Independence Day (Macedonian: Ден на независноста, romanized: Den na nezavisnosta)[1] in North Macedonia is celebrated on 8 September.

- said the President Kiro Gligorov on the evening of 8 September, addressing the citizens who spontaneously gathered at Macedonia Square in the capital Skopje, to celebrate the successful referendum.

The people's will for an independent state was confirmed with the Declaration of the referendum results on 18 September 1991, by the first multi-party Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia.

Due to Greek opposition to a new state containing the term 'Macedonia', the sovereign status of the state was not recognized until 8 April 1993, with an acclamation of the UN General Assembly, when the Republic of Macedonia was admitted as 181st full-fledged member in the world organisation under the provisional reference the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

All embassies, consulates and representative offices of North Macedonia organize cocktails and festivities in the countries where they are located.