Public holidays in Vatican City 2024

29 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Vatican City

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Religious Solennità di Maria Santissima Madre di Dio	Solennità di Maria Santissima Madre di Dio
6 January Saturday	Saturday	Epiphany Religious Epifania del Signore	Epifania del Signore
11 February Sunday	Sunday	Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City National day Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano	Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano
13 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father Religious Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre	Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre
19 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Joseph's Day Religious San Giuseppe	San Giuseppe
28 March Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Giovedì Santo	Giovedì Santo
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Venerdì Santo	Venerdì Santo
30 March Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Religious Sabato Santo	Sabato Santo
31 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Pasqua di Resurrezione	Pasqua di Resurrezione
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lunedì dell'Angelo	Lunedì dell'Angelo
2 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Easter Tuesday Religious Martedì in Albis	Martedì in Albis
23 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Name Day of the Holy Father Religious Onomastico del Santo Padre	Onomastico del Santo Padre
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Saint Joseph the Worker's Day Religious San Giuseppe Artigiano	San Giuseppe Artigiano
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Ascensione del Signore	Ascensione del Signore
19 May Sunday	Sunday	Solemnity of Pentecost Religious Solennità della Pentecoste	Solennità della Pentecoste
26 May Sunday	Sunday	Solemnity of Holy Trinity Religious Solennità della Santissima Trinità	Solennità della Santissima Trinità
30 May Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Domini Religious
29 June Saturday	Saturday	Saints Peter and Paul's Day Religious Santi Pietro e Paolo	Santi Pietro e Paolo
14 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Day Before Assumption of Mary Religious Vigilia dell'Assunzione di Maria Santissima	Vigilia dell'Assunzione di Maria Santissima
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption of Mary Day Religious Assunzione di Maria Santissima	Assunzione di Maria Santissima
16 August Friday	Friday	Day After Assumption of Mary Religious Giorno Successivo all'Assunzione di Maria Santissima	Giorno Successivo all'Assunzione di Maria Santissima
1 November Friday	Friday	All Saints' Day Religious Tutti i Santi	Tutti i Santi
2 November Saturday	Saturday	All Souls' Day Religious Tutti i Fedeli Defunti	Tutti i Fedeli Defunti
8 December Sunday	Sunday	Immaculate Conception Religious Immacolata Concezione	Immacolata Concezione
24 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Eve Religious Vigilia di Natale	Vigilia di Natale
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious Natale	Natale
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Saint Stephen's Day Religious Santo Stefano	Santo Stefano
27 December Friday	Friday	Saint John the Evangelist's Day Religious San Giovanni	San Giovanni
31 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Last Day of the Year Ultimo giorno dell'anno	Ultimo giorno dell'anno

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
Last Day of the Year, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Typically in Vatican City: high 13°C (55°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 24% of days
Thu 28 Mar – Tue 2 Apr · 6 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday
Typically in Vatican City: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 27% of days
Wed 14 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · 5 days off
Day Before Assumption of Mary, Assumption of Mary Day, Day After Assumption of Mary
Typically in Vatican City: high 34°C (93°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 14% of days
Fri 1 Nov – Sun 3 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 21°C (70°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 33% of days
Tue 24 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · 6 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 14°C (57°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 23% of days

Bridge days

Mon 18 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 16 Mar – Tue 19 Mar)
Saint Joseph's Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 16°C (61°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 20% of days
Mon 22 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 20 Apr – Tue 23 Apr)
Name Day of the Holy Father
Typically in Vatican City: high 20°C (68°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 29% 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 Vatican City: high 23°C (73°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 37% of days
Fri 31 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 30 May – Sun 2 Jun)
Corpus Domini
Typically in Vatican City: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 27% of days
Mon 23 Dec: take 1 day off, get 9 days in a row (Sat 21 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 14°C (57°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 24% of days
Mon 30 Dec: take 1 day off, get 9 days in a row (Tue 24 Dec – Wed 1 Jan 2025)
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's Day, Last Day of the Year, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Typically in Vatican City: high 14°C (57°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 23% 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: Tue 24 Dec – Mon 6 Jan 2025 — 14 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Dec, Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 18 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 16 Mar – Tue 19 Mar · Saint Joseph's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 27 Mar) get 7 days in a rowWed 27 Mar – Tue 2 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 22 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 20 Apr – Tue 23 Apr · Name Day of the Holy FatherShow 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 (Tue 13 Aug) get 6 days in a rowTue 13 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · Day Before Assumption of Mary, Assumption of Mary Day, Day After Assumption of MaryShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 23 Dec) get 9 days in a rowSat 21 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's DayShow on calendar ↓