Holy See (Vatican City State) Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Holy See (Vatican City State) 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Epiphany | National Holiday |
| 11th February | Wednesday | Anniversary of the foundation of Vatican City | National Holiday |
| 13th March | Friday | Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis | National Holiday |
| 19th March | Thursday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 19th March | Thursday | St Joseph's Day | National Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Observance |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 23rd April | Thursday | St George's Feast | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Feast of St Joseph the Worker | National Holiday |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 14th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | National Holiday |
| 4th June | Thursday | Corpus Domini | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 29th June | Monday | The Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul | National Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Day of the Assumption of Mary | National Holiday |
| 16th August | Sunday | Assumption Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 25th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 1st November | Sunday | All Saints' Day | National Holiday |
| 2nd November | Monday | All Souls' Day | National Holiday |
| 8th December | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 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 Holy See (Vatican City State). 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 Holy See (Vatican City State) this year in 2026?
There are 19 holidays in Holy See (Vatican City State) in 2026
How to retrieve the Holy See (Vatican City State) holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=VA&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Holy See (Vatican City State) 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: 'VA', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);