Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Vatican City 2027
Vatican City has 15 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 10 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Vatican City 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 15
- Of those, on a working day
- 10
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Vatican City, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Maria Santissima Madre di Dio | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Epiphany | Epifania del Signore | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Anniversary of the foundation of Vatican City | Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis | Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Saint Joseph's Day | San Giuseppe | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Lunedì dell'Angelo | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Saint George | Onomastico del Santo Padre | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Saint Joseph the Worker | San Giuseppe lavoratore | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Santi Pietro e Paolo | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption Day | Assunzione di Maria in Cielo | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Nativity of Mary | Festa della natività della madonna | Nationwide | |
| Monday | All Saints Day | Tutti i Santi, Ognissanti | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | Immacolata Concezione | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Natale | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Santo Stefano | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Vatican City
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (5)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
- Friday 19 March to Sunday 21 March 2027: 3 days off, with Saint Joseph's Day.
- Saturday 27 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 3 days off, with Easter Monday.
- Friday 23 April to Sunday 25 April 2027: 3 days off, with Saint George.
- Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November 2027: 3 days off, with All Saints Day.
Bridge days (2)
- Friday 12 February: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 11 February to Sunday 14 February 2027 (next to Anniversary of the foundation of Vatican City).
- Monday 28 June: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 26 June to Tuesday 29 June 2027 (next to Saint Peter and Saint Paul).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Vatican City applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Vatican City to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/vatican-city/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Vatican City's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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