Public holidays in Vatican City 2025

30 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Vatican City

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 4 Jan – Mon 6 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Vatican City: high 12°C (54°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 37% of days
Thu 17 Apr – Wed 23 Apr · 7 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday, Name Day of the Holy Father
Typically in Vatican City: high 20°C (68°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 26% of days
Thu 14 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 4 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 14% of days
Sat 6 Dec – Mon 8 Dec · 3 days off
Immaculate Conception
Typically in Vatican City: high 14°C (57°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 49% of days
Wed 24 Dec – Sun 28 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 23% of days

Bridge days

Mon 10 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 8 Feb – Tue 11 Feb)
Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City
Typically in Vatican City: high 13°C (55°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 30% of days
Fri 14 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 13 Mar – Sun 16 Mar)
Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father
Typically in Vatican City: high 16°C (61°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Saint Joseph the Worker's Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 21°C (70°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 39% of days
Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Vatican City: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 27% of days
Fri 20 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 19 Jun – Sun 22 Jun)
Corpus Domini
Typically in Vatican City: high 30°C (86°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 13% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 12 Apr – Wed 23 Apr — 12 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 14 Apr, Tue 15 Apr, Wed 16 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Jan – Mon 6 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 10 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 8 Feb – Tue 11 Feb · Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican CityShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 16 Apr) get 8 days in a rowWed 16 Apr – Wed 23 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday, Name Day of the Holy FatherShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 13 Aug) get 5 days in a rowWed 13 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · Day Before Assumption of Mary, Assumption of Mary Day, Day After Assumption of MaryShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 23 Dec) get 6 days in a rowTue 23 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · Last Day of the Year, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodShow on calendar ↓