Public holidays in Iceland 2024

14 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Iceland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Nýársdagur	Nýársdagur
28 March Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Skírdagur	Skírdagur
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Föstudagurinn langi	Föstudagurinn langi
31 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Páskadagur	Páskadagur
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Annar í páskum	Annar í páskum
25 April Thursday	Thursday	First Day of Summer Sumardagurinn fyrsti	Sumardagurinn fyrsti
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day Verkalýðsdagurinn	Verkalýðsdagurinn
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Uppstigningardagur	Uppstigningardagur
19 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Hvítasunnudagur	Hvítasunnudagur
20 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Annar í hvítasunnu	Annar í hvítasunnu
17 June Monday	Monday	National Day Þjóðhátíðardagurinn	Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
5 August Monday	Monday	Commerce Day Frídagur verslunarmanna	Frídagur verslunarmanna
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Jóladagur	Jóladagur
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Second Day of Christmas Annar í jólum	Annar í jólum

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 60% of days
Thu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 3°C (37°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 54% of days
Sat 18 May – Mon 20 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 8°C (46°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 15 Jun – Mon 17 Jun · 3 days off
National Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 11°C (52°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 60% of days
Sat 3 Aug – Mon 5 Aug · 3 days off
Commerce Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 14°C (57°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 47% of days

Bridge days

Fri 26 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Apr – Sun 28 Apr)
First Day of Summer
Typically in Reykjavík: high 7°C (45°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 40% of days
Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 May – Sun 12 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 7°C (45°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Reykjavík: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 64% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 23 Mar – Mon 1 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 25 Mar, Tue 26 Mar, Wed 27 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 27 Mar) get 6 days in a rowWed 27 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Apr – Sun 28 Apr · First Day of SummerShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 May – Sun 12 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 May – Mon 20 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Jun – Mon 17 Jun · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓