Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.
Holidays and Observances in Austria in 2020
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | National holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day | State holiday | Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Observance | |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
| May 4 | Monday | Saint Florian's Day | State holiday | Upper Austria |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
| May 31 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance | |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
| Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National holiday | |
| Jun 14 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 24 | Thursday | Saint Rupert's Day | State holiday | Salzburg |
| Sep 27 | Sunday | European Heritage Days | Observance | |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Yom Kippur | Optional Holiday | |
| Oct 10 | Saturday | Plebiscite Day | State holiday | Carinthia |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 26 | Monday | National Day | National holiday | |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Reformation Day | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | National holiday | |
| Nov 2 | Monday | All Souls' Day | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Saint Martin's Day | State holiday | Burgenland |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Saint Leopold's Day | State holiday | Lower Austria, Vienna |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | National holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Bank holiday | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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