Ohrid Summer Festival
Season or date: Mid-July to late August
The country's largest music and theater festival held at the ancient theater by the lake
Festivals in North Macedonia
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Struga Poetry Evenings
Season or date: Final week of August
An international poetry festival gathering poets from around the world
Galičica Shepherds' Festival
Season or date: Early July
A festival of traditional dance and local cuisine on Mount Galičica by Lake Ohrid
Skopje Jazz Festival
Season or date: October
An internationally diverse jazz event continuing since the 1970s
Vino Skopje
Season or date: September
A new wine festival held in the capital's old town
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Macedonian Orthodox Christmas (January 7)
- Easter (movable)
- Labor Day
- Ilinden (August 2)
- Independence Day (September 8)
- Partisan Uprising Day (October 11)
- Eid al-Adha (Islamic, movable)
- Eid al-Fitr (Islamic, movable)