School holiday dates for 2026–27 in Slovenia, for primary schools, copied from the official source, with the national public holidays inside them and how busy those months were for visitors in 2025. Dates can differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
When are the school holidays in Slovenia in 2026–27?
The dates below are copied from the official source, for primary schools; break names are given in the original language with a translation.1
| Break | Where | Dates | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| jesenske počitnice (autumn holidays) | whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole) | 26 October 2026 to 30 October 2026 | |
| novoletne počitnice (New Year holidays) | whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole) | 25 December 2026 to 2 January 2027 | |
| zimske počitnice (winter holidays) | jugovzhodna Slovenija (except Ribnica, Sodražica, Loški Potok, Kočevje, Osilnica, Kostel), koroška, podravska, pomurska, savinjska and posavska statistical regions | 15 February 2027 to 19 February 2027 | |
| zimske počitnice (winter holidays) | gorenjska, goriška, notranjsko-kraška, obalno-kraška, osrednjeslovenska and zasavska statistical regions, plus the municipalities Ribnica, Sodražica, Loški Potok, Kočevje, Osilnica and Kostel | 22 February 2027 to 26 February 2027 | |
| pouka prost dan (school-free day) | whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole) | 26 April 2027 | |
| prvomajske počitnice (May Day holidays) | whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole) | 27 April 2027 to 2 May 2027 | |
| poletne počitnice (summer holidays) | whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole) | 28 June 2027 to 31 August 2027 | Lessons end 15. 6. for year 9 and 24. 6. for years 1-8; 25. 6. is Statehood Day. |
- Primary schools only: secondary schools have a separate calendar we have not used.
Which public holidays fall in the school holidays?
National public holidays from Slovenia's official list that fall on days without school in the table (and where):
- 25 December 2026: Christmas Day (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
- 26 December 2026: Independence and Unity Day (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
- 1 January 2027: New Year's Holiday (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
- 2 January 2027: New Year's Holiday (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
- 27 April 2027: Day of Uprising Against Occupation (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
- 1 May 2027: Labour Day (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
- 2 May 2027: Labour Day (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
- 15 August 2027: Assumption (whole country (primary schools / osnovne šole))
How busy are those months?
Each month's share of Slovenia's 2025 tourist nights, for the months the dated breaks touch (an even spread would be 8.3% a month).
| Month | Share of 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 4.4% |
| February | 4.5% |
| April | 6.4% |
| May | 8.0% |
| June | 11.0% |
| July | 16.7% |
| August | 18.7% |
| October | 6.9% |
| December | 4.9% |
Check your own dates with are my dates busy?, or see Slovenia month by month.
Key takeaways
- Dates are copied from the official source, as it gives them.
- Some breaks differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
- What we would skip: assuming one date for the whole country where the table shows regions.
Sources
School dates from the official source; holiday and tourism figures from the pages linked. See how we research.
- Ministrstvo za vzgojo in izobraževanje (gov.si), Šolski koledar za osnovne šole - Šolski koledar za šolsko leto 2026/2027 (HTML table) + Podrobnejša navodila o šolskem koledarju za OŠ za šol. leto 2026/2027 (PDF, št. 6034-11/2026-3350-1, 5. 2. 2026). Read it Also. Accessed 13 October 2026. An official text: not protected by copyright under Zakon o avtorski in sorodnih pravicah (ZASP), 9. člen (1) 2.. Terms or law.
- Public holidays: Ministry of Public Administration, Seznam praznikov in dela prostih dni v Republiki Sloveniji (podatki.gov.si, CC BY 4.0). Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
Modified data: we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to the breaks.