Public holidays 2026 in Iceland

There are 14 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayNýársdagur
ThursdayMaundy ThursdaySkírdagur
FridayGood FridayFöstudagurinn langi
SundayEaster SundayPáskadagur
MondayEaster MondayAnnar í páskum
ThursdayFirst Day of SummerSumardagurinn fyrsti
FridayLabor DayVerkalýðsdagurinn
ThursdayAscension DayUppstigningardagur
SundayPentecostHvítasunnudagur
MondayPentecost MondayAnnar í hvítasunnu
WednesdayNational DayÞjóðhátíðardagurinn
MondayCommerce DayFrídagur verslunarmanna
FridayChristmas DayJóladagur
SaturdaySecond Day of ChristmasAnnar í jólum

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

14 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 20 Apr, Tue 21 Apr, Wed 22 Apr18 Apr – 23 Apr 2026362First Day of Summer
Fri 24 Apr23 Apr – 26 Apr 2026144First Day of Summer
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labor 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 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun13 Jun – 17 Jun 2026252.5National Day
Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun17 Jun – 21 Jun 2026252.5National Day
Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026492.3Commerce Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas, 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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