Holidays in Italy 2024

Italy observes 11 festività nazionali in 2024. 8 fall on a weekday and 3 land on a weekend, leaving 254 giorni lavorativi across the year on the national-only count.

2024 festività nazionali calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Note
Jan 1	Monday	Capodanno	Capodanno on Monday January 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Jan 6	Saturday (weekend)	Epifania	Epifania lands on a Saturday (January 6) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Apr 1	Monday	Lunedì dell'Angelo	Lunedì dell'Angelo on Monday April 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Apr 25	Thursday	Festa della Liberazione	Festa della Liberazione on Thursday April 25 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 1	Wednesday	Festa del Lavoro	Festa del Lavoro on Wednesday May 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Jun 2	Sunday (weekend)	Festa della Repubblica	Festa della Repubblica lands on a Sunday (June 2) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Aug 15	Thursday	Ferragosto	Ferragosto on Thursday August 15 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Nov 1	Friday	Ognissanti	Ognissanti on Friday November 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Dec 8	Sunday (weekend)	Immacolata Concezione	Immacolata Concezione lands on a Sunday (December 8) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Dec 25	Wednesday	Natale	Natale on Wednesday December 25 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Dec 26	Thursday	Santo Stefano	Santo Stefano on Thursday December 26 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Festività on weekdays

Giorni lavorativi

254

The 3 weekend-falling festività nazionali in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 8 weekday-falling entries. Italy observes 11 listed festività nazionali fixed by Italian law, including Santo Stefano on December 26. Easter Sunday is statutorily a festività but always falls on Sunday, so it is not listed separately. Italian law keeps each holiday on its gazetted date even when it lands on a weekend. The Festa del Patrono (patron saint's day) is municipal and varies by city (San Giovanni in Florence on June 24, San Petronio in Bologna on October 4, Sant'Ambrogio in Milan on December 7).

Holidays not included

Italian municipal Festa del Patrono dates are not in this national set. Adriatic coastal cities, Sicilian towns, and historical cities each observe their patron saint. For Florence (June 24), Bologna (October 4), Milan (December 7), or Rome (June 29), layer the patron-saint date under Advanced options. Italian regional holidays at the Comune level vary widely.

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Italy Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many festività nazionali does Italy have in 2024?

Italy observes 11 festività nazionali in 2024. Of those, 8 fall on a weekday and 3 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many giorni lavorativi does Italy have in 2024?

Italy has 254 giorni lavorativi in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 8 weekday-falling festività nazionali. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 festività nazionale dates fall on a weekday?

8 of Italy's 11 festività nazionali in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the giorni lavorativi count: Capodanno (Monday, January 1); Lunedì dell'Angelo (Monday, April 1); Festa della Liberazione (Thursday, April 25); Festa del Lavoro (Wednesday, May 1); Ferragosto (Thursday, August 15); Ognissanti (Friday, November 1); Natale (Wednesday, December 25); Santo Stefano (Thursday, December 26).

Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

3 festività nazionali in 2024 fall on a weekend: Epifania on Saturday, January 6; Festa della Repubblica on Sunday, June 2; Immacolata Concezione on Sunday, December 8. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.