How many public holidays does Slovenia have in 2026?

Slovenia has 21 public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does Slovenia have in 2027?

Slovenia has 21 public holidays in 2027.

What is the next public holiday in Slovenia?

The next public holiday in Slovenia is Rudolf Maister Day on Mon, Nov 23, 2026.

Are weekends counted as holidays in Slovenia?

Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 8 public holidays fall on a weekend in Slovenia; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.

Does Slovenia observe daylight saving time?

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

Which kind of holiday is most common in Slovenia?

Across the upcoming 12 months, Slovenia weights toward religious observances (6 of 15 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 6, civic 3, cultural 2, other 4.

Holiday calendar

Public holidays in Slovenia.

21 in 202621 in 2027Next: Rudolf Maister Day · Mon, Nov 23, 2026

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

Next holiday

Rudolf Maister Day

Mon, Nov 23, 2026

Primary timezone

Europe/Ljubljana

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

Slovenia across the next 12 months

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

Classification mix

Religious6
Civic3
Cultural2
Other / unclassified4

Headline reading: a religious-leaning calendar.

Weekday distribution

Sunday5
Monday3
Tuesday1
Wednesday0
Thursday0
Friday3
Saturday3

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

Longest holiday-free stretch

75 days

Mon, Aug 16, 2027 → Sat, Oct 30, 2027

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster

3 days

Fri, Dec 25, 2026 → Sun, Dec 27, 2026

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

Operational closure profile

What makes the Slovenia 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

Slovenia has 15 public holidays in the rolling 12-month window and 21 total retained holiday rows across all types.

Bridge-day pressure

6 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 (3), January (2), March (2), December (2).

Dataset type mix

Dataset type mix is led by 15 public entries; next strongest is 6 observance. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

Public15

Observance6

Cross-country comparison

Slovenia versus regional peers

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

Country	Public holidays (next 12 mo)	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Slovenia	15	3	1	0	0	3	3	5
Germany	19	5	0	2	2	3	2	5
Greece	15	3	0	1	3	3	2	3
Austria	15	3	2	1	2	2	2	3

Compared with Germany (19), Greece (15), Austria (15) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Slovenia's 15-holiday count sits at or below the regional cluster.

Holiday planning depth

How to read the Slovenia 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

Slovenia has 15 tracked public holidays in the upcoming 12 months (2026-11 → 2027-11), and 21 entries in the following calendar year. Next public holiday signal: Rudolf Maister Day on Mon, Nov 23, 2026 (Monday).

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Classification mix across the next 12 months: 6 religious, 3 civic, 2 cultural, 4 other (15 classified entries). The headline reading: a religious-leaning calendar (Slovenia weights toward religious observances in the upcoming window).

Weekday rhythm

Weekday distribution skews to Sunday 5, Monday 3, and Friday 3, 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 Slovenia grants a weekday substitution. 6 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 75 days (Mon, Aug 16, 2027 → Sat, Oct 30, 2027) — useful for spotting the calmest planning window.

Holiday clusters

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster is 3 days (Fri, Dec 25, 2026 → Sun, Dec 27, 2026), counting weekends adjacent to public dates.

Peer-country comparison

Compared with Germany (19), Greece (15), Austria (15) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Slovenia's 15-holiday count sits at or below the regional cluster.

Timezone planning

Slovenia plans closures around Europe/Ljubljana. Slovenia 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 Slovenia; the table is the canonical reference here.

Travel handoff

No airport-country handoff is attached, so the strongest adjacent links are city clocks and date calculators.

Substitution and source boundary

8 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 Slovenia.

Calendar pattern notes

Dataset type mix is led by 15 public entries; next strongest is 6 observance. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules. Public holidays cluster most strongly in May (3), January (2), March (2), December (2).

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 SI, 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 SI, 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

Slovenia holiday questions

How many public holidays does Slovenia have in 2026?: Slovenia has 21 public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Slovenia have in 2027?: Slovenia has 21 public holidays in 2027.
What is the next public holiday in Slovenia?: The next public holiday in Slovenia is Rudolf Maister Day on Mon, Nov 23, 2026.
Are weekends counted as holidays in Slovenia?: Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 8 public holidays fall on a weekend in Slovenia; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.
Does Slovenia observe daylight saving time?: Slovenia observes a seasonal DST shift in at least one of its 1 mapped timezone (Europe/Ljubljana). Local clock-anchored events around a holiday weekend can move with that transition.
Which kind of holiday is most common in Slovenia?: Across the upcoming 12 months, Slovenia weights toward religious observances (6 of 15 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 6, civic 3, cultural 2, other 4.

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2026 Holidays (21)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's Daynovo letoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Jan 2, 2026	New Year's Daynovo letoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Feb 8, 2026	Prešeren DayPrešernov danCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Apr 5, 2026	Easter Sundayvelikonočna nedelja in ponedeljekCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Apr 6, 2026	Easter Mondayvelikonočna nedelja in ponedeljekCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Apr 27, 2026	Day of Uprising Against Occupationdan upora proti okupatorjuCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, May 1, 2026	Labour Daypraznik delaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, May 2, 2026	Labour Daypraznik delaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, May 2, 2026	Primož Trubar Daydan Primoža TrubarjaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Observance
Sun, May 24, 2026	Pentecostbinkoštna nedeljaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Jun 25, 2026	Statehood Daydan državnostiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Aug 14, 2026	Sovereignty Daydan suverenostiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Observance
Sat, Aug 15, 2026	Assumption DayMarijino vnebovzetjeCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Aug 15, 2026	Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nationzdružitev prekmurskih Slovencev z matičnim narodomCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Observance
Tue, Sep 15, 2026	Integration of Primorska into the Homelandpriključitev Primorske k matični domoviniCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Observance
Wed, Sep 23, 2026	Slovenian Sports Daydan slovenskega športaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Observance
Sat, Oct 31, 2026	Reformation Daydan reformacijeCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Nov 1, 2026	Day of the Deaddan spomina na mrtveCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Nov 23, 2026	Rudolf Maister Daydan Rudolfa MaistraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Observance
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas DaybožičCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 26, 2026	Independence and Unity Daydan samostojnosti in enotnostiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

2027 Holidays (21)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's Daynovo letoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Jan 2, 2027	New Year's Daynovo letoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Feb 8, 2027	Prešeren DayPrešernov danCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Mar 28, 2027	Easter Sundayvelikonočna nedelja in ponedeljekCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Mar 29, 2027	Easter Mondayvelikonočna nedelja in ponedeljekCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Apr 27, 2027	Day of Uprising Against Occupationdan upora proti okupatorjuCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, May 1, 2027	Labour Daypraznik delaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, May 2, 2027	Labour Daypraznik delaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, May 2, 2027	Primož Trubar Daydan Primoža TrubarjaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Observance
Sun, May 16, 2027	Pentecostbinkoštna nedeljaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Jun 25, 2027	Statehood Daydan državnostiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Aug 14, 2027	Sovereignty Daydan suverenostiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Observance
Sun, Aug 15, 2027	Assumption DayMarijino vnebovzetjeCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Aug 15, 2027	Unification of Prekmurje Slovenes with the Mother Nationzdružitev prekmurskih Slovencev z matičnim narodomCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Observance
Wed, Sep 15, 2027	Integration of Primorska into the Homelandpriključitev Primorske k matični domoviniCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Observance
Thu, Sep 23, 2027	Slovenian Sports Daydan slovenskega športaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Observance
Sun, Oct 31, 2027	Reformation Daydan reformacijeCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Nov 1, 2027	Day of the Deaddan spomina na mrtveCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Nov 23, 2027	Rudolf Maister Daydan Rudolfa MaistraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Observance
Sat, Dec 25, 2027	Christmas DaybožičCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Dec 26, 2027	Independence and Unity Daydan samostojnosti in enotnostiCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

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