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Public holidays in Iceland in 2026
Iceland has 16 public holidays in 2026, 13 of them on working days, leaving 248 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Thursday | First Day of Summer |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Wednesday | Icelandic National Day |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Monday | Commerce Day |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
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Long weekends in Iceland, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 1 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Wednesday 1 Apr 2026 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
- 23 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026: book Friday 24 Apr 2026 (First Day of Summer)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Pentecost, Whit Monday)
- 16 Jun 2026 – 17 Jun 2026: book Tuesday 16 Jun 2026 (Icelandic National Day)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 3 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Commerce Day)
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