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Public Holidays & Bridge Days in Italy

Italy has twelve national public holidays. If one falls on a weekend it is simply lost, there is no substitute day. That makes bridge days (ponte) all the more valuable: a single day of leave turns into four days off in a row.

2026

DateHolidayBridge day
01 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Day02 January 2026
06 January 2026TuesdayEpiphany05 January 2026
05 April 2026SundayEaster SundayWeekend–
06 April 2026MondayEaster Monday–
25 April 2026SaturdayLiberation DayWeekend–
01 May 2026FridayLabour Day–
02 June 2026TuesdayRepublic Day01 June 2026
15 August 2026SaturdayAssumption (Ferragosto)Weekend–
04 October 2026SundaySt. Francis of AssisiWeekend–
01 November 2026SundayAll Saints' DayWeekend–
08 December 2026TuesdayImmaculate Conception07 December 2026
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Day–
26 December 2026SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayWeekend–

2027

DateHolidayBridge day
01 January 2027FridayNew Year's Day–
06 January 2027WednesdayEpiphany–
28 March 2027SundayEaster SundayWeekend–
29 March 2027MondayEaster Monday–
25 April 2027SundayLiberation DayWeekend–
01 May 2027SaturdayLabour DayWeekend–
02 June 2027WednesdayRepublic Day–
15 August 2027SundayAssumption (Ferragosto)Weekend–
04 October 2027MondaySt. Francis of Assisi–
01 November 2027MondayAll Saints' Day–
08 December 2027WednesdayImmaculate Conception–
25 December 2027SaturdayChristmas DayWeekend–
26 December 2027SundaySt. Stephen's DayWeekend–

Holidays shaded grey fall on a weekend and are not moved or replaced.

Bridge days

These holidays fall on a Tuesday or Thursday: one day of leave on the marked bridge day yields four consecutive days off.

  • New Year's Day

    01 January 2026

    +1 → 02 January 2026

  • Epiphany

    06 January 2026

    +1 → 05 January 2026

  • Republic Day

    02 June 2026

    +1 → 01 June 2026

  • Immaculate Conception

    08 December 2026

    +1 → 07 December 2026

Patron saint days of the major cities

Every Italian city celebrates its patron saint with a local public holiday: offices, banks and many shops close, but only in that city.

CityDatePatron saint
Roma29 JuneSanti Pietro e Paolo
Milano07 DecemberSant'Ambrogio
Napoli19 SeptemberSan Gennaro
Torino24 JuneSan Giovanni Battista
Palermo15 JulySanta Rosalia
Genova24 JuneSan Giovanni Battista
Bologna04 OctoberSan Petronio
Firenze24 JuneSan Giovanni Battista
Bari06 DecemberSan Nicola
Catania05 FebruarySant'Agata
Verona21 MaySan Zeno
Venezia25 AprilSan Marco Evangelista
Messina03 JuneMadonna della Lettera
Padova13 JuneSant'Antonio di Padova
Trieste03 NovemberSan Giusto
Brescia15 FebruarySanti Faustino e Giovita
Parma13 JanuarySant'Ilario di Poitiers
Prato26 DecemberSanto Stefano
Taranto10 MaySan Cataldo
Modena31 JanuarySan Geminiano
Reggio Calabria23 AprilSan Giorgio
Reggio Emilia24 NovemberSan Prospero Vescovo
Perugia29 JanuarySan Costanzo
Ravenna23 JulySant'Apollinare
Livorno22 MaySanta Giulia