Iceland Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Iceland. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Iceland has 16 public holidays in 2026, 3 of which fall on a weekend. There are 9 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 5 days around Maundy Thursday (2–6 April).
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2025 · 16 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's DayNýársdagur | |
| 2025.04.17Thu | Maundy ThursdaySkírdagur | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good FridayFöstudagurinn langi | |
| 2025.04.20Sun | Easter SundayPáskadagur | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter MondayAnnar í páskum | |
| 2025.04.24Thu | First Day of SummerSumardagurinn fyrsti | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | May DayVerkalýðsdagurinn | |
| 2025.05.29Thu | Ascension DayUppstigningardagur | |
| 2025.06.08Sun | PentecostHvítasunnudagur | |
| 2025.06.09Mon | Whit MondayAnnar í hvítasunnu | |
| 2025.06.17Tue | Icelandic National DayÞjóðhátíðardagurinn | |
| 2025.08.04Mon | Commerce DayFrídagur verslunarmanna | |
| 2025.12.24Wed | Christmas EveAðfangadagur | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas DayJóladagur | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | St. Stephen's DayAnnar í jólum | |
| 2025.12.31Wed | New Year's EveGamlársdagur |
Iceland public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's DayNýársdagur | |
| 2026.04.02Thu | Maundy ThursdaySkírdagur | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good FridayFöstudagurinn langi | |
| 2026.04.05Sun | Easter SundayPáskadagur | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter MondayAnnar í páskum | |
| 2026.04.23Thu | First Day of SummerSumardagurinn fyrsti | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | May DayVerkalýðsdagurinn | |
| 2026.05.14Thu | Ascension DayUppstigningardagur | |
| 2026.05.24Sun | PentecostHvítasunnudagur | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | Whit MondayAnnar í hvítasunnu | |
| 2026.06.17Wed | Icelandic National DayÞjóðhátíðardagurinn | |
| 2026.08.03Mon | Commerce DayFrídagur verslunarmanna | |
| 2026.12.24Thu | Christmas EveAðfangadagur | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas DayJóladagur | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | St. Stephen's DayAnnar í jólum | |
| 2026.12.31Thu | New Year's EveGamlársdagur |
2027 · 16 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's DayNýársdagur | |
| 2027.03.25Thu | Maundy ThursdaySkírdagur | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good FridayFöstudagurinn langi | |
| 2027.03.28Sun | Easter SundayPáskadagur | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter MondayAnnar í páskum | |
| 2027.04.22Thu | First Day of SummerSumardagurinn fyrsti | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | May DayVerkalýðsdagurinn | |
| 2027.05.06Thu | Ascension DayUppstigningardagur | |
| 2027.05.16Sun | PentecostHvítasunnudagur | |
| 2027.05.17Mon | Whit MondayAnnar í hvítasunnu | |
| 2027.06.17Thu | Icelandic National DayÞjóðhátíðardagurinn | |
| 2027.08.02Mon | Commerce DayFrídagur verslunarmanna | |
| 2027.12.24Fri | Christmas EveAðfangadagur | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas DayJóladagur | |
| 2027.12.26Sun | St. Stephen's DayAnnar í jólum | |
| 2027.12.31Fri | New Year's EveGamlársdagur |
2025 · 8 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.04.17Thu ~ 04.21Mon | 5-day break | |
| 2025.04.24Thu ~ 04.27Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.29Thu ~ 06.01Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.07Sat ~ 06.09Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.06.14Sat ~ 06.17Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.08.02Sat ~ 08.04Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.24Wed ~ 12.28Sun | 5-day break |
Iceland Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.02Thu ~ 04.06Mon | 5-day break | |
| 2026.04.23Thu ~ 04.26Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.14Thu ~ 05.17Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.23Sat ~ 05.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.08.01Sat ~ 08.03Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.24Thu ~ 12.27Sun | 4-day break | |
| 2026.12.31Thu ~ 2027.01.03Sun | 4-day break |
2027 · 9 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.25Thu ~ 03.29Mon | 5-day break | |
| 2027.04.22Thu ~ 04.25Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.06Thu ~ 05.09Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.15Sat ~ 05.17Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.06.17Thu ~ 06.20Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.07.31Sat ~ 08.02Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.12.24Fri ~ 12.26Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.12.31Fri ~ 2028.01.02Sun | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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