Long weekends in Vatican City, 2026
In 2026, holidays give Vatican City5 runs of at least three consecutive days off. 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 13 Mar | Sun 15 Mar | 3 days | Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis |
| Sat 4 Apr | Mon 6 Apr | 3 days | Easter Monday |
| Fri 1 May | Sun 3 May | 3 days | Saint Joseph the Worker |
| Sat 27 Jun | Mon 29 Jun | 3 days | Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| Fri 25 Dec | Sun 27 Dec | 3 days | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Monday | Epiphany |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Saint Joseph's Day |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Friday | Saint George |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Monday | Nativity of Mary |
| 7 Dec 2026 | Monday | Immaculate Conception |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 6days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 6 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2026 is marked as a working day or a day off, using Vatican City'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 Vatican City2026 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.