Public holidays in Austria

This is a list of public holidays observed in Austria.

Date Holiday Local name Comment
1 January New Year's Day Neujahr
6 January Epiphany Heilige Drei Könige
* Easter Monday Ostermontag
1 May International Workers' Day Staatsfeiertag
* Ascension Day Christi Himmelfahrt 39 days after Easter Sunday
* Whit Sunday/ Pentecost Pfingsten Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, 49 days after the Resurrection of Christ
*Corpus Christi Fronleichnam First Holy Eucharist Last Supper. Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter Sunday)
15 August Assumption of Mary Mariä Himmelfahrt
26 October Austrian National Day Nationalfeiertag day of the Declaration of Neutrality
1 November All Saints' Day Allerheiligen
8 December Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mariä Empfängnis retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping
25 December Christmas Day Christtag
26 December St. Stephen's Day Stefanitag

An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.

Additional days are observed in some or all the states or industries.