Italy Public Holidays 2026
Italy has 13 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Boxing Day on 26 December 2026. Four well placed days of leave buy 16 days away from work in 2026, because four holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayCapodanno | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| EpiphanyBefana | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Easter SundayDomenica di Pasqua | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Easter MondayLunedì dell’Angelo | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Liberation DayAnniversario della Liberazione | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Labour DayFesta del Lavoro | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Republic DayFesta della Repubblica | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| AssumptionFerragosto | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Francis of AssisiSan Francesco d'Assisi | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| All Saints' DayOgnissanti | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Immaculate ConceptionImmacolata Concezione | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayNatale | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Boxing DaySanto Stefano | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The last full review of the dataset behind the Italy calendar. No correction specific to Italy has been needed since.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Italy.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around April (3 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. Six of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. The table below lists every Italy public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Regional and local observances are excluded, so what you see are the holidays recognised across Italy.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Italy have in 2026?
Italy has 13 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Boxing Day on 26 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Italy?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Italy in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Italy is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Italy?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Italy are listed separately on the Italy holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Italy holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Two of the 13 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Easter Sunday on 5 April 2026 and Easter Monday on 6 April 2026.
How far ahead is the Italy calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Italy.
Which Italy holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Italy holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Italy with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Italy
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Italy public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Italy 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.