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Public holidays in Denmark 2026
Denmark has 10 public holiday dates in 2026, 7 of them on a working day, and 3 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 46 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).
- Sat, Dec 26Second Day of Christmasin 47 days
- Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days
2026 holiday calendar
10 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thu | New Year's Day | passed |
| Apr 2 | Thu | Maundy Thursday | passed |
| Apr 3 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| Apr 5 | Sun | Easter Sunday | passed |
| Apr 6 | Mon | Easter Monday | passed |
| May 14 | Thu | Ascension Day | passed |
| May 24 | Sun | Pentecost | passed |
| May 25 | Mon | Pentecost Monday | passed |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 46 days |
| Dec 26 | Sat | Second Day of Christmas | in 47 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Thu, Apr 2 – Mon, Apr 6Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday5 days
- Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25Pentecost, Pentecost Monday3 days
- Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas3 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
- Take Fri, May 15Ascension Day4 days off
Leave planner
Turn your vacation days into the longest breaks of the year.
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All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.
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