Albania Guide · 4 articles
Albania's year, date by date
Three calendars overlap in Albania, and they firm up at different speeds. The public holidays come first: the 2027 list marks which dates the law fixes, which are calculated and which, like the two Bajrams, are still only expected. Then the summer festivals, led by Kala in Dhërmi, one of the few with 2027 dates so far. Last come the themed nights of Sarandë and Ksamil: the French nights of 2026 show how a season ran, night by night, until the venues publish the next one. Every date here says what it rests on and the day we read it, and nothing is promised that a ministry, a festival or a venue has not published itself. New nights appear in the calendar as they are announced.
Festivals & big dates
Albania public holidays 2027: fixed, calculated and still-expected dates, month by month
The Albanian government had not published its 2027 holiday dates when we checked on 5 November 2026, but the Bank of Albania has released its own calendar. This page sets out all fifteen dates and says what each one rests on: the law, a calculation or an expectation that can still move.
Festivals & big dates
Sunset parties in Sarandë: the 2026 nights that started early and ended by midnight
Not everyone wants to start at midnight. On the Sarandë seafront, a handful of 2026 parties began before dark and were over by twelve, leaving the night free or the morning intact. Here they are side by side, from their official posters and ticket pages, with the details that differ from one to the next.
Festivals & big dates
Kala Festival 2027 in Dhërmi: the dates, the beach and Albania's June festivals
Albania's festival summer starts on the beach in June. Kala, in Dhërmi, is the one that has already fixed its 2027 dates: here they are with the transfer days, the airports the festival itself names and what a ticket covers, plus where UNUM stands. Our own summer nights come later, further south.
Festivals & big dates
French nights in Ksamil and Saranda: the 2026 dates, night by night
In summer 2026 the Riviera's nights often spoke French: posters that read 'Ksamil – Albanie', French DJs in the booth, and a calendar that ran from a Sunday boat at sunset to a beach club closing at dawn. Only two of them printed an exact date; here is when each one happened.