Easter 2027

Q: When is Easter 2027?

Easter Sunday is on Sunday 28 March 2027. Good Friday is Friday 26 March 2027 and Easter Monday Monday 29 March 2027.

Easter Sunday 2027 is on Sunday 28 March 2027 – early: the earliest since 2016. Good Friday falls on 26 March 2027 and Easter Monday on 29 March 2027.

Easter 2027 bank holidays

Day	Date	Bank holiday in
Good Friday	Friday 26 March 2027	England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Easter Sunday	Sunday 28 March 2027	– (Sunday)
Easter Monday	Monday 29 March 2027	England and Wales, Northern Ireland – not Scotland

Northern Ireland also has St Patrick’s Day on Wednesday 17 March 2027, ten days earlier.

Ten days off for four days of leave

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland: take Tuesday 30 March to Friday 2 April 2027 as leave, and you are off from Friday 26 March to Sunday 4 April – ten days. Or the four days before: Monday 22 to Thursday 25 March, off from Saturday 20 to Monday 29 March.

Easter dates 2026 to 2035

Year	Good Friday	Easter Sunday	Easter Monday
2026	3 April 2026	5 April 2026	6 April 2026
2027	26 March 2027	28 March 2027	29 March 2027
2028	14 April 2028	16 April 2028	17 April 2028
2029	30 March 2029	1 April 2029	2 April 2029
2030	19 April 2030	21 April 2030	22 April 2030
2031	11 April 2031	13 April 2031	14 April 2031
2032	26 March 2032	28 March 2032	29 March 2032
2033	15 April 2033	17 April 2033	18 April 2033
2034	7 April 2034	9 April 2034	10 April 2034
2035	23 March 2035	25 March 2035	26 March 2035

Source: dates from the official list on GOV.UK (data feed fetched on 30 October 2026). On substitute days GOV.UK says: “If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.” On pay: “Bank or public holidays do not have to be given as paid leave.” (GOV.UK, holiday entitlement, read 30 October 2026).

All bank holidays: UK bank holidays 2027 · 2026

Frequently asked questions

When is Easter 2027?

Easter Sunday is on Sunday 28 March 2027. Good Friday is Friday 26 March 2027 and Easter Monday Monday 29 March 2027.

Is Easter Monday a bank holiday in Scotland?

No. In Scotland only Good Friday is a bank holiday at Easter; Easter Monday is a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (GOV.UK list).

How is the date of Easter worked out?

Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March (the ecclesiastical full moon, calculated rather than observed). It can fall between 22 March and 25 April. The dates here are computed with Gauss’s Easter formula.

How many days off do I get at Easter 2027?

In England and Wales four days in a row – Good Friday to Easter Monday. Book the four days after Easter Monday (30 March to 2 April) and you have ten days off for four days of leave.

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