Albania Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Albania 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 2nd January | Friday | New Year's Day (Day 2) | National Holiday |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 8th March | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 14th March | Saturday | Summer Day | National Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | National Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 22nd March | Sunday | Nevruz Day | National Holiday |
| 29th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Observance |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Day off for Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance |
| 10th April | Friday | Good Friday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| 11th April | Saturday | Easter Saturday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| 12th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | National Holiday, Orthodox |
| 13th April | Monday | Easter Monday (Orthodox) | Observance, Orthodox |
| 13th April | Monday | Day off for Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | International Worker’s Day | National Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 5th September | Saturday | Mother Teresa Beatification Day | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 31st October | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| 22nd November | Sunday | Alphabet Day | National Holiday |
| 28th November | Saturday | Flag and Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 29th November | Sunday | Liberation Day | National Holiday |
| 8th December | Tuesday | National Youth Day | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Albania. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Albania this year in 2026?
There are 17 holidays in Albania in 2026
How to retrieve the Albania holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=AL&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Albania holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'AL', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);