Sunday, 4 October 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy in Italy. Italian national holiday. Municipal patron-saint holidays require a separate local calendar; no automatic weekday replacement is added.
2026: 2026-10-04.
2027: 2027-10-04.
2028: 2028-10-04.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Monday, 4 October 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Public holiday dates and applicability
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
National holiday from 2026 under Law 151/2025. Italian national holiday. Municipal patron-saint holidays require a separate local calendar; no automatic weekday replacement is added.
Italian national holiday. Municipal patron-saint holidays require a separate local calendar; no automatic weekday replacement is added.
Bank hours and settlement calendars require the institution's own notice. A public-holiday occurrence does not establish every branch's opening hours.
Check the education authority and school calendar for term dates, vacations and institution-specific closures.
Italy's national calendar includes Republic Day on 2 June, Liberation Day on 25 April and St Francis of Assisi on 4 October. Law 151 of 2025 restores 4 October as a national holiday from 2026; a Sunday occurrence does not create an extra Monday closure. Patron-saint holidays depend on the municipality and are not added to the national calendar. National Unity Sunday is an observance rather than another weekday closure.
Check the actual date, region and confirmation status shown here before arranging travel or leave. Local-only occurrences are not a nationwide closure.
2026: 2026-10-04. 2027: 2027-10-04. 2028: 2028-10-04.
Italian national holiday. Municipal patron-saint holidays require a separate local calendar; no automatic weekday replacement is added.
Dates marked provisional await confirmation. No additional or substitute holiday is inferred without dated support.
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