Good Friday – Canada

The next Good Friday is on Friday, March 26, 2027 – in 192 days.

Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and falls on the Friday before Easter Sunday. Its date changes every year because it is tied to the lunar calendar used to calculate Easter. In Canada it's a public holiday, so schools, government offices and most businesses close.

When is it? Good Friday falls on 2 days before Easter Sunday. It's calculated from Easter Sunday, which moves with the lunar calendar, so the date can shift by several weeks from one year to the next. Next time round is Friday, March 26, 2027, 192 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Good Friday on a Friday. In eleven of those it sits next to a weekend, turning it into a three-day break. Those are the years to book early. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Banks, government offices and schools close. Supermarkets and larger shops usually open on reduced hours, smaller independents often don't bother, and public transport tends to run a Sunday timetable. Post isn't collected or delivered. If you need something from a council, a bank or a doctor's surgery, the working day before it is the one to aim for, and it will be busier than usual for exactly that reason. In 2027 it falls in March, which also holds Daylight Saving Time starts on the 14th, St. Patrick's Day on the 17th and Easter Sunday on the 28th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Good Friday for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Good Friday is marked in United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Good Friday dates 2026–2036