Iceland Holidays 2026
All public holidays, festivals and observances in Iceland for 2026
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Iceland holidays 2026
Showing 28 of 28 holidays
- Nov8SunLearn more
Sunday, November 8, 2026Today!
- Dec1TueLearn more
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
- Dec21MonLearn more
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'
});curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=IS&year=2026" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"