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Vatican City holidays 2026 and 2027

Vatican City (VA). Public holidays fall on 20 weekdays in Vatican City in 2026.

Id
VA
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
none yet
Last verified
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2026

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodClosed
Tue 6 Jan 2026EpiphanyClosed
Wed 11 Feb 2026Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican CityClosed
Thu 19 Mar 2026Saint Joseph's DayClosed
Thu 2 Apr 2026Maundy ThursdayClosed
Fri 3 Apr 2026Good FridayClosed
Sat 4 Apr 2026Holy SaturdayClosed
Sun 5 Apr 2026Easter SundayClosed
Mon 6 Apr 2026Easter MondayClosed
Tue 7 Apr 2026Easter TuesdayClosed
Fri 1 May 2026Saint Joseph the Worker's DayClosed
Fri 8 May 2026Anniversary of the Election of the Holy FatherClosed
Thu 14 May 2026Ascension DayClosed
Sun 24 May 2026Solemnity of PentecostClosed
Sun 31 May 2026Solemnity of Holy TrinityClosed
Thu 4 Jun 2026Corpus DominiClosed
Mon 29 Jun 2026Saints Peter and Paul's DayClosed
Fri 14 Aug 2026Day Before Assumption of MaryClosed
Sat 15 Aug 2026Assumption of Mary DayClosed
Sun 16 Aug 2026Day After Assumption of MaryClosed
Thu 17 Sep 2026Name Day of the Holy FatherClosed
Sun 1 Nov 2026All Saints' DayClosed
Mon 2 Nov 2026All Souls' DayClosed
Tue 8 Dec 2026Immaculate ConceptionClosed
Thu 24 Dec 2026Christmas EveClosed
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayClosed
Sat 26 Dec 2026Saint Stephen's DayClosed
Sun 27 Dec 2026Saint John the Evangelist's DayClosed
Thu 31 Dec 2026Last Day of the YearClosed

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodClosed
Wed 6 Jan 2027EpiphanyClosed
Thu 11 Feb 2027Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican CityClosed
Fri 19 Mar 2027Saint Joseph's DayClosed
Thu 25 Mar 2027Maundy ThursdayClosed
Fri 26 Mar 2027Good FridayClosed
Sat 27 Mar 2027Holy SaturdayClosed
Sun 28 Mar 2027Easter SundayClosed
Mon 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayClosed
Tue 30 Mar 2027Easter TuesdayClosed
Sat 1 May 2027Saint Joseph the Worker's DayClosed
Thu 6 May 2027Ascension DayClosed
Sat 8 May 2027Anniversary of the Election of the Holy FatherClosed
Sun 16 May 2027Solemnity of PentecostClosed
Sun 23 May 2027Solemnity of Holy TrinityClosed
Thu 27 May 2027Corpus DominiClosed
Tue 29 Jun 2027Saints Peter and Paul's DayClosed
Sat 14 Aug 2027Day Before Assumption of MaryClosed
Sun 15 Aug 2027Assumption of Mary DayClosed
Mon 16 Aug 2027Day After Assumption of MaryClosed
Fri 17 Sep 2027Name Day of the Holy FatherClosed
Mon 1 Nov 2027All Saints' DayClosed
Tue 2 Nov 2027All Souls' DayClosed
Wed 8 Dec 2027Immaculate ConceptionClosed
Fri 24 Dec 2027Christmas EveClosed
Sat 25 Dec 2027Christmas DayClosed
Sun 26 Dec 2027Saint Stephen's DayClosed
Mon 27 Dec 2027Saint John the Evangelist's DayClosed
Fri 31 Dec 2027Last Day of the YearClosed
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").

Vatican City holidays: questions

How many weekdays is Vatican City closed in 2026?

20: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Epiphany (Tue 6 Jan 2026); Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City (Wed 11 Feb 2026); Saint Joseph's Day (Thu 19 Mar 2026); Maundy Thursday (Thu 2 Apr 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Easter Tuesday (Tue 7 Apr 2026); Saint Joseph the Worker's Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father (Fri 8 May 2026); Ascension Day (Thu 14 May 2026); Corpus Domini (Thu 4 Jun 2026); Saints Peter and Paul's Day (Mon 29 Jun 2026); Day Before Assumption of Mary (Fri 14 Aug 2026); Name Day of the Holy Father (Thu 17 Sep 2026); All Souls' Day (Mon 2 Nov 2026); Immaculate Conception (Tue 8 Dec 2026); Christmas Eve (Thu 24 Dec 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026); Last Day of the Year (Thu 31 Dec 2026).

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