Italy Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Italy 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Epiphany | National Holiday |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| 19th March | Thursday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Observance |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 25th April | Saturday | Liberation Day | National Holiday |
| 25th April | Saturday | The Feast of St Mark (Venice) | Local Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National Holiday |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 2nd June | Tuesday | Republic Day | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 24th June | Wednesday | The Feast of St. John (Florence, Genoa, Turin) | Local Holiday |
| 29th June | Monday | The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Rome) | Local Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Ferragosto | Observance |
| 19th September | Saturday | The Feast of Saint Januarius (Naples) | Local Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 1st November | Sunday | All Saints' Day | National Holiday |
| 7th December | Monday | The Feast of St. Ambrose (Milan) | Local Holiday |
| 8th December | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Italy. 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 Italy this year in 2026?
There are 12 holidays in Italy in 2026
How to retrieve the Italy holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IT&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Italy 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: 'IT', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);