Public holidays in Iceland 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Iceland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day Nýársdagur	Nýársdagur
Thursday 6 April 2023	Maundy Thursday Religious Skírdagur	Skírdagur
Friday 7 April 2023	Good Friday Religious Föstudagurinn langi	Föstudagurinn langi
Sunday 9 April 2023	Easter Sunday Religious Páskadagur	Páskadagur
Monday 10 April 2023	Easter Monday Religious Annar í páskum	Annar í páskum
Thursday 20 April 2023	First Day of Summer Sumardagurinn fyrsti	Sumardagurinn fyrsti
Monday 1 May 2023	Labor Day Verkalýðsdagurinn	Verkalýðsdagurinn
Thursday 18 May 2023	Ascension Day Religious Uppstigningardagur	Uppstigningardagur
Sunday 28 May 2023	Pentecost Religious Hvítasunnudagur	Hvítasunnudagur
Monday 29 May 2023	Pentecost Monday Religious Annar í hvítasunnu	Annar í hvítasunnu
Saturday 17 June 2023	National Day National day Þjóðhátíðardagurinn	Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
Monday 7 August 2023	Commerce Day Frídagur verslunarmanna	Frídagur verslunarmanna
Monday 25 December 2023	Christmas Day Religious Jóladagur	Jóladagur
Tuesday 26 December 2023	Second Day of Christmas Religious Annar í jólum	Annar í jólum

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Iceland (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 5 days offMaundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayTypically in Reykjavík: high 3°C (37°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 60% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabor DayTypically in Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 43% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days offPentecost, Pentecost MondayTypically in Reykjavík: high 9°C (48°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 64% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 5 Aug – Mon 7 Aug · 3 days offCommerce DayTypically in Reykjavík: high 13°C (55°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 50% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days offChristmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasTypically in Reykjavík: high 1°C (34°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 61% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Reykjavík: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 60% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 21 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr)First Day of SummerTypically in Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 67% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)Ascension DayTypically in Reykjavík: high 8°C (46°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 59% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 1 Apr – Mon 10 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 5 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 5 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · First Day of SummerShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 May – Mon 29 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓