Public holidays in Austria 2026

The 13 statutory holidays of 2026 with their weekday, the patron saint's day of your province and the working days. The Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day are still to come.

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Public holidays 2026 in Vienna

13 statutory holidays

10 of them fall on a weekday; 5 bridge days.

Holidays on weekdays10
Holidays at weekends3
Bridge days (1 leave day → 4 off)5
Working days Monday to Friday251
How this is calculated
Holidays 2026 in Vienna, with weekday
DateWeekdayHolidayStatus
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Daystatutory, all of Austria
6 January 2026TuesdayEpiphanystatutory, all of Austria
6 April 2026MondayEaster Mondaystatutory, all of Austria
1 May 2026FridayLabour Day (Staatsfeiertag)statutory, all of Austria
14 May 2026ThursdayAscension Daystatutory, all of Austria
25 May 2026MondayWhit Mondaystatutory, all of Austria
4 June 2026ThursdayCorpus Christistatutory, all of Austria
15 August 2026SaturdayAssumption Daystatutory, all of Austria
26 October 2026MondayNational Daystatutory, all of Austria
1 November 2026SundayAll Saints' Daystatutory, all of Austria
15 November 2026SundaySt Leopold (patron saint)no school, not a statutory holiday
8 December 2026TuesdayImmaculate Conceptionstatutory, all of Austria
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Daystatutory, all of Austria
26 December 2026SaturdaySt Stephen's Daystatutory, all of Austria

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

Austria has thirteen statutory public holidays in 2026. They are listed in section 7(2) of the Rest Periods Act, word for word as in the 1957 Public Holiday Rest Act, and apply in all nine provinces: New Year's Day, Epiphany, Easter Monday on 6 April 2026, Labour Day (Staatsfeiertag) on 1 May, Ascension Day on 14 May 2026, Whit Monday on 25 May 2026, Corpus Christi on 4 June 2026, Assumption Day, National Day, All Saints' Day, the Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day. In 2026, 10 of them fall on a weekday; Assumption Day, All Saints' Day and St Stephen's Day fall at the weekend, and no holiday is ever moved. Three are still ahead after October: the Immaculate Conception on a Tuesday, Christmas Day on a Friday and St Stephen's Day on a Saturday. Monday 7 December is the last bridge day of the year. Vienna has 251 working days in 2026. Each province also has a patron saint's day, which closes schools but is not a statutory holiday.

The 13 holidays of 2026 with weekday

The 13 statutory public holidays 2026 in Austria, valid in all nine provinces
DateWeekdayHolidayFor planning
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Daywith a bridge day
6 January 2026TuesdayEpiphanywith a bridge day
6 April 2026MondayEaster Mondayweekday
1 May 2026FridayLabour Day (Staatsfeiertag)weekday
14 May 2026ThursdayAscension Daywith a bridge day
25 May 2026MondayWhit Mondayweekday
4 June 2026ThursdayCorpus Christiwith a bridge day
15 August 2026SaturdayAssumption Dayfalls at a weekend
26 October 2026MondayNational Dayweekday
1 November 2026SundayAll Saints' Dayfalls at a weekend
8 December 2026TuesdayImmaculate Conceptionwith a bridge day
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Dayweekday
26 December 2026SaturdaySt Stephen's Dayfalls at a weekend

The list is identical across Austria. It is set by section 7(2) of the Rest Periods Act and repeated in the 1957 Public Holiday Rest Act, which covers areas outside the Rest Periods Act. The National Day Act also fixes 26 October.

Patron saints' days 2026

Besides the 13 holidays, each province has a day of its own on which schools close. For employees it is only a day off if a collective agreement, a works agreement or the civil-service code says so. More on provincial holidays.

Patron saints' days and provincial days 2026: no school, but not statutory holidays
ProvinceDayDateWeekday
BurgenlandSt Martin (patron saint)11 November 2026Wednesday
CarinthiaSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2026Thursday
CarinthiaPlebiscite Day10 October 2026Saturday
Lower AustriaSt Leopold (provincial day)15 November 2026Sunday
Upper AustriaSt Florian (patron saint)4 May 2026Monday
SalzburgSt Rupert (patron saint)24 September 2026Thursday
StyriaSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2026Thursday
TyrolSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2026Thursday
VorarlbergSt Joseph (patron saint)19 March 2026Thursday
ViennaSt Leopold (patron saint)15 November 2026Sunday

What is still off before the end of 2026

After National Day on Monday 26 October and the school autumn break from 27 to 31 October, three holidays remain. The Immaculate Conception on a Tuesday gives four days off with one leave day on the Monday. At Christmas, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day fall on Friday and Saturday; the working days up to New Year's Eve join them to New Year 2027. All the options are on bridge days 2026.

Vienna 2026: using 4 leave days

Vienna 2026: using 4 leave days

16 days off

Thu 1 January – Sun 4 January1 → 4 days
Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May1 → 4 days
Thu 4 June – Sun 7 June1 → 4 days
Sat 5 December – Tue 8 December1 → 4 days
Plan bridges up to New Year →

Common questions

Which public holidays are left in Austria in 2026?

After October, three: the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday 8 December, Christmas Day on Friday 25 December and St Stephen's Day on Saturday 26 December. All Saints' Day on 1 November falls on a Sunday in 2026. Schools also close on 11 November in Burgenland and on 15 November in Lower Austria and Vienna, a Sunday in 2026.

Is 8 December a holiday even though shops open?

Yes. The Immaculate Conception is a statutory holiday. Section 13a of the Rest Periods Act only allows shops to employ staff when 8 December falls on a weekday. Shop staff may refuse to work without giving a reason. Every other business keeps the normal holiday rest.

Is Good Friday 2026 a public holiday in Austria?

No. Good Friday, 3 April 2026 in 2026, has not been a holiday in Austria since 2019, not even for Protestant employees. Anyone who wants it off can take it as a personal holiday under section 7a of the Rest Periods Act, out of their own leave.

How many working days does 2026 have?

251 working days from Monday to Friday, in Vienna and in every other province, if the patron saint's day is worked. If you get the patron saint's day off, subtract one when it falls on a weekday. 2026 has 261 weekdays, and ten of the 13 holidays fall on them.

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Public holidays 2027

9 holidays on weekdays, 3 bridge days

Bridge days 2026

What is still possible before New Year

Next public holiday

Countdown to the next day off

Provincial holidays and patron saints

No school, but not a statutory holiday

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