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2026 Holidays for Faroe Islands

  • New Year's Day (Nýggjársdagur)
  • Clocks go forward 1 hour (01:00 → 02:00)
  • Maundy Thursday (Skírhósdagur)
  • Good Friday (Langifríggjadagur)
  • Easter Sunday (Páskadagur)
  • Easter Monday (Annar páskadagur)
  • Great Prayer Day (Dýri biðidagur)
  • Ascension Day (Kristi himmalsferðardagur)
  • Pentecost (Hvítusunnudagur)
  • Pentecost Monday (Annar hvítusunnudagur)
  • Saint Olaf's Day (Ólavsøkudagur)
  • Clocks go back 1 hour (02:00 → 01:00)
  • Christmas Eve (Jólaaftan)
  • Christmas Day (Jóladagur)
  • Second Day of Christmas (Annar jóladagur)
  • New Year's Eve (Nýggjársaftan)

Public holidays in the Faroe Islands in 2026

The Faroe Islands has 14 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are April, May, and December (4 each).

All public holidays in the Faroe Islands in 2026

  • New Year's Day (Nýggjársdagur) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Maundy Thursday (Skírhósdagur) – Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • Good Friday (Langifríggjadagur) – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Easter Sunday (Páskadagur) – Sunday, April 5, 2026
  • Easter Monday (Annar páskadagur) – Monday, April 6, 2026
  • Great Prayer Day (Dýri biðidagur) – Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Ascension Day (Kristi himmalsferðardagur) – Thursday, May 14, 2026
  • Pentecost (Hvítusunnudagur) – Sunday, May 24, 2026
  • Pentecost Monday (Annar hvítusunnudagur) – Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Saint Olaf's Day (Ólavsøkudagur) – Wednesday, July 29, 2026
  • Christmas Eve (Jólaaftan) – Thursday, December 24, 2026
  • Christmas Day (Jóladagur) – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Second Day of Christmas (Annar jóladagur) – Saturday, December 26, 2026
  • New Year's Eve (Nýggjársaftan) – Thursday, December 31, 2026

Clock changes in the Faroe Islands in 2026

  • On Sunday, Mar 29, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 01:00 to 02:00.
  • On Sunday, Oct 25, clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 to 01:00.

Long weekends and bridge days in the Faroe Islands in 2026

The weekend in the Faroe Islands: Saturday and Sunday. The Faroe Islands has 5 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Thu, Apr 2 – Mon, Apr 6 – 5 days off (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Great Prayer Day)
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 – 3 days off (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday)
  • Thu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27 – 4 days off (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas)
  • Thu, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 3 – 4 days off (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Dec 29 and Tue, Dec 30): 9 days off in a row, Wed, Dec 24 – Thu, Jan 1 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 5 days off in a row, Wed, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
  • Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 (Ascension Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Jul 27 and Tue, Jul 28): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Jul 25 – Wed, Jul 29 (Saint Olaf's Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Thu, Jul 30 and Fri, Jul 31): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jul 29 – Sun, Aug 2 (Saint Olaf's Day)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in the Faroe Islands: 14

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