Public Holidays in Vatican City 2024 🇻🇦
Vatican City has 29 public holidays in 2024. The next public holiday is Day Before Assumption of Mary on 14. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Vatican City.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday Long weekend | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Saint Joseph's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Maundy Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Holy Saturday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Easter Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Name Day of the Holy Father | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Saint Joseph the Worker's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Ascension Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Solemnity of Pentecost | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Solemnity of Holy Trinity | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Corpus Domini | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Saints Peter and Paul's Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Day Before Assumption of Mary | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Assumption of Mary Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day After Assumption of Mary | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | All Saints' Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | All Souls' Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Immaculate Conception | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Christmas Eve | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Saint Stephen's Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Saint John the Evangelist's Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Last Day of the Year | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Vatican City 2024
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God — (Monday) — long weekend
- Saint Joseph's Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Maundy Thursday — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Easter Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Easter Tuesday — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Name Day of the Holy Father — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Ascension Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Corpus Domini — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Assumption of Mary Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day After Assumption of Mary — (Friday) — long weekend
- All Saints' Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Christmas Eve — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Saint Stephen's Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Saint John the Evangelist's Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Last Day of the Year — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Vatican City
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2024 to 2025.
- Maundy Thursday: →
- Good Friday: →
- Holy Saturday: →
- Easter Sunday: →
- Easter Monday: →
- Easter Tuesday: →
- Name Day of the Holy Father: →
- Ascension Day: →
- Solemnity of Pentecost: →
- Solemnity of Holy Trinity: →
- Corpus Domini: →
