Holidays and Observances in Italy in 2018
Date | Weekday | Name | Holiday Type |
Jan 1 | Monday | New Year’s Day | National |
Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany | National |
Mar 20 | Tuesday | March equinox | Season |
Mar 30 | Friday | Good Friday | Observance |
Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day | National |
Apr 2 | Monday | Easter Monday | National |
Apr 25 | Wednesday | Liberation Day | National |
Apr 25 | Wednesday | The Feast of St Mark | Local |
May 1 | Tuesday | Labor Day / May Day | National |
Jun 2 | Saturday | Republic Day | National |
Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
Jun 24 | Sunday | The Feast of St. John (Florence, Genoa, Turin) | Local |
Jun 29 | Friday | The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Rome) | Local |
Aug 15 | Wednesday | Assumption of Mary / Ferragosto | National |
Sep 19 | Wednesday | The Feast of Saint Januarius (Naples) | Local |
Sep 23 | Sunday | September equinox | Season |
Nov 1 | Thursday | All Saints’ Day | National |
Dec 7 | Friday | The Feast of St. Ambrose (Milan) | Local |
Dec 8 | Saturday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National |
Dec 21 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | National |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | St. Stephen’s Day | National |
Dec 31 | Monday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |