Public Holidays in Iceland 2024
Complete list of 28 public holidays and observances in Iceland for 2024. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Maundy ThursdayApril 2, 2026
13 days left 16 Public Holidays
248 Working Days
118 Days Off
5 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance |
| Jan 19 | Friday | Bóndadagur | Observance |
| Feb 12 | Monday | Bolludagur | Observance |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Sprengidagur | Observance |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| Feb 18 | Sunday | Woman's Day | Observance |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Public |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Apr 18 | Thursday | First Day of Summer | Public |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 9 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 19 | Sunday | Pentecost | Public |
| May 20 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| Jun 2 | Sunday | The Seamen's Day | Observance |
| Jun 17 | Monday | Icelandic National Day | Public |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Commerce Day | Public |
| Oct 26 | Saturday | First Day of Winter | Observance |
| Nov 16 | Saturday | Icelandic Language Day | Observance |
| Dec 23 | Monday | St Þorlákur's Day | Observance |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Public |
Long Weekends in 2024
Iceland has 5 long weekends in 2024 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
March 28, 2024 — April 1, 2024 5 days
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
May 18, 2024 — May 20, 2024 3 days
Pentecost, Whit Monday
June 15, 2024 — June 17, 2024 3 days
Icelandic National Day
August 3, 2024 — August 5, 2024 3 days
Commerce Day
December 24, 2024 — December 26, 2024 3 days
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Holidays by Month
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 3
Apr 2
May 4
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 4
Holiday Breakdown
14 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
2 On Weekends
Already non-working days
12 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
February
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
March
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
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