Public Holidays in Iceland 2028
Complete list of 28 public holidays and observances in Iceland for 2028. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Ascension DayMay 14, 2026, Thursday
7 days left 16 Public Holidays
250 Working Days
116 Days Off
5 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Public |
| January 6 | Thursday | Epiphany | Observance |
| January 21 | Friday | Bóndadagur | Observance |
| February 18 | Friday | Woman's Day | Observance |
| February 28 | Monday | Bolludagur | Observance |
| February 29 | Tuesday | Sprengidagur | Observance |
| March 1 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| April 9 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
| April 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Public |
| April 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| April 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| April 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| April 20 | Thursday | First Day of Summer | Public |
| May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| June 4 | Sunday | The Seamen's Day | Public |
| June 4 | Sunday | The Seamen's Day | Observance |
| June 5 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| June 17 | Saturday | Icelandic National Day | Public |
| August 7 | Monday | Commerce Day | Public |
| October 21 | Saturday | First Day of Winter | Observance |
| November 16 | Thursday | Icelandic Language Day | Observance |
| December 23 | Saturday | St Þorlákur's Day | Observance |
| December 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Public |
| December 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public |
| December 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public |
| December 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Public |
Long Weekends in 2028
Iceland has 5 long weekends in 2028 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
April 13, 2028, Thursday — April 17, 2028, Monday 5 days
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
December 23, 2028, Saturday — December 26, 2028, Tuesday 4 days
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
April 29, 2028, Saturday — May 1, 2028, Monday 3 days
Labour Day
June 3, 2028, Saturday — June 5, 2028, Monday 3 days
The Seamen's Day, Whit Monday
August 5, 2028, Saturday — August 7, 2028, Monday 3 days
Commerce Day
Holidays by Month
January 1
February 0
March 0
April 5
May 2
June 3
July 0
August 1
September 0
October 0
November 0
December 4
Holiday Breakdown
10 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
6 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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