Public holidays in Lower Austria 2027
Statutory holidays, St Leopold's Day and school breaks in Lower Austria with weekdays, plus the bridges that pay most in 2027.
Public holidays 2027 in Lower Austria
13 statutory holidays
9 of them fall on a weekday; 3 bridge days.
| Holidays on weekdays | 9 |
| Holidays at weekends | 4 |
| Bridge days (1 leave day → 4 off) | 3 |
| Working days Monday to Friday | 252 |
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | statutory, all of Austria |
| 6 January 2027 | Wednesday | Epiphany | statutory, all of Austria |
| 29 March 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday | statutory, all of Austria |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | Labour Day (Staatsfeiertag) | statutory, all of Austria |
| 6 May 2027 | Thursday | Ascension Day | statutory, all of Austria |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Whit Monday | statutory, all of Austria |
| 27 May 2027 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | statutory, all of Austria |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Assumption Day | statutory, all of Austria |
| 26 October 2027 | Tuesday | National Day | statutory, all of Austria |
| 1 November 2027 | Monday | All Saints' Day | statutory, all of Austria |
| 15 November 2027 | Monday | St Leopold (provincial day) | no school, not a statutory holiday |
| 8 December 2027 | Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | statutory, all of Austria |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | statutory, all of Austria |
| 26 December 2027 | Sunday | St Stephen's Day | statutory, all of Austria |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · laws checked on RIS on 28 October 2026
Besides the 13 statutory holidays, Lower Austria has a provincial holiday written into its constitution: under Art. 7(6), St Leopold is the patron saint and 15 November the provincial holiday. Even so, St Leopold's Day is not a holiday under the Rest Periods Act. Section 83 of the Lower Austria Compulsory Schools Act makes it a day without school; for employees the collective agreement, a works agreement or the service code decides. In 2026, 15 November fell on a Sunday; in 2027 it is a Monday and makes a long weekend, and in 2028 a Wednesday. If you get St Leopold's Day 2027 off and take the four days after it as leave, you are off for nine days in a row. Lower Austria shares the earliest semester break with Vienna: it starts on the first Monday in February, 1 February 2027 in 2027. School starts on the first Monday in September and the summer holidays on 3 July 2027 in 2027. Ten leave days give 29 days off in 2027.
Lower Austria public holidays 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thu 1 Jan | Fri 1 Jan | Sat 1 Jan |
| Epiphany | Tue 6 Jan | Wed 6 Jan | Thu 6 Jan |
| Easter Monday | Mon 6 Apr | Mon 29 Mar | Mon 17 Apr |
| Labour Day (Staatsfeiertag) | Fri 1 May | Sat 1 May | Mon 1 May |
| Ascension Day | Thu 14 May | Thu 6 May | Thu 25 May |
| Whit Monday | Mon 25 May | Mon 17 May | Mon 5 Jun |
| Corpus Christi | Thu 4 Jun | Thu 27 May | Thu 15 Jun |
| Assumption Day | Sat 15 Aug | Sun 15 Aug | Tue 15 Aug |
| National Day | Mon 26 Oct | Tue 26 Oct | Thu 26 Oct |
| All Saints' Day | Sun 1 Nov | Mon 1 Nov | Wed 1 Nov |
| St Leopold (provincial day)* | Sun 15 Nov | Mon 15 Nov | Wed 15 Nov |
| Immaculate Conception | Tue 8 Dec | Wed 8 Dec | Fri 8 Dec |
| Christmas Day | Fri 25 Dec | Sat 25 Dec | Mon 25 Dec |
| St Stephen's Day | Sat 26 Dec | Sun 26 Dec | Tue 26 Dec |
St Leopold's Day
Art. 7 of the Lower Austria Constitution states: "The patron saint is St Leopold. The provincial holiday is 15 November." The Compulsory Schools Act 2018 makes it a day without school. Provincial law does not impose a general day off work, since holidays in employment law are a federal matter. In 2027, 15 November is a Monday: school children get a long weekend, and so does anyone whose employer gives the day off.
School year 2026/27 in Lower Austria
School started on 7 September 2026, the first Monday in September. The semester break runs from 1 February 2027 to 6 February 2027, and the last school day before the summer is 2 July 2027. That gives Lower Austria 184 school days from Monday to Friday. Schools may declare at most 3 autonomous days off; the school days below sit between two days off and are the natural candidates.
| School day(s) | Days | Off in a row if declared free |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 7 December | 1 | 4 |
| Thu 7 January – Fri 8 January | 2 | 18 |
| Fri 7 May | 1 | 4 |
| Fri 28 May | 1 | 4 |
Bridge days 2027 in Lower Austria
Ten leave days give 29 days off in total in Lower Austria in 2027. In 2028 the same number buys 35. The table assumes the patron saint's day is off for you; if it is not, the planner shows the figures without it.
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 May | 1 | Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May | 4 |
| Fri 28 May | 1 | Thu 27 May – Sun 30 May | 4 |
| Mon 25 October | 1 | Sat 23 October – Tue 26 October | 4 |
| Mon 4 January – Tue 5 January | 2 | Fri 1 January – Wed 6 January | 6 |
| Thu 7 January – Fri 8 January | 2 | Wed 6 January – Sun 10 January | 5 |
| Mon 6 December – Tue 7 December | 2 | Sat 4 December – Wed 8 December | 5 |
| Thu 9 December – Fri 10 December | 2 | Wed 8 December – Sun 12 December | 5 |
| Wed 27 October – Fri 29 October | 3 | Tue 26 October – Mon 1 November | 7 |
Lower Austria 2027: using 10 leave days
Lower Austria 2027: using 10 leave days
29 days off
| Fri 1 January – Wed 6 January | 2 → 6 days |
| Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May | 1 → 4 days |
| Thu 27 May – Sun 30 May | 1 → 4 days |
| Sat 23 October – Mon 1 November | 4 → 10 days |