National Public Holidays in Italy

A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks close and people get the day off across the provinces of Italy...

In Italy, a public holiday is called a giorno festivo, while a national holiday is a festa nazionale.

Each region celebrates different saints and festivals and although it may not be a general holiday, business may close to take part in the celebrations
If the holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday it is common for people to take the intervening day to make the "bridge" for a long weekend: fare il ponte

National and Regional Holidays in 2013
2 June (Sun)	Republic Day	National
24 June (Mon)	St John the Baptist (Florence, Turin, and Genoa only)	Regional
29 June (Sat)	St Peter and Paul's Day (Rome only)	Regional
2 July (Tue)	Palio Traditional Horserace (Sienna only)	Regional
15 August (Thu)	Assumption	National
16 August (Fri)	Palio Traditional Horserace (Sienna only)	Regional
1 November (Fri)	All Saints' Day	National
7 December (Sat)	St Ambrose's Day (in Milan only)	Regional
8 December (Sun)	Immaculate Conception	National
25 December (Wed)	Christmas Day	National
26 December (Thu)	St Stephen's Day	National
National and Regional Holidays in 2014
1 January (Wed)	New Year's Day	National
6 January (Mon)	Epiphany	National
21 April (Mon)	Easter Monday	National
25 April (Fri)	Liberation Day	National
1 May (Thu)	Labor Day/May Day	National
2 June (Mon)	Republic's Day	National
24 June (Tue)	St John the Baptist (Florence, Turin, and Genoa only)	Regional
29 June (Sun)	St Peter and Paul's Day (Rome only)	Regional
2 July (Wed)	Palio Traditional Horserace (Sienna only)	Regional
15 August (Fri)	Assumption	National
16 August (Sat)	Palio Traditional Horserace (Sienna only)	Regional