TL;DR
School holiday dates for 2026–27 in Serbia, 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 Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Јесењи распуст (autumn break) | Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked) | 11 November 2026 to 13 November 2026 | |
| Зимски распуст (winter break) | Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked) | 31 December 2026 to 15 January 2027 | |
| Сретењски распуст (Sretenje / February break) | Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked) | 15 February 2027 to 19 February 2027 | |
| Пролећни распуст (spring break) | Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked) | 30 April 2027 to 4 May 2027 | |
| Летњи распуст (summer break) | Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked); grades 1-7 | 14 June 2027 to 31 August 2027 | Grade 8: summer break starts after the final exam and ends 31 August 2027. |
- The calendar comes from the education ministry's website, where the published file carries no signature. AP Vojvodina may set its own calendar, which we have not checked.
Which public holidays fall in the school holidays?
National public holidays from Serbia's official list that fall on days without school in the table (and where):
- 11 November 2026: Armistice Day (First World War) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 1 January 2027: New Year's Day (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 2 January 2027: New Year (second day) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 7 January 2027: Orthodox Christmas Day (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 15 February 2027: Statehood Day (Sretenje) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 16 February 2027: Statehood Day (second day) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 30 April 2027: Good Friday (Orthodox) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 1 May 2027: Holy Saturday (Orthodox) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 1 May 2027: Labour Day (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 2 May 2027: Easter Sunday (Orthodox) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 2 May 2027: Labour Day (second day) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
- 3 May 2027: Easter Monday (Orthodox) (Republic of Serbia - primary schools under the national rulebook (the rulebook does not mention AP Vojvodina; news reports say Vojvodina issues its own provincial calendar - not checked))
How busy are those months?
Each month's share of Serbia'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 | 7.8% |
| February | 6.3% |
| April | 7.4% |
| May | 9.3% |
| June | 9.1% |
| July | 11.0% |
| August | 12.0% |
| November | 6.7% |
| December | 7.1% |
Check your own dates with are my dates busy?, or see Serbia 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.
- Ministarstvo prosvete Republike Srbije (prosveta.gov.rs), Pravilnik o kalendaru obrazovno-vaspitnog rada osnovne škole za školsku 2026/2027. godinu. Read it. Accessed 13 October 2026. An official text: not protected by copyright under Zakon o autorskom i srodnim pravima, član 6. Terms or law.
- Public holidays: Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, Државни и верски празници Републике Србије, setting out the Law on State and Other Holidays (Official Gazette 43/01, 101/07, 92/11). Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
Modified data: we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to the breaks.