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Public and school holidays in Apulia 2026

11 public holidays: 4 on a weekend, 4 bridge days

Calendar 2026

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Public holidays in Apulia

11 public holidays

  • 1 Jan · Thursday
  • 6 Jan · Tuesday
  • 6 Apr · Monday
  • 25 Apr · Saturday
  • 1 May · Friday
  • 2 Jun · Tuesday
  • 15 Aug · Saturday
  • 1 Nov · Sunday
  • 8 Dec · Tuesday
  • 25 Dec · Friday
  • 26 Dec · Saturday

Bridge days in Apulia

One day of leave, four days off — outlined in dashed red in the calendar.

  • 2 January 2026Fridaythe day after New Year's Day
  • 5 January 2026Mondaythe day before Epiphany
  • 1 June 2026Mondaythe day before Republic Day
  • 7 December 2026Mondaythe day before Immaculate Conception

When to take leave in Apulia

What one, two or three days of leave get you:

School holidays in Apulia

Every holiday period with its dates and length.

  • Christmas holidays16 days –
  • Easter holidays6 days –
  • floating holiday1 day –
  • floating holiday1 day –
  • End of lessons1 day –

San Nicola festival in Bari and Apulian patron saints

In Apulia, local civic holidays reflect maritime and religious heritage. In Bari, the central celebration is the Feast of Saint Nicholas (7–9 May), commemorating the 1087 translation of the saint's relics from Myra with a historic flotilla parade in the Adriatic and a municipal public holiday on 8 May. Taranto celebrates San Cataldo (10 May) and Lecce honours Sant'Oronzo (26 August).

The school calendar is adopted by the regional government of Apulia, permitting schools to suspend lessons for their municipality's patron saint's day.