In 1977, the abolition of several church holidays was agreed at that time between the entrepreneurs and the communist trade unions, in order to avoid the multiplicity of bridge days with corresponding production interruptions.
Many of these holidays have fallen into oblivion in Italy, especially the Pentecost, when Pentecost Monday was abolished as a holiday.
Holiday calendar
Saturday 25 January, 2020: Chinese New Year – working day. All information about the Chinese New Year events
Friday 14 February, 2020: Saint Valentine – working day
Saturday 22 February, 2020: Carnival in Rome – working day
Thursday 19 March, 2020: St. Joseph – father’s day. This is a normal working day. The Vatican Museums are closed.
5 April, 2020: Palm Sunday
10 April, 2020: Good Friday – working day
12 April, 2020: Easter
13 April, 2020: Easter Monday – “Pasquetta” a classic day for trips and family visits. The Vatican Museums are closed.
Tuesday 21 April, 2020: Rome birthday
Saturday 25 April, 2020: anniversary of the liberation from fascism – national holiday
Friday 1 May, 2020: Labour – day national holiday. The Vatican Museums and the museums of the municipality of Rome are closed.
10 May, 2020 (2nd sunday in May): mother’s day
Sunday 31 May, 2020: Pentecost
Tuesday 2 June, 2020: Day of the Republic – national holiday
Sunday 21 June, 2020: 26th festival of music
Monday 29 June, 2020: Peter and Paul – Feast of the patron saints of Rome – local holiday
Saturday 15 August, 2020: Ferragosto – Maria Ascension Day – national holiday and key point of summer vacation time. The Vatican Museums are closed the 14th and 15th August.
Sunday 1 November, 2020: All Saints. The Vatican Museums are closed.
Wednesday 4 November 2020: National Unity and Armed Forces Day – normal working day. Ceremonies in the morning at the Victorianum with flyover of the aerobatic team Frecce Tricolore
Tuesday 8 December, 2020: Maria conception – national holiday
Friday 25 December, 2020: Christmas – national holiday. All museums are closed.
Saturday 26 December, 2020: St. Stephen’s day – national holiday. The Vatican Museums are closed.
Thursday 31 December, 2020: New Years Eve – working day
Friday 1 January, 2020: New Year. All museums are closed.
Wednesday 6 January, 2020: Epiphany, public holiday, the Vatican Museums are closed – in the Italian tradition, on this day comes “La Befana”, the witch, and brings the gifts to the children
Shop opening
Most of the city center shops and malls are open seven days a week.
Most shops are closed on
January 1, April 25, June 2, June 29, August 15, December 25 and 26. Most grocery stores are also closed on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
Museums
Roman National Museums, such as the Colosseum and Castel Sant’Angelo, are closed on January 1st and December 25th.
The municipal museums, such as the Capitoline Museums, the Trajan markets and the Centrale Montemartini, are also closed on May 1st.
The Vatican museums are closed on
- Sunday except the last Sunday of the month
- 6 January
- 11 February
- 19 March
- Easter Monday
- 1 Mai
- 29 June
- 14 + 15 August
- 1 November
- 8 December
- 25+26 December
Monthly overview
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Pope Masses, Angelus Prayers and Audiences
Source: Deutsches Pilgerzentrum Rom
