13 holiday dates in 2027; 9 of these 13 days fall on a weekday. The 13 public holidays of the Rest Periods Act (Arbeitsruhegesetz, section 7).
Austria public holidays 2027
Date
Holiday
Friday 1 January
New Year's Day
Wednesday 6 January
Epiphany
Monday 29 March
Easter Monday
Saturday 1 May
Labor Day
Thursday 6 May
Ascension Day
Monday 17 May
Pentecost Monday
Thursday 27 May
Corpus Christi
Sunday 15 August
Assumption Day
Tuesday 26 October
National Day
Monday 1 November
All Saints' Day
Wednesday 8 December
Immaculate Conception
Saturday 25 December
Christmas Day
Sunday 26 December
Saint Stephen's Day
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Friday 1 January; the last is Saint Stephen's Day on Sunday 26 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Austria holidays page. Other years: 2026.
Long weekends in 2027
3 days: Friday 1 January – Sunday 3 January (New Year's Day)
3 days: Saturday 27 March – Monday 29 March (Easter Monday)
3 days: Saturday 15 May – Monday 17 May (Pentecost Monday)
3 days: Saturday 30 October – Monday 1 November (All Saints' Day)
Bridge days
Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:
Take Friday 7 May off → 4 days, Thursday 6 May – Sunday 9 May (Ascension Day)
Take Friday 28 May off → 4 days, Thursday 27 May – Sunday 30 May (Corpus Christi)
Take Monday 25 October off → 4 days, Saturday 23 October – Tuesday 26 October (National Day)
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: RIS — Arbeitsruhegesetz § 7. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.