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Public holidays in Faroe Islands 2026

Faroe Islands has 14 public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days.

Next: Jólaaftan (Christmas Eve), Thursday, December 24, 2026in 69 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Faroe Islands in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNýggjársdagurNew Year's Day288 days ago
Apr 2ThuSkírhósdagurMaundy Thursday197 days ago
Apr 3FriLangifríggjadagurGood Friday196 days ago
Apr 5SunWeekendPáskadagurEaster Sunday194 days ago
Apr 6MonAnnar páskadagurEaster Monday193 days ago
May 1FriDýri biðidagurGreat Prayer Day168 days ago
May 14ThuKristi himmalsferðardagurAscension Day155 days ago
May 24SunWeekendHvítusunnudagurPentecost145 days ago
May 25MonAnnar hvítusunnudagurPentecost Monday144 days ago
Jul 29WedÓlavsøkudagurSaint Olaf's Day79 days ago
Dec 24ThuJólaaftanChristmas Evein 69 days
Dec 25FriJóladagurChristmas Dayin 70 days
Dec 26SatWeekendAnnar jóladagurSecond Day of Christmasin 71 days
Dec 31ThuNýggjársaftanNew Year's Evein 76 days

At a glance

Faroe Islands in 2026

01Public holidays

14 days

11 on working days, 3 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

5 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Jólaaftan (Christmas Eve)

Thursday, December 24, 2026 · in 69 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu, Apr 2 – Mon, Apr 6

    5 days offMaundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3

    3 days offGreat Prayer Day

  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Thu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27

    4 days offChristmas Eve · Christmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

  • Thu, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 3

    4 days offNew Year's Eve · New Year's Day

Long weekends in Faroe Islands 2026Bridge days in Faroe Islands 2026

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 3 other days
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Faroe Islands in 2026
DateHolidayTypeWhere
Apr 25SatWeekendFlaggdagurNational Flag DayHalf dayNationwide
Jun 5FriGrundlógardagurConstitution DayHalf dayNationwide
Jul 28TueÓlavsøkuaftanSaint Olaf's EveHalf dayNationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on October 15, 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Tórshavn.

Dates follow the open-source python-holidays rules for Faroe Islands; they have not yet been compared with an official calendar.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Faroe Islands have in 2026?

Faroe Islands has 14 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Faroe Islands?

Jólaaftan (Christmas Eve), on Thursday, December 24, 2026.

How many long weekends does Faroe Islands have in 2026?

5: Thu, Apr 2 – Mon, Apr 6 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 (Great Prayer Day); Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Thu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas); Thu, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 3 (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day).

Which public holidays in Faroe Islands fall on a weekend in 2026?

Páskadagur (Easter Sunday), Sunday, April 5, 2026; Hvítusunnudagur (Pentecost), Sunday, May 24, 2026; Annar jóladagur (Second Day of Christmas), Saturday, December 26, 2026.