Holidays in Iceland

In Iceland, there are 28 holidays: 16 public holidays, 12 observance holidays. The next holiday in Iceland is Pentecost (Public Holiday), in an hour on 24 May 2026.

  • Public Holidays are official days off recognized by the government.
  • Observance Holidays are days of significance but not official holidays.
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NameDate
Public Holiday
01 Jan 2026
5 months ago
Observance Holiday
06 Jan 2026
5 months ago
Bóndadagur
Observance Holiday
23 Jan 2026
4 months ago
Bolludagur
Observance Holiday
16 Feb 2026
3 months ago
Sprengidagur
Observance Holiday
17 Feb 2026
3 months ago
Woman's Day
Observance Holiday
18 Feb 2026
3 months ago
Ash Wednesday
Observance Holiday
18 Feb 2026
3 months ago
Palm Sunday
Observance Holiday
29 Mar 2026
2 months ago
Maundy Thursday
Public Holiday
02 Apr 2026
2 months ago
Good Friday
Public Holiday
03 Apr 2026
2 months ago
Public Holiday
05 Apr 2026
2 months ago
Public Holiday
06 Apr 2026
2 months ago
First Day of Summer
Public Holiday
23 Apr 2026
a month ago
Public Holiday
01 May 2026
23 days ago
Mother's Day
Observance Holiday
10 May 2026
14 days ago
Ascension Day
Public Holiday
14 May 2026
10 days ago
Pentecost
Public Holiday
24 May 2026
in an hour
Whit Monday
Public Holiday
25 May 2026
in a day
The Seamen's Day
Observance Holiday
07 Jun 2026
in 14 days
Icelandic National Day
Public Holiday
17 Jun 2026
in 24 days
Commerce Day
Public Holiday
03 Aug 2026
in 2 months
First Day of Winter
Observance Holiday
24 Oct 2026
in 5 months
Icelandic Language Day
Observance Holiday
16 Nov 2026
in 6 months
St Þorlákur's Day
Observance Holiday
23 Dec 2026
in 7 months
Public Holiday
24 Dec 2026
in 7 months
Public Holiday
25 Dec 2026
in 7 months
Boxing Day
Public Holiday
26 Dec 2026
in 7 months
New Year's Eve
Public Holiday
31 Dec 2026
in 7 months