Bosnia and Herzegovina public holidays 2026

Q: How many public holidays does Bosnia and Herzegovina have in 2026?

21. The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

21public holidays

7long weekends

10bridge days worth booking

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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2026

January

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Public holiday Weekend

Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2026

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day
Jan 2	Friday	2nd day of the New Year
Jan 6	Tuesday	Epiphany
Jan 7	Wednesday	Orthodox Christmas
Jan 14	Wednesday	Orthodox New Year
Mar 20	Friday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday
Apr 6	Monday	Easter Monday
Apr 12	Sunday	Orthodox Easter
May 1	Friday	Labour Day
May 2	Saturday	2nd day of the Labour Day
May 27	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Jun 4	Thursday	Corpus Christi
Jun 16	Tuesday	Islamic New Year
Aug 15	Saturday	Assumption
Aug 25	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Aug 28	Friday	Assumption
Nov 1	Sunday	All Saints' Day
Nov 2	Monday	All Souls' Day
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day
Dec 26	Saturday	Boxing Day

In 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina has 21 public holidays. 15 of them land on a weekday, so they are real days off for most people. The year opens with New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, 2026 and the last one is Boxing Day on Saturday, December 26, 2026.

Long weekends in 2026

Jan 1 to Jan 4 (4 days): New Year's Day, 2nd day of the New Year
Mar 20 to Mar 22 (3 days): End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Apr 4 to Apr 6 (3 days): Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
May 1 to May 3 (3 days): Labour Day, 2nd day of the Labour Day
Aug 28 to Aug 30 (3 days): Assumption
Oct 31 to Nov 2 (3 days): All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day
Dec 25 to Dec 27 (3 days): Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Best bridge days to book

Take these days off to connect public holidays with the weekend:

Take off	Get	Around
Jan 5 (1 day)	7 days off (Jan 1 to Jan 7)	New Year's Day, 2nd day of the New Year, Epiphany, Orthodox Christmas
Jun 5 (1 day)	4 days off (Jun 4 to Jun 7)	Corpus Christi
Jun 15 (1 day)	4 days off (Jun 13 to Jun 16)	Islamic New Year
Aug 24 (1 day)	4 days off (Aug 22 to Aug 25)	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Jan 8, Jan 9 (2 days)	6 days off (Jan 6 to Jan 11)	Epiphany, Orthodox Christmas
Aug 26, Aug 27 (2 days)	6 days off (Aug 25 to Aug 30)	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid), Assumption
Jan 12, Jan 13 (2 days)	5 days off (Jan 10 to Jan 14)	Orthodox New Year
Jan 15, Jan 16 (2 days)	5 days off (Jan 14 to Jan 18)	Orthodox New Year

Weekend days assumed: Saturday and Sunday. Read more about planning bridge days.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Bosnia and Herzegovina have in 2026?

The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

How many long weekends are there in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2026?

7, and you don't need any vacation days for them. The first one runs from Jan 1 to Jan 4 (New Year's Day, 2nd day of the New Year). With a day or two off you can stretch some of them further: see the bridge days above.

Which 2026 holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina fall on a weekend?

Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 5, 2026), Orthodox Easter (Sunday, April 12, 2026), 2nd day of the Labour Day (Saturday, May 2, 2026), Assumption (Saturday, August 15, 2026), All Saints' Day (Sunday, November 1, 2026), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26, 2026). Whether you get another day off instead depends on local rules. When there is a substitute day, it is in the table above.

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Other years for Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2027, 2028. Without holidays: blank 2026 calendar.

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