Father's Day (Festa del Papà) – Italy

The next Father's Day (Festa del Papà) is on Friday, March 19, 2027 – in 185 days.

In Italy it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

When is it? Father's Day (Festa del Papà) falls on the same date every year, March 19. The date itself never changes, but the day of the week does, and that decides whether you get a long weekend out of it. Next time round is Friday, March 19, 2027, 185 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Across the eleven years in the table, Father's Day (Festa del Papà) lands twice on a Wednesday, twice on a Monday, twice on a Sunday and twice on a Friday. In four of those it sits next to a weekend, turning it into a three-day break. Those are the years to book early. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in March, which also holds International Women's Day on the 8th, Easter Sunday on the 28th, Summer Time starts (clocks forward) on the 28th and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) on the 29th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Father's Day (Festa del Papà) for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Father's Day (Festa del Papà) is marked in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Austria as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Father's Day (Festa del Papà) dates 2026–2036