Public Holidays in Iceland 🇮🇸
Iceland has 16 public holidays in 2026, with the next one being First Day of Winter on Sat, Oct 24, 2026. The full year of public holidays and observances is listed below.
Public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Thu, Jan 1, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | public |
| Thu, Apr 2, 2026 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | public |
| Fri, Apr 3, 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | public |
| Sun, Apr 5, 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | public |
| Mon, Apr 6, 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday | public |
| Thu, Apr 23, 2026 | Thursday | First Day of Summer | public |
| Fri, May 1, 2026 | Friday | Labour Day | public |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day | public |
| Sun, May 24, 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost | public |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday | public |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026 | Wednesday | Icelandic National Day | public |
| Mon, Aug 3, 2026 | Monday | Commerce Day | public |
| Thu, Dec 24, 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | public |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | public |
| Sat, Dec 26, 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day | public |
| Thu, Dec 31, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | public |
Observances and other dates in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Tue, Jan 6, 2026 | Epiphany | observance |
| Fri, Jan 23, 2026 | Bóndadagur | observance |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | Bolludagur | observance |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2026 | Sprengidagur | observance |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 | Woman's Day | observance |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 | Ash Wednesday | observance |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 | Palm Sunday | observance |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 | Mother's Day | observance |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026 | The Seamen's Day | observance |
| Sat, Oct 24, 2026 | First Day of Winter | observance |
| Mon, Nov 16, 2026 | Icelandic Language Day | observance |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2026 | St Þorlákur's Day | observance |
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|
| Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | New Year's Day |
| Thu, Mar 25, 2027 | Maundy Thursday |
| Fri, Mar 26, 2027 | Good Friday |
| Sun, Mar 28, 2027 | Easter Sunday |
| Mon, Mar 29, 2027 | Easter Monday |
| Thu, Apr 22, 2027 | First Day of Summer |
| Sat, May 1, 2027 | Labour Day |
| Thu, May 6, 2027 | Ascension Day |
| Sun, May 16, 2027 | Pentecost |
| Mon, May 17, 2027 | Whit Monday |
| Thu, Jun 17, 2027 | Icelandic National Day |
| Mon, Aug 2, 2027 | Commerce Day |
| Fri, Dec 24, 2027 | Christmas Eve |
| Sat, Dec 25, 2027 | Christmas Day |
| Sun, Dec 26, 2027 | Boxing Day |
| Fri, Dec 31, 2027 | New Year's Eve |