Public holidays in Iceland 2029

14 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in Iceland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2029

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

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 2029 · 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 29 Mar – Mon 2 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 19 May – Mon 21 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Reykjavík: high 8°C (46°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 57% of days
Sat 4 Aug – Mon 6 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 20 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 19 Apr – Sun 22 Apr)
First Day of Summer
Typically in Reykjavík: high 6°C (43°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 73% of days
Mon 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 7°C (45°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 11 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 10 May – Sun 13 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Reykjavík: high 7°C (45°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 44% of days
Mon 24 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 22 Dec – Wed 26 Dec)
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Reykjavík: high 1°C (34°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 59% of days

Leave planner 2029

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 24 Mar – Mon 2 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 26 Mar, Tue 27 Mar, Wed 28 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 28 Mar) get 6 days in a rowWed 28 Mar – Mon 2 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Apr – Sun 22 Apr · First Day of SummerShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 May – Sun 13 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 May – Mon 21 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 22 Dec – Wed 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓