Iceland Holiday Calendar 2026
Iceland has 14 public holidays in 2026. 14 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in Iceland. The next public holiday in Iceland is Christmas Day on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Iceland Holiday Calendar 2026
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New Year's Day
Nýársdagur
National holiday -
Maundy Thursday
Skírdagur
National holiday -
Good Friday
Föstudagurinn langi
National holiday -
Easter Sunday
Páskadagur
National holiday -
Easter Monday
Annar í páskum
National holiday -
First Day of Summer
Sumardagurinn fyrsti
National holiday -
Labor Day
Verkalýðsdagurinn
National holiday -
Ascension Day
Uppstigningardagur
National holiday -
Pentecost
Hvítasunnudagur
National holiday -
Pentecost Monday
Annar í hvítasunnu
National holiday -
National Day
Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
National holiday -
Commerce Day
Frídagur verslunarmanna
National holiday -
Christmas Day
Jóladagur
National holiday -
Second Day of Christmas
Annar í jólum
National holiday
Iceland 2026 calendar with holidays
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Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Iceland have in 2026?
- Iceland has 14 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in Iceland?
- The next public holiday in Iceland is Christmas Day on Friday, December 25, 2026.
- Which holidays are national public holidays in Iceland in 2026?
- Iceland has 14 national public holidays in 2026: New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), Maundy Thursday (April 2, 2026), Good Friday (April 3, 2026), Easter Sunday (April 5, 2026), Easter Monday (April 6, 2026), First Day of Summer (April 23, 2026), Labor Day (May 1, 2026), Ascension Day (May 14, 2026), Pentecost (May 24, 2026), Pentecost Monday (May 25, 2026), National Day (June 17, 2026), Commerce Day (August 3, 2026), Christmas Day (December 25, 2026), Second Day of Christmas (December 26, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.