Public Holidays in Vatican City 2026

Complete list of 27 public holidays and observances in Vatican City for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Maundy ThursdayApril 2, 2026

13 days left

27 Public Holidays

242 Working Days

123 Days Off

7 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God	Public
Jan 6	Tuesday	Epiphany	Public
Feb 11	Wednesday	Anniversary of the foundation of Vatican City	Public
Mar 19	Thursday	Saint Joseph	Public
Apr 2	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Public
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 4	Saturday	Easter Saturday	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Public
Apr 6	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
Apr 7	Tuesday	In Albis Tuesday	Public
May 1	Friday	Saint Joseph the Worker	Public
May 8	Friday	Anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV	Public
May 14	Thursday	Ascension Day	Public
May 24	Sunday	Pentecost	Public
Jun 4	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Public
Jun 29	Monday	Saints Peter and Paul	Public
Aug 14	Friday	Summer holiday	Public
Aug 15	Saturday	Assumption	Public
Aug 16	Sunday	Summer holiday	Public
Sep 17	Thursday	Saint Robert Bellarmine - Name day of the Holy Father	Public
Nov 1	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Public
Nov 2	Monday	All Souls' Day	Public
Dec 8	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26	Saturday	Boxing Day	Public
Dec 27	Sunday	St. John	Public
Dec 31	Thursday	New Year's Eve	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

Vatican City has 7 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 2, 2026 — April 7, 2026 6 days

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, In Albis Tuesday

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Saint Joseph the Worker

May 8, 2026 — May 10, 2026 3 days

Anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV

June 27, 2026 — June 29, 2026 3 days

Saints Peter and Paul

August 14, 2026 — August 16, 2026 3 days

Summer holiday, Assumption, Summer holiday

October 31, 2026 — November 2, 2026 3 days

All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day, Boxing Day, St. John

Holidays by Month

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Holiday Breakdown

19 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

8 On Weekends

Already non-working days

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

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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