Provincial holidays and patron saints' days in Austria

When is your province's patron saint's day, and who gets it off? The calculator shows all nine days with their weekday and what each adds to your bridges.

St Joseph: Carinthia 2027

Friday, 19 March 2027

No school across the province; a day off at work only under a collective agreement or service code.

Plebiscite DaySun 10 October
Statutory holiday under the ARGno
Days off with 10 leave days, patron worked29
Days off with 10 leave days, patron off29
How this is calculated
Patron saints' days and provincial days 2027 in all nine provinces
ProvinceDayDateWeekday
BurgenlandSt Martin (patron saint)11 November 2027Thursday
CarinthiaSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
CarinthiaPlebiscite Day10 October 2027Sunday
Lower AustriaSt Leopold (provincial day)15 November 2027Monday
Upper AustriaSt Florian (patron saint)4 May 2027Tuesday
SalzburgSt Rupert (patron saint)24 September 2027Friday
StyriaSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
TyrolSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
VorarlbergSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
ViennaSt Leopold (patron saint)15 November 2027Monday

Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · laws checked on RIS on 28 October 2026

Every Austrian province has a patron saint: St Martin in Burgenland on 11 November, St Joseph on 19 March in Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol and Vorarlberg, St Leopold on 15 November in Lower Austria and Vienna, St Florian on 4 May in Upper Austria and St Rupert on 24 September in Salzburg. Carinthia also marks 10 October, the day of the 1920 plebiscite. Lower Austria's constitution expressly calls 15 November its provincial holiday. What matters for planning: none of these days is a statutory holiday under the Rest Periods Act. They are certain school days off, because section 2 of the School Hours Act and the provincial school acts name the patron saint's day expressly. Whether adults get the day off depends on the collective agreement, a works agreement or the civil-service code; shops and many businesses work as usual. In 2027, 19 March falls on a Friday, 4 May on a Tuesday, 24 September on a Friday, 10 October on a Sunday, 11 November on a Thursday and 15 November on a Monday.

Every patron saint's day in 2027

Patron saints' days and provincial days 2027: no school, but not statutory holidays
ProvinceDayDateWeekday
BurgenlandSt Martin (patron saint)11 November 2027Thursday
CarinthiaSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
CarinthiaPlebiscite Day10 October 2027Sunday
Lower AustriaSt Leopold (provincial day)15 November 2027Monday
Upper AustriaSt Florian (patron saint)4 May 2027Tuesday
SalzburgSt Rupert (patron saint)24 September 2027Friday
StyriaSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
TyrolSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
VorarlbergSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2027Friday
ViennaSt Leopold (patron saint)15 November 2027Monday

The days are set in the provincial school acts: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna. For federal schools, section 2(4) of the School Hours Act refers to the patron saint's feast and the provincial holiday where it is kept as a day off. Salzburg also closes schools on 25 September when it falls on a Saturday.

No school, no work, or both?

The school closure always applies. At work, what counts is your collective agreement, works agreement or service code; the list of statutory holidays in section 7 ARG contains no patron saint. Parents therefore often face a school closure on a day they work. A leave day solves it, or the personal holiday.

What the patron saint's day adds to your bridges

If the day is off for you, it lengthens some bridges in 2027. With ten leave days you gain extra days off: Burgenland 2, Upper Austria 2; in Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna it does not change the result for ten leave days. The planner includes this when you mark the patron saint's day as off under "More details".

Vienna 2027: using 10 leave days

Vienna 2027: using 10 leave days

29 days off

Fri 1 January – Wed 6 January2 → 6 days
Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May1 → 4 days
Thu 27 May – Sun 30 May1 → 4 days
Sat 23 October – Mon 1 November4 → 10 days
Bridges with the patron saint off →

Common questions

Is the patron saint's day a public holiday?

Not under the Rest Periods Act. The 13 statutory holidays in section 7 ARG are national and do not include any patron saint. Schools close in every province, though, and many collective agreements or service codes give the day off. Check your collective agreement.

Is 15 November a day off in Vienna?

For schools, yes: the Vienna Schools Act lists 15 November as a day without school. For employees it is not a statutory holiday. In Lower Austria, St Leopold's Day is the provincial holiday under the provincial constitution, but under employment law it is no holiday either. In 2027, 15 November is a Monday.

Do schools in Upper Austria close on 4 May?

Yes. The Upper Austria School Hours Act lists 4 May, St Florian's Day, as a day without school. In 2027 it is a Tuesday, two days before Ascension Day. If you get the day off at work, adding the Monday, the Wednesday and the Friday after Ascension Day gives nine days off from 1 to 9 May for three leave days.

What happens on 10 October in Carinthia?

Plebiscite Day recalls the vote of 10 October 1920 by which southern Carinthia stayed with Austria. The Carinthian Schools Act lists it, alongside 19 March, as a day without school. It is not a statutory holiday for employees. In 2027 it falls on a Sunday.

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Public holidays 2027

9 holidays on weekdays, 3 bridge days

Autonomous school days

Maximum and best-fitting days per school year

Carinthia

No school on 19 March and 10 October

Lower Austria

St Leopold's Day as provincial holiday

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