Easter Sunday 2027: Sunday, March 28
In 2027, Easter falls on Sunday, March 28. It is an early Easter: only 8% of the years from 1900 to 2100 have an earlier one. Easter last fell on March 28 in 1948; it will again in 2032.
Movable feasts in 2027
| Feast | Date | From Easter |
|---|---|---|
| Mardi Gras | Tuesday, February 9 | -47 days |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 10 | -46 days |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 21 | -7 days |
| Holy Thursday | Thursday, March 25 | -3 days |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 26 | -2 days |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, March 28 | Easter Sunday |
| Easter Monday | Monday, March 29 | +1 day |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 6 | +39 days |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 16 | +49 days |
| Whit Monday | Monday, May 17 | +50 days |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, May 27 | +60 days |
Carnival ends on Mardi Gras, February 9. Lent starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday, February 10, and lasts until Holy Saturday, March 27: 40 days of fasting, the six Sundays not counted. Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday, March 21, to Easter. Pentecost comes seven weeks after Easter, on Sunday, May 16.
Orthodox Easter 2027
Orthodox Easter falls on Sunday, May 2, 5 weeks after Western Easter, because the Orthodox churches compute it with the Julian calendar. Great Lent starts on Clean Monday, March 15; Orthodox Ascension falls on Thursday, June 10 and Pentecost on Sunday, June 20.
Public holidays around Easter 2027
- Good Friday, March 26: public holiday in Switzerland (most cantons), Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and in Alsace-Moselle in France.
- Easter Monday, March 29: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), the United Kingdom (not in Scotland), Germany, Austria and Italy.
- Ascension Day, Thursday, May 6: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The Friday after, Friday, May 7, is a popular bridge day.
- Whit Monday, May 17: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), Germany and Austria.
- Corpus Christi, Thursday, May 27: public holiday in Austria and Portugal, and in several German states and Swiss cantons.
The full lists by country are on UK bank holidays 2027, US federal holidays 2027 and Germany 2027. The Easter date calculator explains the rule and gives any other year.