Public Holidays in Italy

ITALY

Public Holidays in Italy

Offices and shops are closed in Italy on the following dates:
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 6 Epiphany
March/April Easter (different each year)
March/April Easter Monday (Different each year)
April 25 Liberation Day
May 1 Labour Day
June 2 Anniversary of the Republic
August 15 Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin
November 1 All Saints’ Day
December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing day (known in Italy as “Santo Stefano”)
Offices and shops are also closed in the following cities on local Feast days honouring their patron Saints:
April 25 Saint Mark (Venice)
June 24 Saint John the Baptist (Florence, Genoa, Turin)
June 29 Saints Peter and Paul (Rome)
July 15 Saint Rosalia (Palermo)
September 19 Saint Gennaro (Naples)
October 4 Saint Petronio (Bologna)
October 30 Saint Saturnio (Cagliari)
November 3 Saint Giusto (Trieste)
December 6 Saint Nicola (Bari)
December 7 Saint Ambrose (Milan)