Current Date And Time In Gjirokastër, Albania
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:52:22 CEST
State: Gjirokastër County
Currency: Albanian Lek (ALL)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 23,437
District: Bashkia Gjirokastër
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Gjirokastër. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Gjirokastër.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Gjirokastër follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day (Dita e Pavarësisë) on November 28) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Gjirokastër.
This is Albania's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Albania's country-level and Gjirokastër County holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Gjirokastër as anywhere else in Albania.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Albania's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Albania's country and Gjirokastër County holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Gjirokastër just as everywhere else in Albania.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (Dita e Pavarësisë) | November 28 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | kryeministria.al |
| Liberation Day (Dita e Çlirimit) | November 29 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | kryeministria.al |
Businesses in Gjirokastër generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Albania: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Gjirokastër's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Albania declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 23,437 and running on the Europe/Tirane time zone, Gjirokastër follows Albania's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.