Public holidays in Italy 2028: nearly all on weekdays
Add your town and the tool lists the 2028 holidays with the patron saint, the weekday and the working days that remain.
Public holidays 2028 in Italy
13 holidays
11 fall on a weekday; Easter Sunday is counted.
| Holidays on a weekday | 11 |
| Holidays on a Saturday or Sunday | 1 |
| Long weekends for one leave day | 3 |
| Working days (Mon-Fri) | 249 |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2028 | Saturday | New Year's Day | national |
| 6 January 2028 | Thursday | Epiphany | national |
| 16 April 2028 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | national |
| 17 April 2028 | Monday | Easter Monday (Pasquetta) | national |
| 25 April 2028 | Tuesday | Liberation Day | civil holiday |
| 1 May 2028 | Monday | Labour Day | civil holiday |
| 2 June 2028 | Friday | Republic Day | civil holiday |
| 15 August 2028 | Tuesday | Assumption Day (Ferragosto) | national |
| 4 October 2028 | Wednesday | St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Italy | national |
| 1 November 2028 | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | national |
| 8 December 2028 | Friday | Immaculate Conception | national |
| 25 December 2028 | Monday | Christmas Day | national |
| 26 December 2028 | Tuesday | St Stephen's Day | national |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Law 260/1949 and amendments checked on 28 October 2026
Italy still has 13 national holidays in 2028, but the calendar spreads them much more kindly: 11 fall between Monday and Friday and only 1, New Year's Day, lands on a Saturday. 25 April and Ferragosto are on a Tuesday, Epiphany on a Thursday, 2 June and the Immaculate Conception on a Friday, 1 May and Christmas Day on a Monday, St Francis and All Saints' Day on a Wednesday. Easter falls on 16 April 2028, so Easter Monday and 25 April are eight days apart. 2028 is a leap year with 29 February, yet working days from Monday to Friday drop to 249, five fewer than in 2027, precisely because more holidays take a working day away. For businesses that means a few production days less; for anyone planning leave, the best year of the decade.
2028 compared with the neighbouring years
The table lines up the holidays from 2026 to 2028. It shows clearly how the same date changes weekday: 25 April moves from Saturday to Sunday to Tuesday, Christmas Day from Friday to Saturday to Monday.
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thu 1 January | Fri 1 January | Sat 1 January |
| Epiphany | Tue 6 January | Wed 6 January | Thu 6 January |
| Easter Sunday | Sun 5 April | Sun 28 March | Sun 16 April |
| Easter Monday (Pasquetta) | Mon 6 April | Mon 29 March | Mon 17 April |
| Liberation Day | Sat 25 April | Sun 25 April | Tue 25 April |
| Labour Day | Fri 1 May | Sat 1 May | Mon 1 May |
| Republic Day | Tue 2 June | Wed 2 June | Fri 2 June |
| Assumption Day (Ferragosto) | Sat 15 August | Sun 15 August | Tue 15 August |
| St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Italy | Sun 4 October | Mon 4 October | Wed 4 October |
| All Saints' Day | Sun 1 November | Mon 1 November | Wed 1 November |
| Immaculate Conception | Tue 8 December | Wed 8 December | Fri 8 December |
| Christmas Day | Fri 25 December | Sat 25 December | Mon 25 December |
| St Stephen's Day | Sat 26 December | Sun 26 December | Tue 26 December |
What it means for workers
Eleven weekday holidays mean eleven paid rest days for anyone working Monday to Friday, against seven in 2027. For those who work on a holiday, the premium is set by the collective agreement. For hourly-paid workers, article 5 of Law 260 of 1949 grants normal daily pay on the civil holidays, 25 April, 1 May and 2 June, even when they do not work: in 2028 all three fall on a weekday.
The feasts abolished by Law 54 of 1977 do not come back: Ascension and Corpus Christi, which would fall on a Thursday in 2028, remain working days. 4 October, on the other hand, is a holiday under Law 151 of 2025 and falls on a Wednesday.
Working days 2028 in Italy
Working days 2028 in Italy
249
| Mondays to Fridays in the year | 260 |
| of which holidays | 11 |
| First half | 125 |
| Second half | 124 |
The bridges this calendar creates are on long weekends 2028; the printable calendar with week numbers is on calendar 2028.