Public holidays 2026 in Faroe Islands

There are 14 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayNýggjársdagur
ThursdayMaundy ThursdaySkírhósdagur
FridayGood FridayLangifríggjadagur
SundayEaster SundayPáskadagur
MondayEaster MondayAnnar páskadagur
FridayGreat Prayer DayDýri biðidagur
ThursdayAscension DayKristi himmalsferðardagur
SundayPentecostHvítusunnudagur
MondayPentecost MondayAnnar hvítusunnudagur
WednesdaySaint Olaf's DayÓlavsøkudagur
ThursdayChristmas EveJólaaftan
FridayChristmas DayJóladagur
SaturdaySecond Day of ChristmasAnnar jóladagur
ThursdayNew Year's EveNýggjársaftan

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr28 Mar – 6 Apr 20263103.3Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr2 Apr – 12 Apr 20264112.8Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Great Prayer Day
Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May9 May – 14 May 2026362Ascension Day
Fri 15 May14 May – 17 May 2026144Ascension Day
Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May23 May – 31 May 2026492.3Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Mon 27 Jul, Tue 28 Jul25 Jul – 29 Jul 2026252.5Saint Olaf's Day
Thu 30 Jul, Fri 31 Jul29 Jul – 2 Aug 2026252.5Saint Olaf's Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026393Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec24 Dec – 3 Jan 20273113.7Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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