Public holidays 2026 in Vatican City
There are 29 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Solennità di Maria Santissima Madre di Dio | ||
| Tuesday | Epiphany | Epifania del Signore | ||
| Wednesday | Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City | Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano | ||
| Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day | San Giuseppe | ||
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Giovedì Santo | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Venerdì Santo | ||
| Saturday | Holy Saturday | Sabato Santo | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Pasqua di Resurrezione | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Lunedì dell'Angelo | ||
| Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | Martedì in Albis | ||
| Friday | Saint Joseph the Worker's Day | San Giuseppe Artigiano | ||
| Friday | Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father | Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Ascensione del Signore | ||
| Sunday | Solemnity of Pentecost | Solennità della Pentecoste | ||
| Sunday | Solemnity of Holy Trinity | Solennità della Santissima Trinità | ||
| Thursday | Corpus Domini | |||
| Monday | Saints Peter and Paul's Day | Santi Pietro e Paolo | ||
| Friday | Day Before Assumption of Mary | Vigilia dell'Assunzione di Maria Santissima | ||
| Saturday | Assumption of Mary Day | Assunzione di Maria Santissima | ||
| Sunday | Day After Assumption of Mary | Giorno Successivo all'Assunzione di Maria Santissima | ||
| Thursday | Name Day of the Holy Father | Onomastico del Santo Padre | ||
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Tutti i Santi | ||
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Tutti i Fedeli Defunti | ||
| Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | Immacolata Concezione | ||
| Thursday | Christmas Eve | Vigilia di Natale | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Natale | ||
| Saturday | Saint Stephen's Day | Santo Stefano | ||
| Sunday | Saint John the Evangelist's Day | San Giovanni | ||
| Thursday | Last Day of the Year | Ultimo giorno dell'anno |
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
24 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God |
| Mon 5 Jan | 3 Jan – 6 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Epiphany |
| Wed 7 Jan, Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan | 6 Jan – 11 Jan 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Epiphany |
| Mon 9 Feb, Tue 10 Feb | 7 Feb – 11 Feb 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City |
| Thu 12 Feb, Fri 13 Feb | 11 Feb – 15 Feb 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City |
| Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar | 14 Mar – 19 Mar 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Saint Joseph's Day |
| Fri 20 Mar | 19 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Saint Joseph's Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr | 28 Mar – 7 Apr 2026 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday |
| Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 2 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Saint Joseph the Worker's Day |
| Mon 4 May, Tue 5 May, Wed 6 May, Thu 7 May | 1 May – 10 May 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Saint Joseph the Worker's Day, Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father |
| Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May | 8 May – 14 May 2026 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father, Ascension Day |
| Fri 15 May | 14 May – 17 May 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 1 Jun, Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun | 30 May – 4 Jun 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Solemnity of Holy Trinity, Corpus Domini |
| Fri 5 Jun | 4 Jun – 7 Jun 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Corpus Domini |
| Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul, Thu 2 Jul, Fri 3 Jul | 27 Jun – 5 Jul 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Saints Peter and Paul's Day |
| Mon 10 Aug, Tue 11 Aug, Wed 12 Aug, Thu 13 Aug | 8 Aug – 16 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Day Before Assumption of Mary, Assumption of Mary Day, Day After Assumption of Mary |
| Mon 14 Sep, Tue 15 Sep, Wed 16 Sep | 12 Sep – 17 Sep 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Name Day of the Holy Father |
| Fri 18 Sep | 17 Sep – 20 Sep 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Name Day of the Holy Father |
| Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day |
| Mon 7 Dec | 5 Dec – 8 Dec 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Immaculate Conception |
| Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec | 8 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Immaculate Conception |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec | 24 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's Day, Last Day of the Year, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God |
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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code VA (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.va) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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