🇮🇹 Holidays in Italy
Italy's year is shaped by the great feasts of the Catholic calendar — Epiphany, Ferragosto in the August heat, All Saints and the Immaculate Conception that opens the Christmas season — alongside the exuberant masked Carnevale of Venice.
Time zone: Europe/Rome · Languages: IT, EN · All countdowns below run on Italy's clock.
Upcoming in Italy
Assumption of Mary
August 15, 2026
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All Saints' Day
November 1, 2026
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2026
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Christmas
December 25, 2026
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Boxing Day
December 26, 2026
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New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
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Epiphany
January 6, 2027
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Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
February 9, 2027
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Easter
March 28, 2027
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International Workers' Day
May 1, 2027
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🕊️ Religious Holidays
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Festive foods of Italy
Panettone and pandoro at Christmas, La Befana's sweets at Epiphany, frittelle at Carnevale, and long shared lunches of pasta, seafood and gelato through Ferragosto.
Travel tips
Ferragosto (15 August) empties the cities as Italians head to the coast, and many shops close for the week around it. Venice's Carnevale and the Christmas season both book out early.