Public holidays in Iceland 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Iceland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 3°C (37°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 66% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 9°C (48°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 64% of days
Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug · 3 days off
Commerce Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 14°C (57°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Reykjavík: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 64% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 0°C (32°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 59% of days
Fri 24 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 23 Apr – Sun 26 Apr)
First Day of Summer
Typically in Reykjavík: high 7°C (45°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 50% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 8°C (46°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 63% of days

Leave planner 2026

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 28 Mar – Mon 6 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 1 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Apr – Sun 26 Apr · First Day of SummerShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓