Easter Sunday 2026: Sunday, April 5
In 2026, Easter falls on Sunday, April 5. It is an early Easter: only 35% of the years from 1900 to 2100 have an earlier one. Easter last fell on April 5 in 2015; it will again in 2037.
Movable feasts in 2026
| Feast | Date | From Easter |
|---|---|---|
| Mardi Gras | Tuesday, February 17 | -47 days |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 18 | -46 days |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 29 | -7 days |
| Holy Thursday | Thursday, April 2 | -3 days |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 3 | -2 days |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 5 | Easter Sunday |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 6 | +1 day |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 14 | +39 days |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 24 | +49 days |
| Whit Monday | Monday, May 25 | +50 days |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 4 | +60 days |
Carnival ends on Mardi Gras, February 17. Lent starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday, February 18, and lasts until Holy Saturday, April 4: 40 days of fasting, the six Sundays not counted. Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday, March 29, to Easter. Pentecost comes seven weeks after Easter, on Sunday, May 24.
Orthodox Easter 2026
Orthodox Easter falls on Sunday, April 12, 1 week after Western Easter, because the Orthodox churches compute it with the Julian calendar. Great Lent starts on Clean Monday, February 23; Orthodox Ascension falls on Thursday, May 21 and Pentecost on Sunday, May 31.
Public holidays around Easter 2026
- Good Friday, April 3: public holiday in Switzerland (most cantons), Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and in Alsace-Moselle in France.
- Easter Monday, April 6: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), the United Kingdom (not in Scotland), Germany, Austria and Italy.
- Ascension Day, Thursday, May 14: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The Friday after, Friday, May 15, is a popular bridge day.
- Whit Monday, May 25: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), Germany and Austria.
- Corpus Christi, Thursday, June 4: public holiday in Austria and Portugal, and in several German states and Swiss cantons.
The full lists by country are on UK bank holidays 2026, US federal holidays 2026 and Germany 2026. The Easter date calculator explains the rule and gives any other year.