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Public holidays in Faroe Islands 2028

Faroe Islands has 14 public holiday dates in 2028, 8 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Eve, in 45 days (Thursday, December 24, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Eve
45 days
Thursday, December 24, 2026
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 46 days
  • Sat, Dec 26Second Day of Christmasin 47 days

2028 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 418 days
Apr 13ThuMaundy Thursdayin 521 days
Apr 14FriGood Fridayin 522 days
Apr 16SunEaster Sundayin 524 days
Apr 17MonEaster Mondayin 525 days
May 12FriGreat Prayer Dayin 550 days
May 25ThuAscension Dayin 563 days
Jun 4SunPentecostin 573 days
Jun 5MonPentecost Mondayin 574 days
Jul 29SatSaint Olaf's Dayin 628 days
Dec 24SunChristmas Evein 776 days
Dec 25MonChristmas Dayin 777 days
Dec 26TueSecond Day of Christmasin 778 days
Dec 31SunNew Year's Evein 783 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 2028

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2New Year's Eve, New Year's Day3 days
  • Thu, Apr 13 – Mon, Apr 17Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday5 days
  • Fri, May 12 – Sun, May 14Great Prayer Day3 days
  • Sat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5Pentecost, Pentecost Monday3 days
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas4 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, May 26Ascension Day4 days off

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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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