North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Public Holidays 2027

Official 2027 public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW): Good Friday (Mar 26), Ascension (May 6), Corpus Christi (May 27), All Saints' Day (Mon, Nov 1), ICS & working days.

NRW Holiday Act (Feiertagsgesetz NW) Scope

North Rhine-Westphalia observes 11 statewide statutory public holidays in 2027. Weekday highlights include New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Good Friday (March 26), Easter Monday (March 29), Ascension Day (Thursday, May 6), Whit Monday (May 17), Corpus Christi (Thursday, May 27), and All Saints' Day (Monday, November 1).

Four fixed holidays—Labour Day (May 1), German Unity Day (October 3), and Christmas (December 25–26)—fall on Saturdays or Sundays in 2027 without weekday replacement under German law, making May and November the key months for long weekends in NRW.

NRW Ministry of the Interior · Public Holidays · Source verified:

11 Official Public Holidays in NRW (2027)

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Nordrhein-Westfalen · Feiertagsgesetz NRW

The scope was reviewed for 2026. Other years use the rules but their dates have not been individually checked.

This selection has not been checked date by date against an official annual calendar. Dates are calculated from the source rules.

Nordrhein-Westfalen: the table and download use this region.

11 entries covering 11 calendar dates, not a count of days off.

Holiday NameDateCountdownType

Neujahr

2027-01-01
49 days remaining
Public Holidays

Karfreitag

2027-03-26
133 days remaining
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Ostermontag

2027-03-29
136 days remaining
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Maifeiertag

2027-05-01
169 days remaining
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Christi Himmelfahrt

2027-05-06
174 days remaining
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Pfingstmontag

2027-05-17
185 days remaining
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Fronleichnam

2027-05-27
195 days remaining
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Tag der Deutschen Einheit

2027-10-03
324 days remaining
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Allerheiligen

2027-11-01
353 days remaining
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1. Weihnachtstag

2027-12-25
407 days remaining
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2. Weihnachtstag

2027-12-26
408 days remaining
Public Holidays

How to Plan 2027 Workdays in NRW

  1. Verify all 11 NRW statutory holidays for 2027, noting the 7 weekday holidays.
  2. Use Friday, May 7 and Friday, May 28 as high-value bridge days in May 2027.
  3. Download the 2027 NRW ICS file or compare directly with 2026.
  4. Compute exact working days in NRW with the Business Days Calculator.

May 2027 Ascension Week in NRW

Calculate NRW business days from Monday, May 3 to Friday, May 7, 2027 (Mon–Fri workweek).

Thursday, May 6, 2027 (Ascension Day) is excluded as an NRW public holiday, leaving 4 working days.

How many NRW public holidays fall on weekdays (Mon–Fri) in 2027?
Seven of NRW's 11 statutory holidays fall on Monday–Friday in 2027 (Jan 1, Mar 26, Mar 29, May 6, May 17, May 27, and Nov 1).
Is Rosenmontag (Carnival Monday) included in the NRW statutory calendar?
No. Rosenmontag (February 8, 2027) is Brauchtumstag (customary leave granted voluntarily by some Rhineland employers), not a statutory public holiday under Feiertagsgesetz NW.