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Public holidays in Denmark 2026

Denmark has 10 public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days.

Next: Juledag (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 70 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Denmark in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNytårsdagNew Year's Day288 days ago
2 AprThuSkærtorsdagMaundy Thursday197 days ago
3 AprFriLangfredagGood Friday196 days ago
5 AprSunWeekendPåskedagEaster Sunday194 days ago
6 AprMonAnden påskedagEaster Monday193 days ago
14 MayThuKristi himmelfartsdagAscension Day155 days ago
24 MaySunWeekendPinsedagPentecost145 days ago
25 MayMonAnden pinsedagPentecost Monday144 days ago
25 DecFriJuledagChristmas Dayin 70 days
26 DecSatWeekendAnden juledagSecond Day of Christmasin 71 days

At a glance

Denmark in 2026

01Public holidays

10 days

7 on working days, 3 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

3 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Juledag (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 70 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu, 2 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr

    5 days offMaundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Sat, 23 May – Mon, 25 May

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

Long weekends in Denmark 2026Bridge days in Denmark 2026

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 4 other days
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Denmark in 2026
DateHolidayTypeWhere
1 MayFriArbejdernes kampdagWorkers' DayOptionalNationwide
5 JunFriGrundlovsdagConstitution DayOptionalNationwide
24 DecThuJuleaftensdagChristmas EveOptionalNationwide
31 DecThuNytårsaftenNew Year's EveOptionalNationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on 15 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Copenhagen.

! Checked against Lov om konsekvenser ved afskaffelsen af store bededag som helligdag (Lov nr. 214 of 6 March 2023), Lukkeloven (Shop Closing Act), section 2 list of closing days on 16 October 2026, with caveats: The statutory holiday list (Maundy Thursday to Boxing Day, Constitution Day, Christmas Eve) matches the wording in Danish legislation and Store Bededag is correctly absent after its abolition from 2024; the legislation pages could only be read through search extracts.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Denmark have in 2026?

Denmark has 10 days of national public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Denmark?

Juledag (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Denmark have in 2026?

3: Thu, 2 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Sat, 23 May – Mon, 25 May (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Denmark fall on a weekend in 2026?

Påskedag (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 5 April 2026; Pinsedag (Pentecost), Sunday, 24 May 2026; Anden juledag (Second Day of Christmas), Saturday, 26 December 2026.