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Public holidays in Iceland 2026

Published nationwide and regional public holidays.

This calendar may be incomplete; confirm dates before booking.

16holidays shown
16nationwide
0regional

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Christmas Eve

Thursday, 24 December 2026

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DateDayHolidayScope
01 JanThursdayNew Year's DayNationwide
02 AprThursdayMaundy ThursdayNationwide
03 AprFridayGood FridayNationwide
05 AprSundayEaster SundayNationwide
06 AprMondayEaster MondayNationwide
23 AprThursdayFirst Day of SummerNationwide
01 MayFridayWorkers' DayNationwide
14 MayThursdayAscension DayNationwide
24 MaySundayWhit SundayNationwide
25 MayMondayWhit MondayNationwide
17 JunWednesdayIndependence DayNationwide
03 AugMondayCommerce DayNationwide
24 DecThursdayChristmas EveNationwide
25 DecFridayChristmas DayNationwide
26 DecSaturdaySecond Day of ChristmasNationwide
31 DecThursdayNew Year's EveNationwide

Long weekends

Assumes Monday–Friday work and weekends off. A listed public holiday may still be a working day under your contract or sector rules. Dates shown are planning suggestions, not leave entitlements.

Based on currently published dates only; this is not a complete list of the best dates.

Time offDays offLeave neededHoliday
24 Dec – 27 Dec 202640Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
23 Dec – 27 Dec 202651Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
24 Dec – 28 Dec 202651Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
22 Dec – 27 Dec 202662Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
23 Dec – 28 Dec 202662Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
24 Dec – 29 Dec 202662Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Suggested leave dates

  • 23 Dec – 27 Dec 2026: take 23 Dec (1 leave day)
  • 24 Dec – 28 Dec 2026: take 28 Dec (1 leave day)
  • 22 Dec – 27 Dec 2026: take 22 Dec, 23 Dec (2 leave days)
  • 23 Dec – 28 Dec 2026: take 23 Dec, 28 Dec (2 leave days)
  • 24 Dec – 29 Dec 2026: take 28 Dec, 29 Dec (2 leave days)