Public Holidays in Iceland 2024
Complete list of 28 public holidays and observances in Iceland for 2024. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Ascension DayMay 14, 2026, Thursday
7 days left 16 Public Holidays
248 Working Days
118 Days Off
5 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| January 6 | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance |
| January 19 | Friday | Bóndadagur | Observance |
| February 12 | Monday | Bolludagur | Observance |
| February 13 | Tuesday | Sprengidagur | Observance |
| February 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| February 18 | Sunday | Woman's Day | Observance |
| March 24 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| March 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Public |
| March 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| March 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| April 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| April 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 |
| June 2 | Sunday | The Seamen's Day | Observance |
| June 17 | Monday | Icelandic National Day | Public |
| August 5 | Monday | Commerce Day | Public |
| October 26 | Saturday | First Day of Winter | Observance |
| November 16 | Saturday | Icelandic Language Day | Observance |
| December 23 | Monday | St Þorlákur's Day | Observance |
| December 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Public |
| December 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| December 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public |
| December 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, Thursday — April 1, 2024, Monday 5 days
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
May 18, 2024, Saturday — May 20, 2024, Monday 3 days
Pentecost, Whit Monday
June 15, 2024, Saturday — June 17, 2024, Monday 3 days
Icelandic National Day
August 3, 2024, Saturday — August 5, 2024, Monday 3 days
Commerce Day
December 24, 2024, Tuesday — December 26, 2024, Thursday 3 days
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Holidays by Month
January 1
February 0
March 3
April 2
May 4
June 1
July 0
August 1
September 0
October 0
November 0
December 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
| 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 |
May
| 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 |
June
| 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 |
July
| 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 |
August
| 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 |
September
| 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 |
October
| 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 |
November
| 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 |
December
| 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 |
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