Public holidays in Iceland
Iceland has several days where an official holiday has been declared. Here below you will find the dates of most of them. Have in mind that on these days, the service and opening hours of shops, restaurants, information centres, etc., is limited. Exactly how the opening hours are scheduled varies.
| Date | English name | Local name | Literal meaning | Good to know |
| January 1st | New Year's Day | Nýársdagur | ----- | ----- |
| Varies | Palm Sunday | Pálmasunnud. | ----- | Always Sunday |
| Varies | Maundy Thursday | Skírdagur | Christening Day | Always Thursday |
| Varies | Good Friday | Föstud. langi | The Long Friday | Always Friday |
| Varies | Easter Day | Páskadagur | ----- | Always Sunday |
| Varies | Easter Monday | Annar í páskum | Second in Easter | Always Monday |
| Varies | First Day of Summer | Sumard. fyrsti | ----- | First Thursday after 18 April |
| May 1st | May Day | Verkalýðsdagurinn | The Labourer's Day | ----- |
| Varies | Ascension | Uppstigningardagur | Ascension Day | ----- |
| Varies | White Sunday | Hvítasunnudagur | White Sunday | Always Sunday |
| Varies | White Monday | Annar í hvítasunnu | Second in White Sunday | Always Monday |
| June 17th | Icel. National Day | Þjóðhátíðardagur | The Republic's Day | ----- |
| Varies | Commerce Day | Frídagur verslunarm. | Trade holiday | First Monday of August |
| December 23rd | Holy Þórlák´s Day | Þórláksmessa | Mass day of St. Þorlákur | ----- |
| Dec. 24th-26th | Christmas | Jól | ----- | ----- |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve | Gamlárskvöld | Old Year's Evening | ----- |
