SLOVENIA PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
There are state holidays and work-free days in Slovenia and among them also Catholic religious holidays. Beside the public holidays listed below, there are also other holidays traditionally celebrated in Slovenia and are not work-free. Some of the most popular are Carnival in February and St. Martin`s Day in November, when juice turns into wine. There is also International Women`s Day or St. George`s Day for example.
January – April
- 1 and 2 January – New Year
- 8 February – Slovenian Day of Culture
- Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 7th Sunday after Easter – Pentecost
- 27 April – Day of Uprising Against Occupation
May – August
- 1 and 2 May – Labor Day
- 8 June – Primoz Trubar Day
- 25 June – National Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 17 August – Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated in Mother Nation Day
*Holidays in Bold are work- free days.
September – December
- 15 September – Day of Restoration of the Littoral Region to the Motherland
- 25 October – Sovereignty Day
- 31 October – Reformation Day
- 1 November – All Souls’ Day
- 23 November – General Maister Day
- 25 December – Christmas
- 26 December – Independence Day
