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Public holidays · 2028

Public holidays in Iceland 2028

Iceland has 14 public holidays in 2028, 10 on working days.

Next: Jóladagur (Christmas Day), Friday, December 25, 2026in 70 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Iceland in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatWeekendNýársdagurNew Year's Dayin 442 days
Apr 13ThuSkírdagurMaundy Thursdayin 545 days
Apr 14FriFöstudagurinn langiGood Fridayin 546 days
Apr 16SunWeekendPáskadagurEaster Sundayin 548 days
Apr 17MonAnnar í páskumEaster Mondayin 549 days
Apr 20ThuSumardagurinn fyrstiFirst Day of Summerin 552 days
May 1MonVerkalýðsdagurinnLabor Dayin 563 days
May 25ThuUppstigningardagurAscension Dayin 587 days
Jun 4SunWeekendHvítasunnudagurPentecostin 597 days
Jun 5MonAnnar í hvítasunnuPentecost Mondayin 598 days
Jun 17SatWeekendÞjóðhátíðardagurinnNational Dayin 610 days
Aug 7MonFrídagur verslunarmannaCommerce Dayin 661 days
Dec 25MonJóladagurChristmas Dayin 801 days
Dec 26TueAnnar í jólumSecond Day of Christmasin 802 days

At a glance

Iceland in 2028

01Public holidays

14 days

10 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

5 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Jóladagur (Christmas Day)

Friday, December 25, 2026 · in 70 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 13 – Mon, Apr 17

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

  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1

    3 days offLabor Day

  • Sat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Sat, Aug 5 – Mon, Aug 7

    3 days offCommerce Day

  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26

    4 days offChristmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

Long weekends in Iceland 2028Bridge days in Iceland 2028

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 2 other days
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Iceland in 2028
DateHolidayTypeWhere
Dec 24SunWeekendAðfangadagur (frá kl. 13.00)Christmas Eve (from 1pm)Half dayNationwide
Dec 31SunWeekendGamlársdagur (frá kl. 13.00)New Year's Eve (from 1pm)Half 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 Reykjavík.

! Checked against Log um helgidagafrid / frid vegna helgihalds 32/1997 (Althingi), VR trade union: Fridagar og storhatidir (collective agreement categories) on October 16, 2026, with caveats: The public and church holidays match Icelandic law and union agreements; the half-day start on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve differs by source (noon, 13:00 or 18:00).

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Iceland have in 2028?

Iceland has 14 days of national public holidays in 2028, 10 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Iceland?

Jóladagur (Christmas Day), on Friday, December 25, 2026.

How many long weekends does Iceland have in 2028?

5: Thu, Apr 13 – Mon, Apr 17 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 (Labor Day); Sat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5 (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Sat, Aug 5 – Mon, Aug 7 (Commerce Day); Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Iceland fall on a weekend in 2028?

Nýársdagur (New Year's Day), Saturday, January 1, 2028; Páskadagur (Easter Sunday), Sunday, April 16, 2028; Hvítasunnudagur (Pentecost), Sunday, June 4, 2028; Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (National Day), Saturday, June 17, 2028.