Long weekends in Iceland, 2027
In 2027, holidays give Iceland5 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 5 days. Below they are listed in calendar order, followed by the bridge days that stretch a short break into a long one.
Every long weekend, in date order
| Starts | Ends | Days off | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | Sun 3 Jan | 3 days | New Year's Day |
| Thu 25 Mar | Mon 29 Mar | 5 days | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Sat 15 May | Mon 17 May | 3 days | Pentecost, Whit Monday |
| Sat 31 Jul | Mon 2 Aug | 3 days | Commerce Day |
| Fri 24 Dec | Sun 26 Dec | 3 days | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day |
Bridge days
A bridge day is a lone working day sitting between a holiday and the weekend. Book that one day as leave and the time off joins up into four days or more. Offices tend to be quiet on these dates even though nobody is officially off.
| Date | Weekday | Next to |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2027 | Friday | First Day of Summer |
| 7 May 2027 | Friday | Ascension Day |
| 18 Jun 2027 | Friday | Icelandic National Day |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 3days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 3 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2027 is marked as a working day or a day off, using Iceland's weekend pattern and its nationwide holidays. Consecutive days off are joined into runs; a run of three days or more that includes at least one holiday counts as a long weekend. A plain two-day weekend never qualifies.
Regional holidays are not part of this calculation. If your region has its own dates, you may get extra long weekends that do not appear in the national list.
Back to the Iceland2027 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.