Public holidays in Austria

This is a list of public holidays observed in Austria.[1]

Date English translation Local name Comment
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNeujahr
6 JanuaryEpiphanyHeilige Drei Könige
*Easter MondayOstermontag
1 MayNational HolidayStaatsfeiertag
*Ascension DayChristi Himmelfahrt39 days after Easter Sunday
*Whit MondayPfingstmontagDescent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, 49 and 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ
*Corpus ChristiFronleichnamFirst Holy Eucharist Last Supper. Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter Sunday)
15 AugustAssumption of the Virgin MaryMariä Himmelfahrt
26 OctoberNational DayNationalfeiertagday of the Declaration of Neutrality
1 NovemberAll Saints' DayAllerheiligen
8 DecemberImmaculate ConceptionMariä Empfängnisretail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping
25 DecemberChristmas DayChristtag
26 DecemberSt. Stephen's DayStefanitag

An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.

Additional days are observed in some states or industries. Below are holidays observed in some federal states.

Date English translation Local name Observed States
19 MarchSaint Joseph's DayJosefstagCarinthia, Styria, Tyrol and Vorarlberg
2 days before Easter SundayGood FridayKarfreitagAll states, recognized as bank holiday but not a federal public holiday.
4 MaySaint Florian's DayFlorianUpper Austria
24 SeptemberSaint Rupert's DayRupertSalzburg
10 OctoberPlebiscite DayTag der VolksabstimmungCarinthia
11 NovemberSaint Martin's DayMartinBurgenland
15 NovemberSaint Leopold's DayLeopoldLower Austria and Vienna
24 DecemberChristmas EveWeihnachtenAll states, recognized as bank holiday but not a federal public holiday.
31 DecemberNew Year's EveSilvesterAll states, recognized as bank holiday but not a federal public holiday.

References
  1. "Public Holidays & Daylight Savings Time in Austria". Retrieved 28 July 2016.


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