Good Friday – Ireland

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 Ireland it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

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. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in March, which also holds Mother's Day on the 7th, St Patrick's Day on the 17th, Easter Sunday on the 28th and Summer Time starts (clocks forward) 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, Canada, United Kingdom, 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