School holiday dates for 2026–27 in Austria, by state, copied from the official source, with the national public holidays inside them and how busy those months were for visitors in 2025. Dates can differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
When are the school holidays in Austria in 2026–27?
The dates below are copied from the official source, by state; break names are given in the original language with a translation.1
| Break | Where | Dates | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbstferien (autumn holidays) | whole country (all nine states) | 27 October 2026 to 31 October 2026 | The same table lists Montag, 26. Oktober 2026 as the national holiday and Montag, 2. November 2026 (Allerseelen) as school-free in all states (separate entry below). |
| Allerseelen (All Souls' Day, school-free) | whole country (all nine states) | 2 November 2026 | |
| Weihnachtsferien (Christmas holidays) | whole country (all nine states) | 24 December 2026 to 6 January 2027 | |
| Semesterferien (semester / February holidays) | Niederösterreich, Wien | 1 February 2027 to 6 February 2027 | |
| Semesterferien (semester / February holidays) | Burgenland, Kärnten | 8 February 2027 to 13 February 2027 | |
| Semesterferien (semester / February holidays) | Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg | 15 February 2027 to 20 February 2027 | |
| Osterferien (Easter holidays) | whole country (all nine states) | 20 March 2027 to 29 March 2027 | |
| Pfingstferien (Whitsun holidays) | whole country (all nine states) | 15 May 2027 to 17 May 2027 | |
| Sommerferien (summer holidays) | Burgenland, Niederösterreich, Wien | 3 July 2027 to 5 September 2027 | |
| Sommerferien (summer holidays) | Kärnten, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg | 10 July 2027 to 12 September 2027 |
- The ministry's page says these holidays apply to secondary schools, and that primary and other schools usually follow them; schools in tourist areas may differ.
Which public holidays fall in the school holidays?
National public holidays from Austria's official list that fall on days without school in the table (and where):
- 25 December 2026: Christmas Day (whole country (all nine states))
- 26 December 2026: St Stephen's Day (whole country (all nine states))
- 1 January 2027: New Year's Day (whole country (all nine states))
- 6 January 2027: Epiphany (whole country (all nine states))
- 29 March 2027: Easter Monday (whole country (all nine states))
- 17 May 2027: Whit Monday (whole country (all nine states))
- 15 August 2027: Assumption (Burgenland, Niederösterreich, Wien; Kärnten, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg)
How busy are those months?
Each month's share of Austria's 2025 tourist nights, for the months the dated breaks touch (an even spread would be 8.3% a month).
| Month | Share of 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 9.8% |
| February | 10.2% |
| March | 8.0% |
| May | 5.7% |
| July | 11.6% |
| August | 13.3% |
| September | 8.1% |
| October | 6.2% |
| November | 4.0% |
| December | 8.8% |
Check your own dates with are my dates busy?, or see Austria month by month.
Key takeaways
- Dates are copied from the official source, as it gives them.
- Some breaks differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
- What we would skip: assuming one date for the whole country where the table shows regions.
Sources
School dates from the official source; holiday and tourism figures from the pages linked. See how we research.
- oesterreich.gv.at-Redaktion (Austrian federal government portal); last updated 25.08.2026, Ferienkalender 2026/2027. Read it. Accessed 13 October 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0, as the portal's imprint states; we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to them. Terms or law.
- Public holidays: Unternehmensserviceportal (usp.gv.at), Ruhezeiten — gesetzliche Feiertage. Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
Modified data: we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to the breaks.