Public holidays in Italy 2026
In Italy there are 13 public holidays in 2026. 7 of them fall on a weekday, and the year has 254 working days.
Holidays
13
On weekdays
7
Working days
254
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 6 January Tuesday | Tuesday | Epiphany |
| 5 April Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday |
| 6 April Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 25 April Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | Liberation Day |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | May Day |
| 2 June Tuesday | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 15 August Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | Assumption Day |
| 4 October Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | St Francis of Assisi Day |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | All Saints’ Day |
| 8 December Tuesday | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception |
| 25 December Friday | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | Boxing Day |
Bridge days
- Friday 2 January the day after New Year’s Day
- Monday 5 January the day before Epiphany
- Monday 1 June the day before Republic Day
- Monday 7 December the day before Immaculate Conception
Good to know
The feast of St Francis of Assisi on 4 October is a public holiday from 2026, under law 151/2025. It is new: until then the day was a civic commemoration without time off. Every town also has its patron saint’s day, which is not included here.
The same year in other countries
How it works
A public holiday is a day the law treats as a holiday. Eves, and days off that come only from collective agreements, are not counted.
Easter decides several of the holidays, depending on the country: Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day and Whitsun. By the church’s rule, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox on 21 March, so these days move between March and June from year to year.
A bridge day is a weekday between a holiday and the weekend, such as the Friday after Ascension Day. Taking that day off gives four days off in a row.
Working days are the weekdays of the year, Monday to Friday, less the holidays that fall on a weekday.
Sources
- Legge 27 maggio 1949, n. 260, art. 2 – giorni festivi
- Legge 5 marzo 1977, n. 54 – festività soppresse agli effetti civili
- D.P.R. 28 dicembre 1985, n. 792 – festività religiose riconosciute come giorni festivi
- Legge 20 novembre 2000, n. 336 – ripristino della festa nazionale del 2 giugno
- Legge 8 ottobre 2025, n. 151 – festa nazionale di San Francesco d’Assisi