National holidays of Iceland in 2020
This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for Iceland. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
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Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
Monday | Jan. 6, 2020 | Twelfth Night | |
Friday | Feb. 14, 2020 | Valentine's Day | |
Wednesday | Feb. 26, 2020 | Ash Wednesday | |
Friday | March 20, 2020 | March Equinox | |
Thursday | April 9, 2020 | Maundy Thursday | |
Thursday | April 9, 2020 | Maundy Thursday | The Thursday before Easter Sunday |
Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | |
Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | The Friday before Easter Sunday |
Saturday | April 11, 2020 | Holy Saturday | |
Sunday | April 12, 2020 | Easter Sunday | |
Sunday | April 12, 2020 | Easter Sunday | |
Monday | April 13, 2020 | Easter Monday | |
Monday | April 13, 2020 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
Thursday | April 23, 2020 | First Day of Summer | Thursday after 18 April |
Friday | May 1, 2020 | Labour Day | |
Friday | May 1, 2020 | May Day | |
Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mothers' Day | |
Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Ascension Day | |
Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Ascension Day | 40 days after Easter |
Sunday | May 31, 2020 | Whit Sunday | |
Monday | June 1, 2020 | Whit Monday | |
Monday | June 1, 2020 | Whit Monday | 7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday |
Wednesday | June 17, 2020 | Independence Day | Independence from Denmark in 1944 |
Wednesday | June 17, 2020 | Icelandic Republic Day | |
Saturday | June 20, 2020 | June Solstice | |
Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Commerce Day | 1st Monday in August |
Tuesday | Sept. 22, 2020 | September Equinox | |
Saturday | Oct. 31, 2020 | Halloween | |
Sunday | Nov. 8, 2020 | Father's Day | 2nd Sunday in November. Not a public holiday |
Sunday | Nov. 8, 2020 | Fathers' Day | |
Tuesday | Dec. 1, 2020 | Independence Day | |
Monday | Dec. 21, 2020 | December Solstice | |
Thursday | Dec. 24, 2020 | Christmas Eve | Afternoon Only |
Thursday | Dec. 24, 2020 | Christmas Eve (from noon) | |
Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
Saturday | Dec. 26, 2020 | Second Day of Christmas | |
Saturday | Dec. 26, 2020 | St. Stephen's Day | |
Thursday | Dec. 31, 2020 | New Year's Eve | Afternoon only |
Thursday | Dec. 31, 2020 | New Year's Eve (from noon) |
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