Corpus Christi 2027: where it is a day off
Pick your state and municipality: the list shows whether Corpus Christi applies to you, with every other holiday of the year and the working days.
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Public holidays in Saxony, 2027
11 holidays
6 of them fall on a weekday.
| Holidays on weekdays | 6 |
| Holidays at weekends | 5 |
| True bridge days (1 leave day) | 1 |
| Working days Monday to Friday | 255 |
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Applies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | nationwide |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | nationwide |
| 29 March 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday | nationwide |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | Labour Day | nationwide |
| 6 May 2027 | Thursday | Ascension Day | nationwide |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Whit Monday | nationwide |
| 3 October 2027 | Sunday | German Unity Day | nationwide |
| 31 October 2027 | Sunday | Reformation Day | statewide |
| 17 November 2027 | Wednesday | Day of Repentance and Prayer | statewide |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | nationwide |
| 26 December 2027 | Sunday | Boxing Day (St Stephen’s Day) | nationwide |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · state holiday acts checked on 28 October 2026
Corpus Christi falls on Thursday, 27 May 2027, sixty days after Easter Sunday; in 2026 it was Thursday, 4 June 2026, and in 2028 it is Thursday, 15 June 2028. It is a statutory holiday throughout six states: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. In Saxony it applies, under the Corpus Christi ordinance, in some Catholic places of Sorbian Lusatia such as Crostwitz, Ralbitz-Rosenthal or Wittichenau; in Thuringia in municipalities with a predominantly Catholic population where it was already a holiday in 1994, mainly in the Eichsfeld. Corpus Christi always falls on a Thursday. The Friday after is therefore one of the most reliable bridge days: one leave day gives four days off. In 2027 Corpus Christi is especially early, only ten days after Whit Monday; together with Ascension Day on 6 May the three holidays form a run of bridges within three weeks. If you work in the north or east without the holiday, 27 May is an ordinary working day.
Corpus Christi in the coming years
| Year | Date | Bridge day |
|---|---|---|
| 2,026 | Thursday, 4 June 2026 | Friday 5 June |
| 2,027 | Thursday, 27 May 2027 | Friday 28 May |
| 2,028 | Thursday, 15 June 2028 | Friday 16 June |
| 2,029 | Thursday, 31 May 2029 | Friday 1 June |
| 2,030 | Thursday, 20 June 2030 | Friday 21 June |
Saxony and Thuringia: a holiday in part of the state
In Saxony the Sunday and holiday act lets the state government designate Corpus Christi for municipalities with a predominantly Catholic population. The 1993 Corpus Christi ordinance names those places one by one; they lie in the area of the Catholic Sorbs between Bautzen, Kamenz and Hoyerswerda, where Corpus Christi processions are still held in two languages.
In Thuringia the holiday and commemoration act also provides for an ordinance that was never issued. The transitional rule therefore applies: Corpus Christi stays a holiday wherever it was one in 1994. That essentially means the district of Eichsfeld and some Catholic places in the Unstrut-Hainich and Wartburg districts. There is no official list; the local council will know.
Hesse: Corpus Christi without All Saints'
Hesse is the only state that keeps Corpus Christi but not All Saints' Day; every other state with Corpus Christi also has 1 November off. The basis is the Hesse holiday act. In North Rhine-Westphalia both days are in the act.
Hesse 2027: using 10 leave days
Hesse 2027: using 10 leave days
27 days off
| Sat 20 March – Mon 29 March | 4 → 10 days |
| Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May | 1 → 4 days |
| Sat 15 May – Sun 23 May | 4 → 9 days |
| Thu 27 May – Sun 30 May | 1 → 4 days |