School and public holidays

New Year‘s Day
(nytår)

 January 1

January 1

Winter school holidays
(vinterferie)

around week seven
February 14 - 20

around week seven
February 13 - 19

Shrovetide/carnival (school)
(fastelavn)

March 6

Feb 19

Easter holiday
(påskeferie)

April 21 - 25

April 5 - 9

Great Prayer Day
(store bededag)

May 20

May 4

Ascension Day
(Kristi himmelfart)

June 2

May 17

Whitsun (pinse)

June 12 - 13

May 27 - 28

Constitution Day
(grundlovsdag)

June 5

June 5

Summer school holidays
(sommerferie)

Usually from last week of June
to the first week of August
June  27 - August 7

Usually from last week of June
to the first week of August
June 25 - August 5

Autumn school holiday
(efterårsferie)

Usually week 42
October 17 - 23

Usually week 42
October 15 - 22

Christmas holiday
(juleferie)

 December 25 - 26

December 25 - 26