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Slovakia 2025 Public Holidays

13 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 2 holidays
February
March
April 2 holidays
May 2 holidays
June
July 1 holidays
August 1 holidays
September 1 holidays
October
November 1 holidays
December 3 holidays

2025 Holiday List · Slovakia

13 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Wednesday Republic Day Public holiday The anniversary of the founding of the republic — varies by country.
Jan 6 Monday Epiphany Public holiday 6 January.
Apr 18 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 21 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
May 1 Thursday Labor Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.
May 8 Thursday Day of Victory Over Fascism Public holiday
Jul 5 Saturday St. Cyril & St. Methodius Day Public holiday
Aug 29 Friday National Uprising Day Public holiday
Sep 15 Monday Day of Our Lady of Sorrows Public holiday
Nov 1 Saturday All Saints' Day Public holiday 1 November.
Dec 24 Wednesday Christmas Eve Public holiday 24 December.
Dec 25 Thursday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Friday St. Stephen's Day Public holiday 26 December.
Show 31 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 20 Thursday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 25 Tuesday Struggle for Human Rights Day Observance
Apr 13 Sunday Unfairly Prosecuted Persons Day Observance
Apr 20 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 1 Thursday Accession to the European Union Day Observance
May 4 Sunday Death Anniversary of M. R. Štefánik Observance
May 11 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 7 Saturday Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation Observance
Jun 15 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Saturday Day of the Departure of the Soviet Army from Czechoslovakia Observance
Jun 21 Saturday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Jun 24 Tuesday Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Communist Regime Observance
Jul 5 Saturday Day of Slovaks Abroad Observance
Jul 17 Thursday Anniversary of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Slovak Republic Observance
Aug 4 Monday Matice Slovenska Day Observance
Aug 10 Sunday Day of the Victims of Mining Disasters Observance
Aug 21 Thursday Day of the Victims of the Occupation of Czechoslovakia Observance
Sep 1 Monday Constitution Day Observance The anniversary of the adoption of the constitution — varies by country.
Sep 9 Tuesday Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of racial violence Observance
Sep 19 Friday Foundation of the Slovak National Council Day Observance
Sep 22 Monday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 6 Monday Day of the Heroes of the Carpathian-Duklian Operation Observance
Oct 12 Sunday Samizdat Day Observance
Oct 27 Monday Černová Tragedy Day Observance
Oct 28 Tuesday Establishment of the Independent Czecho-Slovak State Observance
Oct 29 Wednesday Birth of Ľudovíta Štúr Observance
Oct 30 Thursday Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation Observance
Oct 31 Friday Reformation Day Observance 31 October.
Nov 17 Monday Fight for Freedom and Democracy Day Observance
Dec 21 Sunday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 30 Tuesday Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province Observance

About these holidays

Republic Day

The anniversary of the founding of the republic — varies by country.

Marks the adoption of a republican constitution or the end of a monarchy. Observed in India, Italy, Turkey, Portugal and a number of other states.

Epiphany

6 January.

Marks the visit of the Magi and closes the Christmas season. A public holiday in Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Poland, Sweden and Finland, and in three German states — one of the standard examples of a holiday that is regional rather than national.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

Labor Day

1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.

The workers' holiday. Almost everywhere it falls on 1 May; in the United States and Canada it was deliberately placed in September to avoid the associations of May Day.

All Saints' Day

1 November.

Honours all saints, and in much of Catholic Europe and Latin America is the day families visit and tend graves. A public holiday in France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Portugal, the Philippines and many francophone African countries.

Christmas Eve

24 December.

The evening of 24 December is the main celebration in the Nordics, Germany, Poland and much of Central Europe, where gifts are exchanged that night rather than on Christmas morning. Often a half day or a de facto day off rather than a statutory holiday.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

St. Stephen's Day

26 December.

Honours the first Christian martyr, and is the name used for 26 December in Ireland, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Finland.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com