Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2027
Official public holidays for every country where TIMEOFF.GURU is used, checked against the law. With days off in lieu, long weekends and the days worth taking as leave.
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Some dates are not published yet. They are marked and follow past practice.
- 4 public holidays
- 2 days off on weekdays
- 3 holidays on a weekend
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | New Year's DayNova godina |
| 2 January | Saturday | New Year (second day)Nova godina (drugi dan) |
| 6 January | Wednesday | Christmas Eve (Orthodox)Some onlyBadnji dan (pravoslavni)For Orthodox believers. In Republika Srpska it is paid leave by law; in the Federation it can be taken as one of the days for religious needs. |
| 7 January | Thursday | Christmas Day (Orthodox)Some onlyBožić (pravoslavni)For Orthodox believers (paid leave in Republika Srpska, a religious-needs day elsewhere). |
| 9 January | Saturday | Day of Republika SrpskaSome onlyDan Republike (Republika Srpska)Only in Republika Srpska. The Constitutional Court of BiH found the date unconstitutional, but the entity still keeps it as a day off. In 2027 it falls on a Saturday. |
| 1 March | Monday | Independence DaySome onlyDan nezavisnosti Bosne i HercegovineA day off in the Federation of BiH only. Not a holiday in Republika Srpska or Brčko District. |
| 8 March | Monday | Brčko District DaySome onlyDan uspostavljanja Brčko distrikta BiHA day off in Brčko District only. |
| 9 March | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (Ramazan Bajram)Some onlyExpectedRamazanski bajramFor Muslim believers. The date depends on the Islamic calendar and is not yet confirmed. |
| 10 March | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (second day)Some onlyExpectedRamazanski bajram (drugi dan)For Muslim believers. Republika Srpska law gives two days. The date is not yet confirmed. |
| 26 March | Friday | Good Friday (Catholic)Some onlyVeliki petak (katolički)For Catholic believers. |
| 29 March | Monday | Easter Monday (Catholic)Some onlyUskrsni ponedjeljak (katolički)For Catholic believers. |
| 30 April | Friday | Good Friday (Orthodox)Some onlyVeliki petak (pravoslavni)For Orthodox believers. |
| 1 May | Saturday | Labour DayMeđunarodni praznik rada |
| 2 May | Sunday | Labour Day (second day)Međunarodni praznik rada (drugi dan) |
| 3 May | Monday | Day off in lieu of Labour Day; Orthodox Easter MondayDay in lieuNeradni dan za Praznik rada; Vaskrsni ponedjeljak (pravoslavni)2 May falls on a Sunday, so Monday is off in the Federation, in Republika Srpska and in Brčko District. |
| 9 May | Sunday | Victory over Fascism DaySome onlyDan pobjede nad fašizmomA day off in Republika Srpska only; a working day in the Federation. In 2027 it falls on a Sunday. |
| 16 May | Sunday | Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bajram)Some onlyExpectedKurban-bajramFor Muslim believers. The expected date is a Sunday. The date is not yet confirmed. |
| 17 May | Monday | Eid al-Adha (second day)Some onlyExpectedKurban-bajram (drugi dan)For Muslim believers. The date is not yet confirmed. |
| 21 November | Sunday | Dayton Peace Agreement DaySome onlyDan uspostavljanja Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma za mir u BiHA day off in Republika Srpska only. In 2027 it falls on a Sunday and is not moved. |
| 25 November | Thursday | Statehood DaySome onlyDan državnosti Bosne i HercegovineA day off in the Federation of BiH only. |
| 24 December | Friday | Christmas Eve (Catholic)Some onlyBadnji dan (katolički)For Catholic believers. |
| 25 December | Saturday | Christmas Day (Catholic)Some onlyBožić (katolički)For Catholic believers. It falls on a Saturday. |
What is fixed and what may change
Bosnia and Herzegovina has no state-wide law on holidays. The Federation of BiH, Republika Srpska and Brčko District each have their own rules. Only New Year (1 and 2 January) and Labour Day (1 and 2 May) are days off in all three. Other days apply in one part of the country only.
In 2027, 2 May falls on a Sunday. Under the rules of all three parts, Monday 3 May is a day off. Holidays that fall on a Saturday are not moved.
Religious holidays are not days off for everyone. In Republika Srpska believers have a right to paid leave on Christmas, Easter and the Bajrams. In the Federation employees may take up to four days a year for religious needs, two of them paid. The Islamic dates depend on the moon and are not yet confirmed.
Governments can add one-off days off. In 2026 the Federation government made 2 March a day off because Independence Day fell on a Sunday. Check the notices for the part of the country where your employees work.
Sources
- Vlada FBiH proglasila 2. mart 2026. neradnim danom (fbihvlada.gov.ba)
- Zakon o praznicima Republike Srpske (Paragraf Lex) (consolidated copy)
- Zakon o praznicima Brčko distrikta BiH (Paragraf Lex) (consolidated copy)
- Neradni dani u FBiH tokom prvomajskih praznika 2022 (Paragraf Lex) (consolidated copy)
- Neradni dani u FBiH 2026 (Paragraf Lex) (consolidated copy)
- Državni i vjerski praznici, stručni članak (REC) (consolidated copy)
- Neradni dani u Republici Srpskoj, januar 2026 (Paragraf Lex) (consolidated copy)
- Diyanet: 2027 yılı dini günler (consolidated copy)
We check every date against the law, but laws and government decisions change. For payroll and contracts, confirm with the official source.