When is All Saints’ Day?
In 2026, All Saints’ Day falls on Sunday, November 1, 2026. It is classified here as a San Marino public holiday.
History of All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ Day, Tutti i Santi, is observed in San Marino on November 1 as a nationwide religious holiday. The Western Church developed a common feast for all saints over centuries, and the November date became established in medieval Latin Christianity. In San Marino it belongs to a two-day period of remembrance: All Saints celebrates the whole communion of saints, while November 2 specifically commemorates the faithful departed. Keeping the two guides distinct avoids incorrectly treating them as interchangeable cemetery observances.
Mass is central for practising Catholics, but the holiday also gives families time to prepare for or begin cemetery visits, cleaning graves and placing flowers. Chrysanthemums are strongly associated with remembrance in this part of Europe, and candles may be left at family tombs. Government and payment services close even when tourism businesses operate. November 1 is fixed rather than transferred; when it falls on Sunday, the following All Souls’ Day remains its own separately listed public holiday rather than serving as a substitute.
How All Saints’ Day is observed
A nationwide public holiday fixed on November 1, preceding the republic’s separate November 2 commemoration of the faithful departed.
Traditions of All Saints’ Day
Feast-day Mass
Parishes celebrate the communion of all saints with scripture, prayers and music before the following day’s focus on the departed.
Grave preparation
Families clean memorials and bring fresh flowers as cemeteries become the focus of the linked November remembrance period.
Family remembrance
Relatives gather across the public holiday to share memories and prepare candles or flowers for visits to family graves.
Dates and observance rules are checked against the official Republic of San Marino official calendar. Public-office and private-sector schedules may differ around national and religious holidays.
History sources: Central Bank of San Marino: national holiday calendar, Visit San Marino: religious and national holidays, Vatican: General Roman Calendar.
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