Iceland Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Iceland 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Twelfth Night | Observance |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 2nd April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | National Holiday |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 23rd April | Thursday | First Day of Summer | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 14th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | National Holiday |
| 24th May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | National Holiday |
| 25th May | Monday | Whit Monday | National Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Icelandic Republic Day | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 3rd August | Monday | Commerce Day | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 31st October | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| 8th November | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 1st December | Tuesday | Independence Day | Observance |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Half-Day Holiday |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Second Day of Christmas | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Half-Day Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Iceland. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Iceland this year in 2026?
There are 14 holidays in Iceland in 2026
How to retrieve the Iceland holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IS&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Iceland holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'IS', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);