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Holidays in Italy 2026

Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: September 10, 2026

The 2026 Italy holiday table below lists 12 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed. 7 fall on a weekday and 5 land on a weekend, leaving 254 giorni lavorativi across the year on the national-only count.

2026 festività nazionali calendar

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1ThursdayCapodanno
Jan 6TuesdayEpifania
Apr 6MondayLunedì dell'Angelo
Apr 25Saturday (weekend)Festa della Liberazione
May 1FridayFesta del Lavoro
Jun 2TuesdayFesta della Repubblica
Aug 15Saturday (weekend)Ferragosto
Oct 4Sunday (weekend)San Francesco d'Assisi
Nov 1Sunday (weekend)Ognissanti
Dec 8TuesdayImmacolata Concezione
Dec 25FridayNatale
Dec 26Saturday (weekend)Santo Stefano

2026 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Festività on weekdays

7

Giorni lavorativi

254

The 5 weekend dates in 2026 fall on a Saturday or Sunday, days the count already excludes, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 7 weekday dates. The table starts from article 2 of Law 260 of 27 May 1949, the list of giorni festivi, and adds 2 June, the festa nazionale of article 1. Law 151 of 8 October 2025 put 4 October, San Francesco d'Assisi, on that list from 1 January 2026, so the 2024 and 2025 tables have one date fewer. Article 2 still prints days that Law 54 of 5 March 1977 stripped of civil effect, such as San Giuseppe, the Ascension and Corpus Domini, and they are not in the table. The same 1977 law also took Epiphany and 2 June off; DPR 792 of 28 December 1985 lists 6 January again, and Law 336 of 20 November 2000 restored 2 June from 2001. Every Sunday is a giorno festivo under article 2, so Easter Sunday has no row of its own, and the article contains no rule moving a day that falls on a weekend.

Holidays not included

A town's patron saint day is not in this national table. Law 90 of 31 March 1954 (article 2, letter e) names the celebration of the patron saint of the place where the work is done among the holidays that collective agreements treat as such, so whether it is a day off depends on the contract and the place. One is fixed for a single city by national law: DPR 792 of 28 December 1985 lists 29 June, Saints Peter and Paul, for the comune di Roma. Add the date for the city concerned under Advanced options.

Sources and verification

Official source: Normattiva (normattiva.it) (opens in a new tab)

Cross-checked against this source on September 10, 2026.

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Italy Holidays 2026 - FAQ

How many dates are on the 2026 Italy holiday calendar?
12 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed in 2026. Of those, 7 fall on a weekday and 5 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 2026?
Italy has 254 giorni lavorativi in 2026 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling festività nazionali. This is the national count: it uses only the dates in the table above, so a holiday kept only in one region or by one sector is not in it.
Which 2026 festività nazionale dates fall on a weekday?
7 of the 12 dates in the 2026 Italy holiday table fall on a weekday and reduce the giorni lavorativi count: Capodanno (Thursday, January 1); Epifania (Tuesday, January 6); Lunedì dell'Angelo (Monday, April 6); Festa del Lavoro (Friday, May 1); Festa della Repubblica (Tuesday, June 2); Immacolata Concezione (Tuesday, December 8); Natale (Friday, December 25).
Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?
5 of the 2026 dates fall on a weekend: Festa della Liberazione on Saturday, April 25; Ferragosto on Saturday, August 15; San Francesco d'Assisi on Sunday, October 4; Ognissanti on Sunday, November 1; Santo Stefano on Saturday, December 26. Each is listed on its calendar date, and none of those entries takes a working day out of the count.