Is the Immaculate Conception a Public Holiday?
Immaculate Conception 2026 falls on Tuesday, December 8.
The Immaculate Conception is fixed on 8 December, so every year the question is the weekday — Monday in 2025, Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Chile, Argentina and Colombia keep the feast on that calendar date. The Philippines lists it as a special non-working public holiday; Macau publishes the same feast under “Feast of the Immaculate Conception”. The United Kingdom and the United States do not observe it.
Also known as: December 8 · Inmaculada Concepción · Immacolata · Mariä Empfängnis · Conceição Imaculada
The short answer
9 countries and regions in our calendar mark it. Dates and days off below cover 2025–2028.
- 2025
- Monday, December 8
- 2026
- Tuesday, December 8
- 2027
- Wednesday, December 8
- 2028
- Friday, December 8
Dates year by year
Dates by country and year
Compare the festival date across countries and every year we publish.
| Country / region | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028 |
| Spain | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028Provisional |
| Portugal | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028 |
| Austria | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028 |
| Argentina | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027Provisional | December 8, 2028Provisional |
| Chile | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028 |
| Colombia | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028 |
| Philippines | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028Provisional |
| Macau | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 | December 8, 2028Provisional |
| United Kingdom | December 8, 2025Not a public holiday | December 8, 2026Not a public holiday | December 8, 2027Not a public holiday | December 8, 2028Not a public holiday |
| United States | December 8, 2025Not a public holiday | December 8, 2026Not a public holiday | December 8, 2027Not a public holiday | December 8, 2028Not a public holiday |
Who gets the day off
Every row is derived from that country’s official calendar on this site, so the day counts include substitute days and government bridge days exactly as gazetted.
Immaculate Conception 2025
| Country / region | Called | Date | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Immaculate Conception (Immacolata) | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Spain | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Portugal | Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição) | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Austria | Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfängnis) | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Argentina | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción)Always 8 December — a fixed date that is never moved to another day. | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Chile | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Colombia | Immaculate ConceptionKept on 8 December itself — unlike Epiphany or Ascension, this feast is not moved to a Monday in Colombia. | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Philippines | Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionRepublic Act No. 10966 (2017) makes 8 December a nationwide special non-working holiday for the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Philippines. | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| Macau General holiday only | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | December 8, 2025 | 1days |
| United Kingdom | Ordinary workday (not a bank holiday) | December 8, 2025 | Working day |
| United States | Ordinary workday (not a federal holiday) | December 8, 2025 | Working day |
Immaculate Conception 2026
| Country / region | Called | Date | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Immaculate Conception (Immacolata) | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Spain | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Portugal | Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição) | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Austria | Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfängnis) | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Argentina | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción)Always 8 December — a fixed date that is never moved to another day. | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Chile | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Colombia | Immaculate ConceptionKept on 8 December itself — unlike Epiphany or Ascension, this feast is not moved to a Monday in Colombia. | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Philippines | Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionRepublic Act No. 10966 (2017) makes 8 December a nationwide special non-working holiday for the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Philippines. | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| Macau General holiday only | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | December 8, 2026 | 1days |
| United Kingdom | Ordinary workday (not a bank holiday) | December 8, 2026 | Working day |
| United States | Ordinary workday (not a federal holiday) | December 8, 2026 | Working day |
Immaculate Conception 2027
| Country / region | Called | Date | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Immaculate Conception (Immacolata) | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Spain | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Portugal | Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição) | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Austria | Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfängnis) | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Argentina Provisional | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción)Always 8 December — a fixed date that is never moved to another day. | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Chile | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Colombia | Immaculate ConceptionKept on 8 December itself — unlike Epiphany or Ascension, this feast is not moved to a Monday in Colombia. | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Philippines | Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionRepublic Act No. 10966 (2017) makes 8 December a nationwide special non-working holiday for the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Philippines. | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| Macau General holiday only | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | December 8, 2027 | 1days |
| United Kingdom | Ordinary workday (not a bank holiday) | December 8, 2027 | Working day |
| United States | Ordinary workday (not a federal holiday) | December 8, 2027 | Working day |
Rows marked provisional show only the dates already fixed. Where a government sets the length of the break by annual decree — mainland China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia — the full arrangement has not been published for that year yet, so treat those day counts as a floor and any blank as "not announced", not as a working day.
Immaculate Conception 2028
| Country / region | Called | Date | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Immaculate Conception (Immacolata) | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Spain Provisional | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Portugal | Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição) | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Austria | Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfängnis) | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Argentina Provisional | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción)Always 8 December — a fixed date that is never moved to another day. | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Chile | Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Colombia | Immaculate ConceptionKept on 8 December itself — unlike Epiphany or Ascension, this feast is not moved to a Monday in Colombia. | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Philippines Provisional | Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionRepublic Act No. 10966 (2017) makes 8 December a nationwide special non-working holiday for the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Philippines. | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| Macau ProvisionalGeneral holiday only | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | December 8, 2028 | 1days |
| United Kingdom | Ordinary workday (not a bank holiday) | December 8, 2028 | Working day |
| United States | Ordinary workday (not a federal holiday) | December 8, 2028 | Working day |
Rows marked provisional show only the dates already fixed. Where a government sets the length of the break by annual decree — mainland China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia — the full arrangement has not been published for that year yet, so treat those day counts as a floor and any blank as "not announced", not as a working day.
Weekdays in 2025–2028 — and when Sunday comes
From 2025 through 2028, 8 December falls on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday — none of those years hit a weekend, so the table below shows a straight 8 December everywhere. The next Saturday is 2029 and the next Sunday is 2030. Spain’s Royal Decree 2001/1983 lets autonomous communities swap the Monday rest after a Sunday national holiday for a local feast; that rule matters when 8 December falls on Sunday, not in these four years.
Two official names, one feast
Macau and the Philippines use “Feast of the Immaculate Conception”; Italy, Spain and Portugal usually shorten it to “Immaculate Conception”. The table below lists both names where governments publish them.
Go deeper
Frequently asked questions
Is December 8 a public holiday?
In Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, the Philippines and Macau, yes — on 8 December itself. The UK and US are ordinary working days; see the table below.
When is the Immaculate Conception in 2027 and 2028?
Wednesday 8 December 2027 and Friday 8 December 2028 — the date never moves in the countries listed below.
What does the Immaculate Conception celebrate?
That Mary was conceived without original sin — not the conception of Jesus. The Annunciation is 25 March; Mary’s birth is celebrated on 8 September, nine months later.
What is Republic Act No. 10966 in the Philippines?
Signed on 28 December 2017, it declares every 8 December a special non-working holiday nationwide, commemorating the Immaculate Conception as patroness of the Philippines (Lawphil / Supreme Court e-Library).
Is Immaculate Conception the same as Christmas?
No. Immaculate Conception is 8 December; Christmas Day is 25 December.
Does Colombia move Immaculate Conception to a Monday?
No. Colombia keeps 8 December itself, unlike Epiphany or Ascension Day.
Is 8 December a public holiday in the United States?
No. It is an ordinary working day federally; parishes may mark the feast liturgically without a nationwide day off.