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🇩🇰 Denmark public holidays 2026

Denmark has 17 public holidays in 2026, plus 13 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is New Year's Eve on December 31.

12 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Denmark in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNytårsdagPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsOther
March 29SundayPalm SundayObservance
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdaySkærtorsdagPublic holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayLangfredagPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayPåskedagPublic holiday
April 6MondayEaster Monday2. PåskedagPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayHoliday
May 1FridayGreat Prayer DayObservance
May 5TuesdayLiberation DayObservance
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayKristi HimmelfartsdagPublic holiday
May 15FridayBank closing dayBanklukkedagPublic holiday
May 24SundayPentecostPinsedagPublic holiday
May 24SundayPentecost SundayPublic holiday
May 25MondayWhit Monday2. PinsedagPublic holiday
May 25MondayPentecost MondayPublic holiday
June 5FridayFather's DayObservance
June 5FridayConstitution DayGrundlovsdagPublic holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsOther
October 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveJuleaftensdagPublic holiday
December 25FridayChristmas DayJuledag / 1. juledagPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's Day2. juledagPublic holiday
December 26Saturday2nd Christmas DayPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveNytårsaftensdagPublic holiday