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Public Holidays

Iceland Public Holidays

On some of those dates, most of the stores and public services in town are closed. 

  2019 2020 2021
New Year's Day 1.jan Tue 1.jan Wed 1.jan Fri
Maundy Thursday 18.apr Thu 9.apr Thu 1.apr Thu
Good Friday 19.apr Fri 10.apr Fri 2.apr Fri
Easter Monday 22.apr Mon 13.apr Mon 5.apr Mon
First Day of Summer 25.apr Thu 23.apr Thu 22.apr Thu
Labour Day 1 May Wed 1 May Fri 1 May Sat
Ascension Day 30 May Thu 21 May Thu 13 May Thu
Whit Sunday 9 Jun Sun 31 May Sun 23 May Sun
Whit Monday 10 Jun Mon 1 Jun Mon 24 May Mon
Independence Day 17 Jun Mon 17 Jun Wed 17 Jun Thu
Commerce Day 5 Aug Mon 3 Aug Mon 2 Aug Mon
Christmas Eve 24 Dec Tue 24 Dec Thu 24 Dec Fri
Christmas Day 25 Dec Wed 25 Dec Fri 25 Dec Sat
Boxing Day 26 Dec Thu 26 Dec Sat 26 Dec Sun
New Year's Eve 31 Dec Tue 31 Dec Thu 31 Dec Fri