2028 Holidays – Denmark

Below is a list of holidays and observances in Denmark for 2028, with the weekday each one falls on and how many days until it arrives. Click a holiday name to see its dates for the next 10 years. Public holidays are official days off; observances are popular days that are not official holidays; regional holidays apply only in some states or provinces.

DateDayHolidayTypeDays until
Jan 1 Saturday New Year's Day (Nytårsdag) Public 473
Feb 14 Monday Valentine's Day Observance 517
Feb 27 Sunday Fastelavn Observance 530
Mar 26 Sunday Summer Time starts (clocks forward) Observance 558
Apr 13 Thursday Maundy Thursday (Skærtorsdag) Public 576
Apr 14 Friday Good Friday (Langfredag) Public 577
Apr 16 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance 579
Apr 17 Monday Easter Monday (2. påskedag) Public 580
May 1 Monday Labour Day Observance 594
May 14 Sunday Mother's Day (Mors dag) Observance 607
May 25 Thursday Ascension Day (Kristi himmelfartsdag) Public 618
Jun 4 Sunday Whit Sunday (Pentecost) Observance 628
Jun 5 Monday Whit Monday (2. pinsedag) Public 629
Jun 5 Monday Constitution Day / Father's Day (Grundlovsdag) Observance 629
Jun 23 Friday Midsummer Eve (Sankt Hans aften) Observance 647
Oct 29 Sunday Summer Time ends (clocks back) Observance 775
Oct 31 Tuesday Halloween Observance 777
Dec 24 Sunday Christmas Eve (Juleaften) Observance 831
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day (1. juledag) Public 832
Dec 26 Tuesday St Stephen's Day (2. juledag) Public 833
Dec 31 Sunday New Year's Eve (Nytårsaften) Observance 838

Understanding the 2028 holiday list

There are three kinds of entry on this page and the difference matters once you start planning. Public holidays are official days off: schools, banks and government offices shut, most businesses close or run short hours, and public transport often drops to a Sunday timetable. Observances get marked by plenty of people but are ordinary working days. Valentine's Day and Halloween are the obvious ones. Regional holidays are days off in part of a country only, in one state, province, canton or federal state. If you spot one listed, check it applies where you actually live or work before you count on the day being free.

The "days until" column counts from today, so this page stays current on its own and is worth a bookmark. Every holiday name links to its own page with the date for the next ten years, the rule that sets it, and what happens if it lands on a weekend. That last one catches people out: in Denmark, a public holiday falling at the weekend may be given as a substitute day off on the following weekday.

Every date here is worked out from the official rule rather than copied off a static list, which is why the later years are as trustworthy as this one. Easter-linked holidays move with the lunar calendar and anything defined as "the third Monday of…" shifts each year. Both are handled automatically. If a date ever doesn't match your region, let us know. Holiday legislation changes and we update the rules when it does.

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