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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Iceland 2026

Iceland has 14 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days.

Next: Jóladagur (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 68 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Iceland in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNýársdagurNew Year's Day290 days ago
2 AprThuSkírdagurMaundy Thursday199 days ago
3 AprFriFöstudagurinn langiGood Friday198 days ago
5 AprSunWeekendPáskadagurEaster Sunday196 days ago
6 AprMonAnnar í páskumEaster Monday195 days ago
23 AprThuSumardagurinn fyrstiFirst Day of Summer178 days ago
1 MayFriVerkalýðsdagurinnLabor Day170 days ago
14 MayThuUppstigningardagurAscension Day157 days ago
24 MaySunWeekendHvítasunnudagurPentecost147 days ago
25 MayMonAnnar í hvítasunnuPentecost Monday146 days ago
17 JunWedÞjóðhátíðardagurinnNational Day123 days ago
3 AugMonFrídagur verslunarmannaCommerce Day76 days ago
25 DecFriJóladagurChristmas Dayin 68 days
26 DecSatWeekendAnnar í jólumSecond Day of Christmasin 69 days

At a glance

Iceland in 2026

01Public holidays

14 days

11 on working days, 3 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

5 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Jóladagur (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 68 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr

    5 days offMaundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May

    3 days offLabor Day

  • Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug

    3 days offCommerce Day

  • Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 2 other days
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Iceland in 2026
DateHolidayTypeWhere
24 DecThuAðfangadagur (frá kl. 13.00)Christmas Eve (from 1pm)Half dayNationwide
31 DecThuGamlársdagur (frá kl. 13.00)New Year's Eve (from 1pm)Half dayNationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Reykjavík.

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Iceland have in 2026?

Iceland has 14 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Iceland?

Jóladagur (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Iceland have in 2026?

5: Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labor Day); Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug (Commerce Day); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Iceland fall on a weekend in 2026?

Páskadagur (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 5 April 2026; Hvítasunnudagur (Pentecost), Sunday, 24 May 2026; Annar í jólum (Second Day of Christmas), Saturday, 26 December 2026.