What's closed at Easter 2027, 25-29 March: public holidays by country
Short answer, checked on 27 October 2026: Easter Sunday 2027 is 28 March, so the long weekend runs Thursday 25 to Monday 29 March. Good Friday (26 Mar) is a holiday in Spain, Portugal, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, in Baden-Württemberg and Bayern in Germany, and in some communes of Alsace-Moselle in France. In the Netherlands it is an official holiday but not a general day off. Easter Monday (29 Mar) is a holiday in France, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and, in Germany, Baden-Württemberg and Bayern; in Spain only in six regions. Spain also has Jueves Santo on Thu 25 Mar in 17 of 19 regions and cities. We list only what we could read in an official source. "Usually closed" is a general pattern, not a promise: opening depends on the shop, the town and the contract, so check locally. We give no opening hours. Easter dates were computed and checked against Python's calendar.
Dates covered25-29 Mar 2027Easter SundaySun 28 Mar 2027Last checked2026-10-27
Key dates
Thu 25 MarMaundy Thursday (Jueves Santo): a holiday in most of Spain, not in Cataluña or the Comunitat Valenciana.
Fri 26 MarGood Friday: Spain, Portugal, Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Bayern), England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Alsace-Moselle communes in France. Netherlands: official, not a general day off. Not a holiday in Ireland, Italy, Belgium or Austria in the sources.
Sat 27 MarOrdinary Saturday in every list here. Shop hours can still differ: check locally.
Sun 28 MarEaster Sunday. Sunday rules apply.
Mon 29 MarEaster Monday: France, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Netherlands, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, and six Spanish regions. Not in Scotland (GOV.UK) or on Portugal's mandatory list.
Country by country
Pattern labels: closed = usually closed on a public holiday; varies = depends on the shop, so check locally. These are general patterns, not opening hours.
ES
Spain
Thu 25 Mar: Jueves Santo
Holiday in 17 of the 19 regions and cities in the BOE list for 2027, marked as a national holiday that the region has not replaced. It is not listed for Cataluña or the Comunitat Valenciana. Check the column of your region.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Fri 26 Mar: Viernes Santo
National holiday in every region and city, and one that regions cannot replace (BOE).
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Mon 29 Mar: Lunes de Pascua
A regional holiday only: the BOE list shows it for Illes Balears, Cataluña, Navarra, País Vasco, La Rioja and the Comunitat Valenciana. In the rest of Spain it is a normal working day. Towns can also have their own local holidays (up to two a year), published by the region or province.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
PT
Portugal
Fri 26 Mar: Sexta-Feira Santa
Mandatory holiday under the Código do Trabalho (art. 234). The same article allows Good Friday to be observed on another day with local significance in the Easter period, so check your town.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Sun 28 Mar: Domingo de Páscoa
Also a mandatory holiday in art. 234, but it is a Sunday anyway. Monday 29 Mar is not on the mandatory list we read.
FR
France
Fri 26 Mar: Vendredi Saint
A legal holiday only in Alsace-Moselle, in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church (service-public.gouv.fr). Elsewhere in France it is a normal working day in the general-case table.
Mon 29 Mar: Lundi de Pâques
Legal holiday, general case and Alsace-Moselle (service-public.gouv.fr). Many shops close, but the rule for shops is not national: check locally.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
DE
Germany (some states)
Fri 26 Mar: Karfreitag
A statutory holiday in Baden-Württemberg (Feiertagsgesetz list on the interior ministry page) and in Bayern (Feiertagsgesetz Art. 1, whole state). Other states: we could not read an official text for this page, so check your state's own site.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Mon 29 Mar: Ostermontag
A statutory holiday in Baden-Württemberg and in Bayern, same sources. Other states not checked.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
IT
Italy
Mon 29 Mar: Lunedì dopo Pasqua (Pasquetta)
Festive day under Law 260/1949, art. 2. Good Friday is not on that list. Many shops and offices close on Pasquetta; some shops in tourist areas may open, so check locally.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
NL
Netherlands
Fri 26 Mar: Goede Vrijdag
Listed by the government among the official holidays for 2027, but no law makes holidays a day off: your contract or collective agreement (cao) decides. So it is not a general day off. Schools, shops and banks differ: check locally.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Varies: check locally
Public offices
Varies: check locally
Sun 28 Mar: Eerste Paasdag
Official holiday (Sunday).
Mon 29 Mar: Tweede Paasdag
Official holiday, with the same caveat: whether you are free depends on your contract or cao.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Varies: check locally
Public offices
Varies: check locally
BE
Belgium
Mon 29 Mar: Paasmaandag / lundi de Pâques
One of the ten legal holidays (FPS Employment). Good Friday is not on that list. Employees cannot normally be required to work and the employer must pay the day; some sectors have replacement days. Shops and banks: check locally.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
IE
Ireland
Fri 26 Mar: Good Friday
The Workplace Relations Commission says Good Friday is not a public holiday and is a normal working day. Some businesses may still close or change hours: check locally.
Mon 29 Mar: Easter Monday
Public holiday. The WRC page we read lists 2026 dates only; 29 Mar 2027 is the Monday after Easter Sunday (28 Mar), so confirm it on the WRC page when 2027 is published.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
GB
England and Wales
Fri 26 Mar: Good Friday
Bank holiday (GOV.UK).
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Mon 29 Mar: Easter Monday
Bank holiday (GOV.UK). Many shops open on bank holidays, often with Sunday-style hours; banks and many offices close. A bank holiday is not an automatic right to a day off: your contract decides.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
GB
Scotland
Fri 26 Mar: Good Friday
Bank holiday (GOV.UK). Check gov.scot or mygov.scot as well, and your contract.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Mon 29 Mar: Easter Monday
Not on the GOV.UK list of Scottish bank holidays for 2027. Normal working day in the list; some employers and schools may differ.
GB
Northern Ireland
Fri 26 Mar: Good Friday
Bank holiday (GOV.UK).
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Mon 29 Mar: Easter Monday
Bank holiday (GOV.UK).
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
AT
Austria
Fri 26 Mar: Karfreitag
Not on the list of public holidays in the Arbeitsruhegesetz § 7. The law also rules out special Good Friday arrangements that apply only to members of some Protestant churches.
Mon 29 Mar: Ostermontag
Public holiday under the Arbeitsruhegesetz § 7. Shops generally close on public holidays in Austria, with exceptions such as some shops in stations and tourist zones.
Shops
Varies: check locally
Banks
Usually closed
Public offices
Usually closed
Not on this page
Switzerland: Good Friday and Easter Monday depend on the canton, and the federal portal page we fetched gave us no readable holiday list, so we list nothing. Germany: we verified only Baden-Württemberg and Bayern; the other 14 states are not covered. Spain: local (town) holidays are not covered. Other countries are not covered because we did not read an official source for them. Portugal: the official gazette page (Diário da República) needs JavaScript and could not be read by our tools, so we read the same article of the Código do Trabalho on the Lisbon regional prosecutor's website. The Irish source lists 2026 dates only, so 29 Mar 2027 is computed. Easter is also a school-holiday period in many places; we did not check school dates.
Plan ahead: checklist
Buy food, medicine and cash before the closures: Wednesday 24 Mar for Spain's Thursday holiday, Thursday 25 Mar for Good Friday, and Saturday 27 Mar for Monday 29 Mar (check that local shops are open on Saturday).
Refill prescriptions and check the on-duty pharmacy finder for your town (see our Christmas guide for finders). For urgent problems call 112.
If you pay rent, a bill or a visa fee by a deadline between 25 and 29 Mar, pay a working day earlier: bank transfers may not post on a holiday. In the Netherlands, a legal payment or reply deadline that falls on an official holiday is extended to the next day that is not a weekend or holiday (Rijksoverheid); do not count on this for private bills.
Public offices (town hall, tax office, immigration) are usually closed on holidays; book appointments for Tuesday 30 Mar or later.
Check transport timetables and book long-distance trains and flights early: holiday service often differs from weekdays.
Spain: read your own region's column in the BOE list and your town's local holidays; Lunes de Pascua is regional.
Portugal: Good Friday may be observed on another day with local significance in the Easter period (art. 234): ask your town hall.
Germany: check your own state's holiday law; we verified only Baden-Württemberg and Bayern.
Alone over Easter? Many cities run events: see Meet & Mint below.
Is Good Friday 2027 a public holiday? Friday 26 Mar 2027 is a public holiday in Spain, Portugal, Baden-Württemberg and Bayern (Germany), England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and in some communes of Alsace-Moselle in France (sources below). In the Netherlands it is an official holiday but not a general day off. It is not on the legal list we read for Ireland, Italy, Belgium or Austria.
Is Easter Monday 2027 a public holiday? Monday 29 Mar 2027 is a holiday in France, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Baden-Württemberg and Bayern in Germany. In Spain it is regional: Illes Balears, Cataluña, Navarra, País Vasco, La Rioja and the Comunitat Valenciana. It is not on the GOV.UK list for Scotland, nor on Portugal's mandatory list.
Are shops closed on Easter Sunday 2027? Easter Sunday is 28 March 2027, a Sunday, so Sunday opening rules apply in each country and town. Many shops close and some, such as in tourist areas, open. We give no opening hours: check the shop's own page.
Is Holy Thursday (Jueves Santo) a holiday in Spain? Thursday 25 Mar 2027 is a holiday in 17 of the 19 regions and cities in the BOE list, but not in Cataluña or the Comunitat Valenciana. It is not a holiday in the other countries on this page according to the sources we read.
Checked on 27 October 2026. Where a source gave no rule on shop opening, banks or offices, we say "check locally" and give no hours.