Public holidays in Iceland 2028

14 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Iceland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day Nýársdagur	Nýársdagur
Thursday 13 April 2028	Maundy Thursday Religious Skírdagur	Skírdagur
Friday 14 April 2028	Good Friday Religious Föstudagurinn langi	Föstudagurinn langi
Sunday 16 April 2028	Easter Sunday Religious Páskadagur	Páskadagur
Monday 17 April 2028	Easter Monday Religious Annar í páskum	Annar í páskum
Thursday 20 April 2028	First Day of Summer Sumardagurinn fyrsti	Sumardagurinn fyrsti
Monday 1 May 2028	Labor Day Verkalýðsdagurinn	Verkalýðsdagurinn
Thursday 25 May 2028	Ascension Day Religious Uppstigningardagur	Uppstigningardagur
Sunday 4 June 2028	Pentecost Religious Hvítasunnudagur	Hvítasunnudagur
Monday 5 June 2028	Pentecost Monday Religious Annar í hvítasunnu	Annar í hvítasunnu
Saturday 17 June 2028	National Day National day Þjóðhátíðardagurinn	Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
Monday 7 August 2028	Commerce Day Frídagur verslunarmanna	Frídagur verslunarmanna
Monday 25 December 2028	Christmas Day Religious Jóladagur	Jóladagur
Tuesday 26 December 2028	Second Day of Christmas Religious Annar í jólum	Annar í jólum

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Thu 13 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 5 days offMaundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayTypically in Reykjavík: high 5°C (41°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 61% 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 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 3 days offPentecost, Pentecost MondayTypically in Reykjavík: high 10°C (50°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 43% 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 2029 · 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 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)Ascension DayTypically in Reykjavík: high 9°C (48°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 64% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2028

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: Thu 13 Apr – Sun 23 Apr — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Fri 21 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 12 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 12 Apr – Mon 17 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 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 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 ↓