Public holidays in Iceland 2026
16 national public holidays in Iceland in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: Christmas Eve on 24 December (Thursday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 April | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 23 April | Thursday | First Day of Summer |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 24 May | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 25 May | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 17 June | Wednesday | Icelandic National Day |
| 3 August | Monday | Commerce Day |
| 24 December | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 31 December | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 6 January · Epiphany (observance)
- 23 January · Bóndadagur (observance)
- 16 February · Bolludagur (observance)
- 17 February · Sprengidagur (observance)
- 18 February · Woman's Day (observance)
- 18 February · Ash Wednesday (observance)
- 29 March · Palm Sunday (observance)
- 10 May · Mother's Day (observance)
- 7 June · The Seamen's Day (observance)
- 24 October · First Day of Winter (observance)
- 16 November · Icelandic Language Day (observance)
- 23 December · St Þorlákur's Day (observance)
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
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