Public Holidays in Denmark 2027

<table class="ert-table"><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Day</th><th>Public holiday</th><th>Danish name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1 January</td><td>Friday</td><td>New Year's Day</td><td>Nytårsdag</td></tr><tr><td>25 March</td><td>Thursday</td><td>Maundy Thursday</td><td>Skærtorsdag</td></tr><tr><td>26 March</td><td>Friday</td><td>Good Friday</td><td>Langfredag</td></tr><tr><td>28 March</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Easter Sunday</td><td>Påskedag</td></tr><tr><td>29 March</td><td>Monday</td><td>Easter Monday</td><td>2. påskedag</td></tr><tr><td>6 May</td><td>Thursday</td><td>Ascension Day</td><td>Kristi himmelfartsdag</td></tr><tr><td>16 May</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Whit Sunday</td><td>Pinsedag</td></tr><tr><td>17 May</td><td>Monday</td><td>Whit Monday</td><td>2. pinsedag</td></tr><tr><td>25 December</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Christmas Day</td><td>Juledag</td></tr><tr><td>26 December</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Boxing Day</td><td>2. juledag</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="ert-table"><thead><tr><th>Day</th><th>Date in 2027</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Constitution Day (Grundlovsdag)</td><td>Saturday 5 June</td><td>Not a public holiday. Shops must close</td></tr><tr><td>Christmas Eve (Juleaftensdag)</td><td>Friday 24 December</td><td>Not a public holiday. Shops must close</td></tr><tr><td>New Year's Eve (Nytårsaftensdag)</td><td>Friday 31 December</td><td>Not a public holiday. Shops must close from 15:00</td></tr><tr><td>Great Prayer Day (Store bededag)</td><td>None</td><td>Abolished as a public holiday from 1 January 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Monthly-paid employees</td><td>Every year</td><td>Get a supplement of 0.45% of annual pay for the extra working day</td></tr></tbody></table>