Public holidays in Denmark 2026

There are 10 public holidays in Denmark in 2026, 7 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Thu, Apr 2 Maundy Thursday
Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday
Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Thu, May 14 Ascension Day
Sun, May 24 Pentecost
Mon, May 25 Whit Monday
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Other days in 2026
  • Mon, Feb 16 Fastelavn
  • Fri, May 1 Labour Day
  • Sun, May 10 Mother's Day
  • Fri, Jun 5 Constitution Day
  • Thu, Dec 24 Christmas Eve

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Thu, Mar 25 Maundy Thursday
Fri, Mar 26 Good Friday
Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Thu, May 6 Ascension Day
Sun, May 16 Pentecost
Mon, May 17 Whit Monday
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Other days in 2027
  • Mon, Feb 8 Fastelavn
  • Sat, May 1 Labour Day
  • Sun, May 9 Mother's Day
  • Sat, Jun 5 Constitution Day
  • Fri, Dec 24 Christmas Eve

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Thu, Apr 2 – Mon, Apr 6: 5 days off · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25: 3 days off · Pentecost, Whit Monday
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27: 3 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Bridge days in 2026

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
  • Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 · Ascension Day

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Thu, Mar 25 – Mon, Mar 29: 5 days off · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, May 15 – Mon, May 17: 3 days off · Pentecost, Whit Monday

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Fri, May 7 off: 4 days off, Thu, May 6 – Sun, May 9 · Ascension Day

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in Denmark in 2026?

10: New Year's Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Whit Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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