Easter Week 2027 already has dates on the calendar and will arrive earlier than in previous years. Citizens will be able to enjoy this holiday period between Sunday, March 21, and Sunday, March 28, although the days of work leave will vary depending on the autonomous community in which they reside.
The labor calendar published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) establishes that Good Friday, March 26, will be a holiday throughout the national territory. However, Maundy Thursday, which will fall on March 25, will not be a public holiday in all communities, just as with Easter Monday, scheduled for March 29.
This distribution will allow a large part of workers to enjoy four consecutive days of rest, while in some communities the holiday period will extend to five days. On the contrary, in Catalonia and the Valencian Community, Maundy Thursday will be a working day, although their calendars consider Easter Monday a holiday.
When does Easter Week 2027 begin and which days are holidays?
Easter Week 2027 will begin on Sunday, March 21, with Palm Sunday, and will conclude on Sunday, March 28, with Easter Sunday. Between these two dates, the main days of the religious tradition will be celebrated, although not all will be considered public holidays.
These are the main dates for Easter Week 2027:
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March 21: Palm Sunday.
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March 22: Holy Monday.
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March 23: Holy Tuesday.
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March 24: Holy Wednesday.
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March 25: Maundy Thursday.
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March 26: Good Friday.
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March 27: Holy Saturday.
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March 28: Easter Sunday.
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March 29: Easter Monday.
Of all these days, Good Friday, March 26, will be the only holiday common to all autonomous communities and autonomous cities. It is a non-substitutable national holiday, so all workers will have the right to enjoy that day off.
Maundy Thursday, March 25, will be a holiday in fifteen autonomous communities and in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla. The only exceptions will be Catalonia and the Valencian Community, where this day will be a working day. For its part, Easter Monday, March 29, will be marked as a holiday in the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Navarre, the Basque Country, and La Rioja. In the rest of the territories, it will be a working day.
Which communities will have a four or five-day bridge?
The distribution of holidays will allow for different periods of rest depending on the place of residence. In fifteen autonomous communities and in Ceuta and Melilla, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday will be holidays, so those who have the weekend off will be able to link four consecutive days of vacation, from Thursday, March 25 to Sunday, March 28. The communities that will enjoy this four-day bridge will be Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Galicia, Community of Madrid, Region of Murcia, Navarre, Basque Country and La Rioja. The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla are also included.
In addition, four communities will extend the rest to five consecutive days by incorporating Easter Monday, March 29, as a holiday. These are the Balearic Islands, Navarre, the Basque Country and La Rioja, where workers who usually rest during the weekend will be able to enjoy vacations from Thursday 25 to Monday 29. The situation will be different in Catalonia and the Valencian Community. In both territories, Maundy Thursday will be a working day, but Friday 26 and Monday, March 29 will be holidays. In this way, workers who have the weekend off will be able to enjoy four days of rest, although in two separate periods: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Easter Monday.
Thus, Holy Week 2027 will offer different possibilities for organizing spring vacations. The difference between communities will be marked by the choice of regional holidays and will allow some workers to enjoy up to five consecutive days without going to their workplaces.
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