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Ascension Day in the Vatican City

Ascensione del Signore

Thursday6May 2027

Ascension Day is a public holiday in the Vatican City, known locally as Ascensione del Signore.

In 2026 it falls on Thursday 14 May; in 2027 on Thursday 6 May.

52 other countries in our calendar also have Ascension Day as a public holiday.

Dates, 2025 to 2028

YearDateWeekdayNote
202529 MayThursday
202614 MayThursday
20276 MayThursday
202825 MayThursday

Ascension Day elsewhere

Around the world
Aruba14 MayAustria14 MayBelgium14 MayBenin14 MayBotswana14 MayBurkina Faso14 MayBurundi14 MayCameroon14 MayCaribbean Netherlands14 MayCentral African Republic14 MayColombia18 MayCuraçao14 MayDenmark14 MayEswatini14 MayFaroe Islands14 MayFinland14 MayFrance14 MayFrench Guiana14 MayFrench Polynesia14 MayFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands14 MayGabon14 MayGermany14 MayGreenland14 MayGuadeloupe14 MayIceland14 MayIndonesia14 MayIvory Coast14 MayKingdom of the Netherlands14 MayLesotho14 MayLiechtenstein14 MayLuxembourg14 MayMadagascar14 MayMartinique14 MayMayotte14 MayMonaco14 MayNamibia14 MayNew Caledonia14 MayNorway14 MayRepublic of the Congo14 MayRéunion14 MaySaint Barthélemy14 MaySaint Pierre and Miquelon14 MaySaint-Martin14 MaySenegal14 MaySint Maarten14 MaySvalbard and Jan Mayen14 MaySweden14 MaySwitzerland14 MayTogo14 MayVanuatu14 MayWallis and Futuna14 MayÅland14 May