← Italy
PublicShut
Ferragosto o Assunzione
Assumption Day
Saturday, 15 Aug 2026 · Italy · Nationwide · Public holiday
SponsoredYour ad here · 728 × 90
Bridge day check
Falls on the weekend, so it costs most people no leave — and in many countries no day is given back.
What the day is for
The 15 August feast of the Assumption, layered onto the Roman Feriae Augusti. The single day the country most reliably stops — beaches full, cities empty, family lunches long.
Do shops and banks close?
Near-total closure of shops, offices and neighbourhood businesses in the cities. Coastal resorts run flat out.
Getting around
The worst road day of the Italian summer; motorways to the coast jam from early morning.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Friday · 15 Aug 20253-day break
2026Saturday · 15 Aug 20262-day break
2027Sunday · 15 Aug 20272-day break
2028Tuesday · 15 Aug 2028Bridge to 4 days
2029Wednesday · 15 Aug 20291-day break
See the full Italy holiday calendar or count the working days.