Holidays in Iceland 2023 by month: exact dates, flag-raising days, calendar
In this article, All-Holidays.Info will tell you about the holidays in Iceland in 2023. You will find out the dates of the holidays and flag days. At the end of the article you will find a calendar of Icelandic holidays for 2023.
Below we list the holidays in Iceland 2023 by month.
January 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
1st of January
Sunday
New Year
January 6
Friday
Epiphany
January 20th
Friday
Farmer’s Day, the beginning of Torra
February 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
The 14th of February
Tuesday
Valentine’s Day
February 19
Sunday
Women’s day, beginning of Goa
February 20th
Monday
bun day
February 21
Tuesday
explosive day
February 22
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
April 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
April 2
Sunday
Palm Sunday
April 6
Thursday
Maundy Thursday
April 7
Friday
good friday
April 9
Sunday
Easter Sunday
April 10th
Monday
Bright Monday
20 April
Thursday
The first day of summer
May 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
The 1 of May
Monday
Labor Day
May 14
Sunday
Mothers Day
May 18
Thursday
Ascension
May 28
Sunday
Trinity
May 29
Monday
Monday Pentecost
June 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
June 4
Sunday
sailor’s day
June 17
Saturday
Republic Day
June 26
Monday
President’s Birthday (GTJ)
August 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
August 7
Monday
Shopkeepers’ Festival
12th of August
Saturday
Reykjavik Pride
August 19
Saturday
Cultural night in Reykjavik
October 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
28 of October
Saturday
First day of winter
October 31
Tuesday
halloween
November 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
November 12
Sunday
father’s day
November 16
Thursday
Icelandic Language Day
December 2023
the date
Day of the week
Holiday
December 1
Friday
sovereignty day
December 24
Sunday
Christmas Eve
December 25
Monday
Christmas
December 26
Tuesday
The day after Christmas
Dec. 31
Sunday
New Year
Flag Days
There are special days in Iceland when public institutions are required to raise the national flag. In 2023, the flag raising days are as follows:
January 1 – New Year;
April 7 – Good Friday;
April 9 – Easter;
April 20 – First day of summer;
May 1 – Labor Day;
May 28 – Pentecost;
June 4 – Sailor’s Day;
June 17 – Republic Day;
June 26 – Birthday of the President of Iceland;
December 1 – Sovereignty Day.
The law imposes special requirements for hoisting the flag:
The flag must be flown at half mast on all days except Good Friday;
The flag cannot be raised before 7 am;
If the flag is raised at an open-air meeting, public ceremony, funeral or memorial service, it must be lowered at the end of the event, but no later than midnight. In other cases, the flag must be lowered before sunset.
