Long weekends in Italy, 2026
2026 has 13 public holidays, and 7 of them give you a weekday off. The best bridge: 4 days off for 1 day of leave around New Year's Day.
The best bridges in 2026
Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.
- Thu, Jan 1 and Tue, Jan 6
New Year's Day, Epiphany
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 4
Take off: Fri, Jan 2
- Longest break
12 days off for 6 days of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 12
Take off: Fri, Jan 2, Mon, Jan 5, Wed, Jan 7 to Fri, Jan 9, and Mon, Jan 12
- Best value
- Mon, Apr 6
Easter Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Apr 4 to Mon, Apr 6
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Apr 3 to Mon, Apr 6
Take off: Fri, Apr 3
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, Mar 28 to Mon, Apr 6
Take off: Mon, Mar 30 to Fri, Apr 3
- Free long weekend
- Fri, May 1
Labour Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, May 1 to Sun, May 3
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 3
Take off: Thu, Apr 30
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Apr 24 to Sun, May 3
Take off: Fri, Apr 24 and Mon, Apr 27 to Thu, Apr 30
- Free long weekend
- Tue, Jun 2
Republic Day
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Sat, May 30 to Tue, Jun 2
Take off: Mon, Jun 1
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, May 29 to Sun, Jun 7
Take off: Fri, May 29, Mon, Jun 1, and Wed, Jun 3 to Fri, Jun 5
- Best value
- Tue, Dec 8
Immaculate Conception
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Sat, Dec 5 to Tue, Dec 8
Take off: Mon, Dec 7
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Dec 4 to Sun, Dec 13
Take off: Fri, Dec 4, Mon, Dec 7, and Wed, Dec 9 to Fri, Dec 11
- Best value
- Fri, Dec 25
Christmas Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Dec 25 to Sun, Dec 27
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 27
Take off: Thu, Dec 24
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Jan 3
Take off: Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 24 and Mon, Dec 28 to Thu, Dec 31
- Free long weekend
Plan your leave for 2026
Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.
32 days off in 6 breaks
Uses 10 days of leave
- Thu, Jan 1 to Tue, Jan 66 days off for 2 days of leave
- Fri, Apr 3 to Mon, Apr 64 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 34 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, May 30 to Tue, Jun 24 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, Dec 5 to Tue, Dec 84 days off for 1 day of leave
- Fri, Dec 25 to Sun, Jan 310 days off for 4 days of leave
2026 at a glance
Public holidays in Italy, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1Thursday | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| January 6Tuesday | Tuesday | Epiphany |
| April 5Sunday | Sunday | Easter Sunday, Falls on a weekend |
| April 6Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| April 25Saturday | Saturday | Liberation from Nazi-Fascism (1945), Falls on a weekend |
| May 1Friday | Friday | Labour Day |
| June 2Tuesday | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| August 15Saturday | Saturday | Assumption, Falls on a weekend |
| October 4Sunday | Sunday | National Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Falls on a weekend |
| November 1Sunday | Sunday | All Saints' Day, Falls on a weekend |
| December 8Tuesday | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception |
| December 25Friday | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 26Saturday | Saturday | Boxing Day, Falls on a weekend |
Turn New Year's Day into a trip
Plan the days, the stays and the bookings in one itinerary, with your group, on Waiz.
Long weekends in Italy: questions
There are 13 public holidays in Italy in 2026, 7 of them on a weekday.
Taking 1 day of leave off around New Year's Day (Fri, Jan 2) gives you 4 days off in a row.
Spend leave next to public holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or a Monday or Friday next to a weekend. With 10 days of leave of leave, the planner above finds 32 days off in 2026.
Holiday dates from the date-holidays project (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against official government sources. Company agreements and contracts can add or move days off; check yours before booking.
