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Public holidays in Iceland 2029

Iceland has 14 public holidays in 2029, 11 on working days.

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

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Iceland in 2029: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1MonNýársdagurNew Year's Dayin 808 days
Mar 29ThuSkírdagurMaundy Thursdayin 895 days
Mar 30FriFöstudagurinn langiGood Fridayin 896 days
Apr 1SunWeekendPáskadagurEaster Sundayin 898 days
Apr 2MonAnnar í páskumEaster Mondayin 899 days
Apr 19ThuSumardagurinn fyrstiFirst Day of Summerin 916 days
May 1TueVerkalýðsdagurinnLabor Dayin 928 days
May 10ThuUppstigningardagurAscension Dayin 937 days
May 20SunWeekendHvítasunnudagurPentecostin 947 days
May 21MonAnnar í hvítasunnuPentecost Mondayin 948 days
Jun 17SunWeekendÞjóðhátíðardagurinnNational Dayin 975 days
Aug 6MonFrídagur verslunarmannaCommerce Dayin 1,025 days
Dec 25TueJóladagurChristmas Dayin 1,166 days
Dec 26WedAnnar í jólumSecond Day of Christmasin 1,167 days

At a glance

Iceland in 2029

01Public holidays

14 days

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

02Long weekends

4 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.

  • Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1

    3 days offNew Year's Day

  • Thu, Mar 29 – Mon, Apr 2

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

  • Sat, May 19 – Mon, May 21

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Sat, Aug 4 – Mon, Aug 6

    3 days offCommerce Day

Long weekends in Iceland 2029Bridge days in Iceland 2029

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 2029
DateHolidayTypeWhere
Dec 24MonAðfangadagur (frá kl. 13.00)Christmas Eve (from 1pm)Half dayNationwide
Dec 31MonGamlársdagur (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 2029?

Iceland has 14 days of national public holidays in 2029, 11 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 2029?

4: Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1 (New Year's Day); Thu, Mar 29 – Mon, Apr 2 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Sat, May 19 – Mon, May 21 (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Sat, Aug 4 – Mon, Aug 6 (Commerce Day).

Which public holidays in Iceland fall on a weekend in 2029?

Páskadagur (Easter Sunday), Sunday, April 1, 2029; Hvítasunnudagur (Pentecost), Sunday, May 20, 2029; Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (National Day), Sunday, June 17, 2029.