Easter Holidays in Europe 2027
The Easter holidays fall between 25 and 29 March 2027 in most of Europe — but Cyprus, Greece and Romania are on the Orthodox calendar, five weeks later. How many days off you actually get varies a lot: from 4 in Denmark and Norway down to 1 in 6 countries.
Based on official public holiday calendars for all 27 European countries, and counted as days off — which is why a day marked regional is included: it is a public holiday in some regions only, so it does not apply countrywide. Dates shown are for 2027 specifically; Easter moves every year.
Western calendar — 24 countries
Maundy Thursday: Thu 25 March
Good Friday: Fri 26 March
Easter Sunday: Sun 28 March
Easter Monday: Mon 29 March
Good Friday: Fri 26 March
Easter Sunday: Sun 28 March
Easter Monday: Mon 29 March
Orthodox calendar — Cyprus, Greece & Romania
Good Friday: Fri 30 April
Easter Sunday: Sun 2 May
Easter Monday: Mon 3 May
Easter Sunday: Sun 2 May
Easter Monday: Mon 3 May
Notable Facts
⛪Cyprus, Greece and Romania follow the Orthodox calendar, putting their 2027 Easter five weeks later than the rest of Europe. In 2026 the two were one week apart, and in 2028 they fall on the same day.
🗓️Denmark and Norway get the most Easter days off in Europe in 2027 — 4 each (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday). Maundy Thursday is the rarest of the four: a national holiday in 2 countries (Denmark and Norway), plus regionally in Spain.
1️⃣6 countries get just 1 day off: Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland and Luxembourg for Easter Monday, and Malta for Good Friday.
🌉Easter Monday is the most widely observed of the four — a day off in 24 countries — and it makes a natural long weekend wherever it is observed. Worth checking your own country's bridge days for the days around it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do Cyprus, Greece and Romania celebrate Easter on a different date in 2027?
Cyprus, Greece and Romania follow the Orthodox Christian calendar, which calculates Easter differently from the Western (Catholic/Protestant) calendar most of Europe uses. In 2027 that puts Orthodox Easter five weeks later than Western Easter — 2 May instead of 28 March. The gap changes every year: in 2026 the two were one week apart, and in 2028 they fall on the same day.
Which European countries get the most days off for Easter?
Denmark and Norway get the most, with 4 days off in 2027 — Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. 9 countries follow with 3: Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden. In Germany, Spain and Switzerland at least one Easter day is regional rather than nationwide, which the table marks.
Which countries only get one day off for Easter?
6 countries have just 1 Easter public holiday in 2027: Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland and Luxembourg observe Easter Monday only; Malta observes Good Friday only. In none of them is Easter Sunday itself a separate statutory holiday.
Is Easter Sunday itself always a public holiday?
No. It is a national public holiday in 15 of the 27 countries we track, and a regional one in Germany. The other 11 countries — Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom — do not list it separately at all, likely because it already falls on a non-working day.
Does Easter fall on the same date every year?
No. Western Easter is calculated based on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, so the date shifts every year — it can fall anywhere between late March and late April.
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