Italy has a total of 27 holidays in 2021. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year's Day	Friday, January 1, 2021	New Year’s Day is celebrated in Italy on January 1 each year.
Epiphany	Wednesday, January 6, 2021	Epiphany is a national holiday in Italy celebrated annually on January 6.
Ash Wednesday	Wednesday, February 17, 2021	Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent in western Christian churches.
Father's Day	Friday, March 19, 2021	Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
March Equinox	Saturday, March 20, 2021	March Equinox in Italy (Rome)
Good Friday	Friday, April 2, 2021	Good Friday is part of the Holy Week of Easter. The Pope leads a large procession, the Way of the Cross, in Rome.
Easter Sunday	Sunday, April 4, 2021	Easter Day is a public holiday that is celebrated widely throughout Italy each year.
Easter Monday	Monday, April 5, 2021	Easter Monday is a public holiday in Italy that is celebrated annually on the day after Easter Day.
Liberation Day	Sunday, April 25, 2021	Celebrated on April 25 each year, Italy’s Liberation Day commemorates when the Allied troops liberated the country from the Nazi occupation during World War II.
The Feast of St Mark (Venice)	Sunday, April 25, 2021	The Italian city of Venice has its own local public holiday, St Mark’s Day (Festa di San Marco) on April 25 each year.
Labor Day / May Day	Saturday, May 1, 2021	Labor Day is a national holiday annually held in Italy on May 1.
Mother's Day	Sunday, May 9, 2021	Mother’s Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures.
Republic Day	Wednesday, June 2, 2021	Italy’s Republic Day is an annual public holiday on June 2 to commemorates the date Italians voted for their country end the monarchy and become a republic.
June Solstice	Monday, June 21, 2021	June Solstice in Italy (Rome)
The Feast of St. John (Florence, Genoa, Turin)	Thursday, June 24, 2021	Florence, Turin and Genoa, in Italy, celebrate their own local holiday, the Feast of St John (Festa di San Giovanni) on June 24 each year.
The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Rome)	Tuesday, June 29, 2021	Rome, in Italy, celebrates its own local holiday, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29 each year.
Assumption of Mary	Sunday, August 15, 2021	Assumption Day, also known as the Feast of the Assumption, is an annual public holiday in Italy on August 15.
Ferragosto	Sunday, August 15, 2021	Ferragosto is a observance in Italy
The Feast of Saint Januarius (Naples)	Sunday, September 19, 2021	Naples, in Italy, celebrates its own local holiday, the Feast of Saint Januarius on September 19 each year.
September Equinox	Wednesday, September 22, 2021	September Equinox in Italy (Rome)
All Saints' Day	Monday, November 1, 2021	In Italy All Saints’ Day is a national public holiday celebrated on November 1 to commemorate the Catholic saints.
The Feast of St. Ambrose (Milan)	Tuesday, December 7, 2021	The Feast of Saint Ambrose is a day off for most people in Milan, one of Italy’s largest cities, on December 7 every year.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception	Wednesday, December 8, 2021	Immaculate Conception Day is a nationwide holiday in Italy on December 8 that celebrates the belief that Jesus’ mother Mary is “free of sin”.
December Solstice	Tuesday, December 21, 2021	December Solstice in Italy (Rome)
Christmas Day	Saturday, December 25, 2021	Christmas Day is a public holiday in Italy on December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
St. Stephen's Day	Sunday, December 26, 2021	St Stephen’s Day is a public holiday in Italy on December 26.
New Year's Eve	Friday, December 31, 2021	Many Italians celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31 to farewell the old year and prepare for the New Year.