Easter
Season or date: Movable feast, spring
The Pope conducts Holy Week liturgies and gives 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing in the square, the largest event.
Festivals in Vatican
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Christmas Mass
Season or date: December 24-25
Midnight Mass celebrated by the Pope and blessing the next day draw global attention.
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Season or date: June 29
Feast day commemorating the apostles, protectors of Vatican and Rome.
Lateran Treaty Anniversary
Season or date: February 11
Commemorates independence; Vatican employees have a holiday.
All Saints' Day
Season or date: November 1
Liturgy celebrating all saints; pilgrimages to Vatican cemeteries occur.
Public holidays
- New Year's Day (Mary, Mother of God)
- Epiphany
- Lateran Treaty Anniversary
- St. Joseph
- Easter
- Ascension
- Corpus Christi
- Sts. Peter and Paul
- Assumption of Mary
- All Saints
- Immaculate Conception
- Christmas