How many public holidays does Moldova have in 2026?

Moldova has 16 public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does Moldova have in 2027?

Moldova has 16 public holidays in 2027.

What is the next public holiday in Moldova?

The next public holiday in Moldova is South Capital's Day Cahul on Sat, Nov 21, 2026.

Are weekends counted as holidays in Moldova?

Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 5 public holidays fall on a weekend in Moldova; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.

Does Moldova observe daylight saving time?

Moldova observes a seasonal DST shift in at least one of its 1 mapped timezone (Europe/Chisinau). Local clock-anchored events around a holiday weekend can move with that transition.

Which kind of holiday is most common in Moldova?

Across the upcoming 12 months, Moldova weights toward other observances (6 of 16 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 5, cultural 1, other 6.

Holiday calendar

Public holidays in Moldova.

16 in 202616 in 2027Next: South Capital's Day Cahul · Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Holiday tables, the next-holiday snapshot, and curated explainer links refresh on the daily calendar update window.

Next holiday

South Capital's Day Cahul

Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Primary timezone

Europe/Chisinau

Useful when holiday planning crosses countries or teams.

Curated explainers

Focused detail pages kept live for the strongest holiday queries.

Airport / timezone context

1 zones

Cross-links below connect this calendar to travel and time-reference pages.

Year-of-public-holidays pattern

Moldova across the next 12 months

16 public holidays fall between Thu, Nov 5, 2026 and Fri, Nov 5, 2027 in Moldova. The classifier below is a transparent keyword heuristic, not a legal taxonomy.

Classification mix

Religious4
Civic5
Cultural1
Other / unclassified6

Headline reading: a other-leaning calendar.

Weekday distribution

Sunday2
Monday2
Tuesday2
Wednesday0
Thursday2
Friday5
Saturday3

Tuesday and Thursday entries create the strongest long-weekend pull.

Longest holiday-free stretch

95 days

Sun, May 23, 2027 → Thu, Aug 26, 2027

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster

5 days

Fri, Aug 27, 2027 → Tue, Aug 31, 2027

Adjacent weekends are counted with public-holiday dates when computing the cluster.

Operational closure profile

What makes the Moldova calendar operationally different

The country page now reads the holiday list as a planning surface: density, month clusters, type mix, and bridge-day pressure. These signals are derived from the same retained holiday rows rather than generic country copy.

Calendar density

active public-holiday calendar

Moldova has 16 public holidays in the rolling 12-month window and 16 total retained holiday rows across all types.

Bridge-day pressure

7 public holidays fall on Monday or Friday, so long weekends are already built into the calendar rather than needing bridge days.

Month clustering

Public holidays cluster most strongly in May (4), January (3), August (3), February (1).

Dataset type mix

Dataset type mix is led by 16 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

Public16

Cross-country comparison

Moldova versus regional peers

Peer countries are picked from the same continent (Europe) by holiday-name overlap with Moldova, then ranked by the strongest shared calendar fraction.

Country	Public holidays (next 12 mo)	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Moldova	16	2	2	0	2	5	3	2
Ukraine	11	2	1	0	1	3	2	2
Germany	19	5	0	2	2	3	2	5
Albania	14	9	1	0	0	2	0	2

Compared with Ukraine (11), Germany (19), Albania (14) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Moldova's 16-holiday count sits in the middle of the regional cluster.

Holiday planning depth

How to read the Moldova holiday calendar

The tables give the dates. These notes explain the coverage window, holiday mix, timezone context, and when a holiday earns a deeper explainer page.

Calendar density

Moldova has 16 tracked public holidays in the upcoming 12 months (2026-11 → 2027-11), and 16 entries in the following calendar year. Next public holiday signal: South Capital's Day Cahul on Sat, Nov 21, 2026 (Saturday).

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Classification mix across the next 12 months: 4 religious, 5 civic, 1 cultural, 6 other (16 classified entries). The headline reading: a other-leaning calendar (Moldova weights toward other observances in the upcoming window).

Weekday rhythm

Weekday distribution skews to Friday 5, Saturday 3, and Sunday 2, which controls long-weekend math for the year. Holidays falling on Tuesday or Thursday create the strongest long-weekend pull; Saturday/Sunday entries depend on whether Moldova grants a weekday substitution. 7 public holidays fall on Monday or Friday, so long weekends are already built into the calendar rather than needing bridge days.

Quiet stretches

Longest holiday-free stretch is 95 days (Sun, May 23, 2027 → Thu, Aug 26, 2027) — useful for spotting the calmest planning window.

Holiday clusters

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster is 5 days (Fri, Aug 27, 2027 → Tue, Aug 31, 2027), counting weekends adjacent to public dates.

Peer-country comparison

Compared with Ukraine (11), Germany (19), Albania (14) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Moldova's 16-holiday count sits in the middle of the regional cluster.

Timezone planning

Moldova plans closures around Europe/Chisinau. Moldova observes a seasonal DST shift, which can move local clock-anchored events on either side of a holiday weekend.

Curation depth

No curated explainer pages are attached yet for Moldova; the table is the canonical reference here.

Travel handoff

An airport-country handoff is attached, so users can pair holiday closures with airport timezone references.

Substitution and source boundary

5 public holidays land on a weekend in the upcoming window. This table does not invent substitute weekdays; it follows the source holiday rows exposed for Moldova.

Calendar pattern notes

Dataset type mix is led by 16 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules. Public holidays cluster most strongly in May (4), January (3), August (3), February (1).

Public-holiday practice can vary by region, sector, and employer. Use official government or workplace calendars for legal closure decisions.

Holiday calendar method

How we calculate this: We load the current and next-year holiday rows for MD, intersect them with the next 365 days, classify each public-holiday row with a transparent keyword heuristic (religious / civic / cultural / other), and derive the weekday distribution, longest holiday-free stretch, and longest consecutive-holiday cluster (counting weekends adjacent to public-holiday dates).
Data sources: Holiday rows from the curated holiday catalog (src/data/holidays.json); country roster, ISO MD, and timezones from src/data/countries.json; DST observance from the IANA tzdata mirror in src/data/zones.json. Peer-country selection uses same-continent overlap on the holiday-slug set.
Update cadence: Page revalidates daily (revalidate = 86400) so the year-pattern card, next-holiday signal, and peer-comparison counts stay current.

Frequently asked questions

Moldova holiday questions

How many public holidays does Moldova have in 2026?: Moldova has 16 public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Moldova have in 2027?: Moldova has 16 public holidays in 2027.
What is the next public holiday in Moldova?: The next public holiday in Moldova is South Capital's Day Cahul on Sat, Nov 21, 2026.
Are weekends counted as holidays in Moldova?: Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 5 public holidays fall on a weekend in Moldova; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.
Does Moldova observe daylight saving time?: Moldova observes a seasonal DST shift in at least one of its 1 mapped timezone (Europe/Chisinau). Local clock-anchored events around a holiday weekend can move with that transition.
Which kind of holiday is most common in Moldova?: Across the upcoming 12 months, Moldova weights toward other observances (6 of 16 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 5, cultural 1, other 6.

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2026 Holidays (16)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Wed, Jan 7, 2026	Christmas Day (Orthodox)Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Jan 8, 2026	Christmas Day (Orthodox)Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Feb 23, 2026	Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement AgenciesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Mar 8, 2026	International Women's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Apr 12, 2026	Easter SundayOrthodox EasterCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, May 1, 2026	Labour Day (Moldova)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, May 9, 2026	Victory and Commemoration DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, May 22, 2026	Bălţi DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Aug 27, 2026	Independence Day (Moldova)Independence DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Aug 31, 2026	Memorial DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Aug 31, 2026	Limba Noastra (National Language Day)Limba NoastraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Sep 3, 2026	Day of the Moldovan National ArmyCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Wed, Oct 14, 2026	Capital's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Nov 21, 2026	South Capital's Day CahulCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas DayCraciun pe stil Nou (Western Christmas)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

2027 Holidays (16)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Jan 7, 2027	Christmas Day (Orthodox)Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Jan 8, 2027	Christmas Day (Orthodox)Craciun pe stil Vechi (Orthodox Christmas)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Feb 23, 2027	Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement AgenciesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Mar 8, 2027	International Women's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, May 1, 2027	Labour Day (Moldova)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, May 2, 2027	Easter SundayOrthodox EasterCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, May 9, 2027	Victory and Commemoration DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, May 22, 2027	Bălţi DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Aug 27, 2027	Independence Day (Moldova)Independence DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Aug 30, 2027	Memorial DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Aug 31, 2027	Limba Noastra (National Language Day)Limba NoastraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Sep 3, 2027	Day of the Moldovan National ArmyCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Oct 14, 2027	Capital's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Nov 21, 2027	South Capital's Day CahulCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 25, 2027	Christmas DayCraciun pe stil Nou (Western Christmas)Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

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