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Public holidays in Faroe Islands 2026

Faroe Islands has 14 public holiday dates in 2026, 11 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Eve, in 44 days (Thursday, December 24, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Eve
44 days
Thursday, December 24, 2026
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 45 days
  • Sat, Dec 26Second Day of Christmasin 46 days

2026 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
Apr 2ThuMaundy Thursdaypassed
Apr 3FriGood Fridaypassed
Apr 5SunEaster Sundaypassed
Apr 6MonEaster Mondaypassed
May 1FriGreat Prayer Daypassed
May 14ThuAscension Daypassed
May 24SunPentecostpassed
May 25MonPentecost Mondaypassed
Jul 29WedSaint Olaf's Daypassed
Dec 24ThuChristmas Evein 44 days
Dec 25FriChristmas Dayin 45 days
Dec 26SatSecond Day of Christmasin 46 days
Dec 31ThuNew Year's Evein 51 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Thu, Apr 2 – Mon, Apr 6Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday5 days
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Great Prayer Day3 days
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25Pentecost, Pentecost Monday3 days
  • Thu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas4 days
  • Thu, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 3New Year's Eve, New Year's Day4 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, May 15Ascension Day4 days off

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All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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