Public Holidays in Vatican City 2026 🇻🇦
Vatican City has 9 public holidays in 2026. The next public holiday is Name Day of the Holy Father on 17. Sep. 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.
This year, Vatican City observes 29 public holidays , with 29 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Name Day of the Holy Father on 17. Sep. The most recently passed holiday was Day After Assumption of Mary.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Bridge day | Name Day of the Holy Father | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | All Souls' Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Immaculate Conception | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Christmas Eve | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Saint Stephen's Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Saint John the Evangelist's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Last Day of the Year | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Vatican City 2026
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Name Day of the Holy Father — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- All Souls' Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Immaculate Conception — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Christmas Eve — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Christmas Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Last Day of the Year — (Thursday) — take Friday 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 2026 to 2027.
- Maundy Thursday: →
- Good Friday: →
- Holy Saturday: →
- Easter Sunday: →
- Easter Monday: →
- Easter Tuesday: →
- Ascension Day: →
- Solemnity of Pentecost: →
- Solemnity of Holy Trinity: →
- Corpus Domini: →
