Italian Holidays

On national holidays you may find information offices closed, museums open for shorter hours or not at all and public transportion running a limited service. It is advisable to check the dates below before scheduling any activities during your trip.

(Note that the date of Easter Monday changes every year, while all the other holidays keep to the same date.)

January 1: New Year's Day
January 6: Epiphany
April 13: Easter Monday (in 2009)
April 25: Liberation Day
May 1: Labor Day
June 2: Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic
August 15: Feast of the Assumption (also known as Ferragosto)
November 1: All Saints
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 25: Christmas Day
December 26: St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day)

There may be local holidays that are celebrated differently from town to town. Some of the major cities are listed below.

Rome: June 29 (Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul)
Florence: June 24 (Feast of St. John the Baptist)
Venice: April 25 (Feast of St. Mark - but also Liberation Day and a holiday anyway)
Naples: September 19 (San Gennaro)