Public holidays in Vatican City 2023

29 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Vatican City

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Religious Solennità di Maria Santissima Madre di Dio	Solennità di Maria Santissima Madre di Dio
6 January Friday	Friday	Epiphany Religious Epifania del Signore	Epifania del Signore
11 February Saturday	Saturday	Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City National day Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano	Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano
13 March Monday	Monday	Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father Religious Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre	Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre
19 March Sunday	Sunday	Saint Joseph's Day Religious San Giuseppe	San Giuseppe
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Giovedì Santo	Giovedì Santo
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Venerdì Santo	Venerdì Santo
8 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Religious Sabato Santo	Sabato Santo
9 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Pasqua di Resurrezione	Pasqua di Resurrezione
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Lunedì dell'Angelo	Lunedì dell'Angelo
11 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Easter Tuesday Religious Martedì in Albis	Martedì in Albis
23 April Sunday	Sunday	Name Day of the Holy Father Religious Onomastico del Santo Padre	Onomastico del Santo Padre
1 May Monday	Monday	Saint Joseph the Worker's Day Religious San Giuseppe Artigiano	San Giuseppe Artigiano
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Ascensione del Signore	Ascensione del Signore
28 May Sunday	Sunday	Solemnity of Pentecost Religious Solennità della Pentecoste	Solennità della Pentecoste
4 June Sunday	Sunday	Solemnity of Holy Trinity Religious Solennità della Santissima Trinità	Solennità della Santissima Trinità
8 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Domini Religious
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Saints Peter and Paul's Day Religious Santi Pietro e Paolo	Santi Pietro e Paolo
14 August Monday	Monday	Day Before Assumption of Mary Religious Vigilia dell'Assunzione di Maria Santissima	Vigilia dell'Assunzione di Maria Santissima
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption of Mary Day Religious Assunzione di Maria Santissima	Assunzione di Maria Santissima
16 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Day After Assumption of Mary Religious Giorno Successivo all'Assunzione di Maria Santissima	Giorno Successivo all'Assunzione di Maria Santissima
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Tutti i Santi	Tutti i Santi
2 November Thursday	Thursday	All Souls' Day Religious Tutti i Fedeli Defunti	Tutti i Fedeli Defunti
8 December Friday	Friday	Immaculate Conception Religious Immacolata Concezione	Immacolata Concezione
24 December Sunday	Sunday	Christmas Eve Religious Vigilia di Natale	Vigilia di Natale
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Natale	Natale
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Stephen's Day Religious Santo Stefano	Santo Stefano
27 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Saint John the Evangelist's Day Religious San Giovanni	San Giovanni
31 December Sunday	Sunday	Last Day of the Year Ultimo giorno dell'anno	Ultimo giorno dell'anno

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Vatican City (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 6 Jan – Sun 8 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Vatican City: high 12°C (54°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 39% of days
Sat 11 Mar – Mon 13 Mar · 3 days off
Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father
Typically in Vatican City: high 15°C (59°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 24% of days
Thu 6 Apr – Tue 11 Apr · 6 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday
Typically in Vatican City: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 23% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Saint Joseph the Worker's Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 21°C (70°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 36% of days
Sat 12 Aug – Wed 16 Aug · 5 days off
Day Before Assumption of Mary, Assumption of Mary Day, Day After Assumption of Mary
Typically in Vatican City: high 34°C (93°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 16% of days
Fri 8 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · 3 days off
Immaculate Conception
Typically in Vatican City: high 14°C (57°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 51% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Wed 27 Dec · 5 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 14°C (57°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 26% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
Last Day of the Year, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Typically in Vatican City: high 13°C (55°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 24% of days

Bridge days

Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 23°C (73°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 39% of days
Fri 9 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun)
Corpus Domini
Typically in Vatican City: high 28°C (82°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 34% of days
Fri 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul)
Saints Peter and Paul's Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 3 Nov: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov)
All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 21°C (70°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 33% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 1 Apr – Tue 11 Apr — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Jan – Sun 8 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 10 Mar – Mon 13 Mar · Anniversary of the Election of the Holy FatherShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 5 Apr) get 7 days in a rowWed 5 Apr – Tue 11 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Aug) get 6 days in a rowFri 11 Aug – Wed 16 Aug · Day Before Assumption of Mary, Assumption of Mary Day, Day After Assumption of MaryShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Nov) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · All Saints' Day, All Souls' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 6 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Wed 27 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's DayShow on calendar ↓