Vatican City public holidays 2026

Q: How many public holidays does the Vatican City have in 2026?

27. The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on Jan 1.

27public holidays

7long weekends

9bridge days worth booking

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Vatican City 2026

January

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
				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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						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

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	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

Public holiday Weekend

Public holidays in the Vatican City in 2026

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

In 2026, the Vatican City has 27 public holidays. 19 of them land on a weekday, so they are real days off for most people. The year opens with Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on Thursday, January 1, 2026 and the last one is New Year's Eve on Thursday, December 31, 2026.

Long weekends in 2026

Apr 2 to Apr 7 (6 days): Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, In Albis Tuesday
May 1 to May 3 (3 days): Saint Joseph the Worker
May 8 to May 10 (3 days): Anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV
Jun 27 to Jun 29 (3 days): Saints Peter and Paul
Aug 14 to Aug 16 (3 days): Summer holiday, Assumption, Summer holiday
Oct 31 to Nov 2 (3 days): All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day
Dec 25 to Dec 27 (3 days): Christmas Day, Boxing Day, St. John

Best bridge days to book

Take these days off to connect public holidays with the weekend:

Take off	Get	Around
Jan 2 (1 day)	4 days off (Jan 1 to Jan 4)	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Jan 5 (1 day)	4 days off (Jan 3 to Jan 6)	Epiphany
Mar 20 (1 day)	4 days off (Mar 19 to Mar 22)	Saint Joseph
May 15 (1 day)	4 days off (May 14 to May 17)	Ascension Day
Jun 5 (1 day)	4 days off (Jun 4 to Jun 7)	Corpus Christi
Sep 18 (1 day)	4 days off (Sep 17 to Sep 20)	Saint Robert Bellarmine - Name day of the Holy Father
Dec 7 (1 day)	4 days off (Dec 5 to Dec 8)	Immaculate Conception
Feb 9, Feb 10 (2 days)	5 days off (Feb 7 to Feb 11)	Anniversary of the foundation of Vatican City

Weekend days assumed: Saturday and Sunday. Read more about planning bridge days.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does the Vatican City have in 2026?

The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on Jan 1.

How many long weekends are there in the Vatican City in 2026?

7, and you don't need any vacation days for them. The first one runs from Apr 2 to Apr 7 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, In Albis Tuesday). With a day or two off you can stretch some of them further: see the bridge days above.

Which 2026 holidays in the Vatican City fall on a weekend?

Easter Saturday (Saturday, April 4, 2026), Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 5, 2026), Pentecost (Sunday, May 24, 2026), Assumption (Saturday, August 15, 2026), Summer holiday (Sunday, August 16, 2026), All Saints' Day (Sunday, November 1, 2026), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26, 2026), St. John (Sunday, December 27, 2026). Whether you get another day off instead depends on local rules. When there is a substitute day, it is in the table above.

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Other years for the Vatican City: 2027, 2028. Without holidays: blank 2026 calendar.

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