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Iceland Holidays 2026

All public holidays, festivals and observances in Iceland for 2026

Total holidays

28

Public holidays

14

Long weekends

4

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Fathers' Day

Sun, Nov 8

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Iceland holidays 2026

Showing 28 of 28 holidays

  • Nov8Sun

    Fathers' Day

    Sunday, November 8, 2026Today!

  • Dec1Tue

    Independence Day

    Tuesday, December 1, 2026

  • Dec21Mon

    December Solstice

    Monday, December 21, 2026

  • Dec24Thu

    Christmas Eve (from noon)

    Thursday, December 24, 2026

  • Dec25Fri

    Christmas Day

    Friday, December 25, 2026

  • Dec26Sat

    Second Day of Christmas

    Saturday, December 26, 2026

  • Dec31Thu

    New Year's Eve (from noon)

    Thursday, December 31, 2026

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Iceland. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Frequently asked questions

How many holidays are there in Iceland in 2026?

There are 14 public holidays and 28 holidays and observances in total in Iceland in 2026. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How do I add Iceland holidays to my calendar?

Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.

How to retrieve the Iceland holidays list via API?

Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IS&year=2026 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:

// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
  country: 'IS',
  year: '2026'
});
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=IS&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Learn more in the API docs