16 official public holidays in 2034, with 16 still ahead and around 250 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day Nýársdagur | Public |
| Thu, Apr 6 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Skírdagur | Public |
| Fri, Apr 7 | Friday | Good Friday Föstudagurinn langi | Public |
| Sun, Apr 9 | Sunday | Easter Sunday Páskadagur | Public |
| Mon, Apr 10 | Monday | Easter Monday Annar í páskum | Public |
| Thu, Apr 20 | Thursday | First Day of Summer Sumardagurinn fyrsti | Public |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | May Day Verkalýðsdagurinn | Public |
| Thu, May 18 | Thursday | Ascension Day Uppstigningardagur | Public |
| Sun, May 28 | Sunday | Pentecost Hvítasunnudagur | Public |
| Mon, May 29 | Monday | Whit Monday Annar í hvítasunnu | Public |
| Sat, Jun 17 | Saturday | Icelandic National Day Þjóðhátíðardagurinn | Public |
| Mon, Aug 7 | Monday | Commerce Day Frídagur verslunarmanna | Public |
| Sun, Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve Aðfangadagur | Public |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day Jóladagur | Public |
| Tue, Dec 26 | Tuesday | St. Stephen's Day Annar í jólum | Public |
| Sun, Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve Gamlársdagur | Public |
Sun, Jan 1 · Sunday
New Year's Day
Nýársdagur
Public
Thu, Apr 6 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Skírdagur
Public
Fri, Apr 7 · Friday
Good Friday
Föstudagurinn langi
Public
Sun, Apr 9 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Páskadagur
Public
Mon, Apr 10 · Monday
Easter Monday
Annar í páskum
Public
Thu, Apr 20 · Thursday
First Day of Summer
Sumardagurinn fyrsti
Public
Mon, May 1 · Monday
May Day
Verkalýðsdagurinn
Public
Thu, May 18 · Thursday
Ascension Day
Uppstigningardagur
Public
Sun, May 28 · Sunday
Pentecost
Hvítasunnudagur
Public
Mon, May 29 · Monday
Whit Monday
Annar í hvítasunnu
Public
Sat, Jun 17 · Saturday
Icelandic National Day
Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
Public
Mon, Aug 7 · Monday
Commerce Day
Frídagur verslunarmanna
Public
Sun, Dec 24 · Sunday
Christmas Eve
Aðfangadagur
Public
Mon, Dec 25 · Monday
Christmas Day
Jóladagur
Public
Tue, Dec 26 · Tuesday
St. Stephen's Day
Annar í jólum
Public
Sun, Dec 31 · Sunday
New Year's Eve
Gamlársdagur
Public
Total holidays
16
in 2034
Working days remaining
250
across all of 2034
Upcoming holidays
16
during 2034
See Iceland's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Iceland marks 16 official public holidays across 2034. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Iceland, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Iceland are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2034. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Iceland, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.