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Public holidays in Faroe Islands 2024

Faroe Islands has 14 public holidays in 2024, 12 on working days.

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

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Faroe Islands in 2024: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1MonNýggjársdagurNew Year's Day1,019 days ago
Mar 28ThuSkírhósdagurMaundy Thursday932 days ago
Mar 29FriLangifríggjadagurGood Friday931 days ago
Mar 31SunWeekendPáskadagurEaster Sunday929 days ago
Apr 1MonAnnar páskadagurEaster Monday928 days ago
Apr 26FriDýri biðidagurGreat Prayer Day903 days ago
May 9ThuKristi himmalsferðardagurAscension Day890 days ago
May 19SunWeekendHvítusunnudagurPentecost880 days ago
May 20MonAnnar hvítusunnudagurPentecost Monday879 days ago
Jul 29MonÓlavsøkudagurSaint Olaf's Day809 days ago
Dec 24TueJólaaftanChristmas Eve661 days ago
Dec 25WedJóladagurChristmas Day660 days ago
Dec 26ThuAnnar jóladagurSecond Day of Christmas659 days ago
Dec 31TueNýggjársaftanNew Year's Eve654 days ago

At a glance

Faroe Islands in 2024

01Public holidays

14 days

12 on working days, 2 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

6 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.

  • Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1

    3 days offNew Year's Day

  • Thu, Mar 28 – Mon, Apr 1

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

  • Fri, Apr 26 – Sun, Apr 28

    3 days offGreat Prayer Day

  • Sat, May 18 – Mon, May 20

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Sat, Jul 27 – Mon, Jul 29

    3 days offSaint Olaf's Day

  • Tue, Dec 24 – Thu, Dec 26

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

Long weekends in Faroe Islands 2024Bridge days in Faroe Islands 2024

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 2024
DateHolidayTypeWhere
Apr 25ThuFlaggdagurNational Flag DayHalf dayNationwide
Jun 5WedGrundlógardagurConstitution DayHalf dayNationwide
Jul 28SunWeekendÓlavsøkuaftanSaint 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 2024?

Faroe Islands has 14 days of national public holidays in 2024, 12 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 2024?

6: Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1 (New Year's Day); Thu, Mar 28 – Mon, Apr 1 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri, Apr 26 – Sun, Apr 28 (Great Prayer Day); Sat, May 18 – Mon, May 20 (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Sat, Jul 27 – Mon, Jul 29 (Saint Olaf's Day); Tue, Dec 24 – Thu, Dec 26 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Faroe Islands fall on a weekend in 2024?

Páskadagur (Easter Sunday), Sunday, March 31, 2024; Hvítusunnudagur (Pentecost), Sunday, May 19, 2024.