Public Holidays in Vatican City 2025 🇻🇦
Vatican City has 30 public holidays in 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | 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 | |
| Wednesday | Name Day of the Holy Father | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | 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 | |
| Sunday | Saints Peter and Paul's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Day Before Assumption of Mary | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Assumption of Mary Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Day After Assumption of Mary | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Name Day of the Holy Father | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | All Saints' Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | All Souls' Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Immaculate Conception | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Saint Stephen's Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Saint John the Evangelist's Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Last Day of the Year | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Vatican City 2025
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Epiphany — (Monday) — long weekend
- Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father — (Thursday) — take Friday 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
- Saint Joseph the Worker's Day — (Thursday) — take Friday 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
- Day Before Assumption of Mary — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Assumption of Mary Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Immaculate Conception — (Monday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Saint Stephen's Day — (Friday) — long 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 2025 to 2026.
- Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father: →
- 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: →
