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2028 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 2028

The Faroe Islands has 14 public holidays in 2028. 6 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are April and December (4 each).

All public holidays in the Faroe Islands in 2028

  • New Year's Day (Nýggjársdagur) – Saturday, January 1, 2028
  • Maundy Thursday (Skírhósdagur) – Thursday, April 13, 2028
  • Good Friday (Langifríggjadagur) – Friday, April 14, 2028
  • Easter Sunday (Páskadagur) – Sunday, April 16, 2028
  • Easter Monday (Annar páskadagur) – Monday, April 17, 2028
  • Great Prayer Day (Dýri biðidagur) – Friday, May 12, 2028
  • Ascension Day (Kristi himmalsferðardagur) – Thursday, May 25, 2028
  • Pentecost (Hvítusunnudagur) – Sunday, June 4, 2028
  • Pentecost Monday (Annar hvítusunnudagur) – Monday, June 5, 2028
  • Saint Olaf's Day (Ólavsøkudagur) – Saturday, July 29, 2028
  • Christmas Eve (Jólaaftan) – Sunday, December 24, 2028
  • Christmas Day (Jóladagur) – Monday, December 25, 2028
  • Second Day of Christmas (Annar jóladagur) – Tuesday, December 26, 2028
  • New Year's Eve (Nýggjársaftan) – Sunday, December 31, 2028

Clock changes in the Faroe Islands in 2028

  • On Sunday, Mar 26, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 01:00 to 02:00.
  • On Sunday, Oct 29, clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 to 01:00.

Long weekends and bridge days in the Faroe Islands in 2028

The weekend in the Faroe Islands: Saturday and Sunday. The Faroe Islands has 6 long weekends in 2028: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2 – 3 days off (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
  • Thu, Apr 13 – Mon, Apr 17 – 5 days off (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
  • Fri, May 12 – Sun, May 14 – 3 days off (Great Prayer Day)
  • Sat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5 – 3 days off (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday)
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 – 4 days off (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas)
  • Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1 – 3 days off (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, May 26 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 25 – Sun, May 28 (Ascension Day)

2028 at a glance

  • 2028 has 366 days.
  • 2028 starts on a Saturday and ends on a Sunday.
  • 2028 is a leap year: February has 29 days.
  • 2028 has the same calendar as 2000 and 2056.
  • Public holidays in the Faroe Islands: 14

Monthly calendars for 2028

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