Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Iceland and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Apr	Thu	Maundy Thursday
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
23 Apr	Thu	First Day of Summer
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day
24 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday
17 Jun	Wed	Independence Day
3 Aug	Mon	Commerce Day
24 Dec	Thu	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
31 Dec	Thu	New Year's Eve
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
25 Mar	Thu	Maundy Thursday
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
22 Apr	Thu	First Day of Summer
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day
16 May	Sun	Whit Sunday
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday
17 Jun	Thu	Independence Day
2 Aug	Mon	Commerce Day
24 Dec	Fri	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
31 Dec	Fri	New Year's Eve
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
13 Apr	Thu	Maundy Thursday
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
20 Apr	Thu	First Day of Summer
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day
4 Jun	Sun	Whit Sunday
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday
17 Jun	Sat	Independence Day
7 Aug	Mon	Commerce Day
24 Dec	Sun	Christmas Eve
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
31 Dec	Sun	New Year's Eve
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Formerly ruled by Norway and Denmark, the majority of public holidays and observances in Iceland are based on strong Scandinavian and Roman Catholic traditions. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are recognized as half-day holidays, with most workers dismissed at noon.