Public holidays in Vatican City, 2025
Vatican City observes 15 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 248 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Maria Santissima Madre di Dio |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 6 Jan | Monday | Epiphany Epifania del Signore |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 11 Feb | Tuesday | Anniversary of the foundation of Vatican City Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 13 Mar | Thursday | Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 19 Mar | Wednesday | Saint Joseph's Day San Giuseppe |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday Lunedì dell'Angelo |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 23 Apr | Wednesday | Saint George Onomastico del Santo Padre |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Saint Joseph the Worker San Giuseppe lavoratore |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 29 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Saint Peter and Saint Paul Santi Pietro e Paolo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 15 Aug | Friday | Assumption Day Assunzione di Maria in Cielo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Sep | Monday | Nativity of Mary Festa della natività della madonna |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 Nov | Saturday Weekend | All Saints Day Tutti i Santi, Ognissanti |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Dec | Monday | Immaculate Conception Immacolata Concezione |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day Natale |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Dec | Friday | St. Stephen's Day Santo Stefano |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 | 1,984 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Vatican City. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
2 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Saint Peter and Saint Paul (29 Jun), All Saints Day (1 Nov). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is March at 19. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 59 working days across January, February, March.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Vatican City's 15 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 82nd percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 48.
The holidays produce 6 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 25 December 2025 to 28 December 2025, built around Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day. A further 4 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.