Easter Sunday 2030: Sunday, April 21
In 2030, Easter falls on Sunday, April 21. It is a late Easter: 90% of the years from 1900 to 2100 have an earlier one. Easter last fell on April 21 in 2019; it will again in 2041.
Movable feasts in 2030
| Feast | Date | From Easter |
|---|---|---|
| Mardi Gras | Tuesday, March 5 | -47 days |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, March 6 | -46 days |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 14 | -7 days |
| Holy Thursday | Thursday, April 18 | -3 days |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 19 | -2 days |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 21 | Easter Sunday |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 22 | +1 day |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 30 | +39 days |
| Pentecost | Sunday, June 9 | +49 days |
| Whit Monday | Monday, June 10 | +50 days |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 20 | +60 days |
Carnival ends on Mardi Gras, March 5. Lent starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday, March 6, and lasts until Holy Saturday, April 20: 40 days of fasting, the six Sundays not counted. Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday, April 14, to Easter. Pentecost comes seven weeks after Easter, on Sunday, June 9.
Orthodox Easter 2030
Orthodox Easter falls on Sunday, April 28, 1 week after Western Easter, because the Orthodox churches compute it with the Julian calendar. Great Lent starts on Clean Monday, March 11; Orthodox Ascension falls on Thursday, June 6 and Pentecost on Sunday, June 16.
Public holidays around Easter 2030
- Good Friday, April 19: public holiday in Switzerland (most cantons), Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and in Alsace-Moselle in France.
- Easter Monday, April 22: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), the United Kingdom (not in Scotland), Germany, Austria and Italy.
- Ascension Day, Thursday, May 30: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The Friday after, Friday, May 31, is a popular bridge day.
- Whit Monday, June 10: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), Germany and Austria.
- Corpus Christi, Thursday, June 20: public holiday in Austria and Portugal, and in several German states and Swiss cantons.
The public holidays calendar gives the full list for each country in 2030. The Easter date calculator explains the rule and gives any other year.