it as a full-day public holiday on two days for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, and Brčko District; entity or district rules determine practical coverage and any substitute day.

Victory over Fascism commemorates the defeat of fascism in Europe at the end of the Second World War. It is a full-day public holiday in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; no date is listed for Brčko District.

Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bajram) is the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, commemorating Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice and associated with the Hajj. The dates shown are estimates because the Islamic lunar calendar and local observation can shift the date. The calendar lists one or two full days for the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District, as applicable.

Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bajram) is the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, commemorating Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice and associated with the Hajj. The dates shown are estimates because the Islamic lunar calendar and local observation can shift the date. The calendar lists one or two full days for the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District, as applicable.

Statehood Day commemorates the 25 November 1943 ZAVNOBiH session that affirmed Bosnia and Herzegovina’s statehood and the equality of its peoples. This full-day public holiday applies only in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, not in Republika Srpska or Brčko District.

Catholic Christmas Eve is the day before Catholic Christmas and forms part of its observance. It is a full-day holiday in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; no date is listed for Brčko District.

Catholic Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus in the Catholic Christian tradition. This calendar lists this full-day observance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brčko District, and Republika Srpska; Catholic religious-holiday rules apply to the relevant community.