The best time to book annual leave in 2027
The Austria year planner for 2027 is a free list of the public holidays in Austria. It shows the days of annual leave that turn each one into a proper break.
Best value in 2027
New Year
Fri 1 Jan – Sun 10 Jan
4 days of annual leave gets you 10 days away.
- Friday 1 January, New Year's Day
- Saturday 2 January, weekend
- Sunday 3 January, weekend
- Monday 4 January, leave
- Tuesday 5 January, leave
- Wednesday 6 January, Epiphany
- Thursday 7 January, leave
- Friday 8 January, leave
- Saturday 9 January, weekend
- Sunday 10 January, weekend
Book off: Mon 4 – Tue 5 Jan, Thu 7 – Fri 8 Jan
Every good window in 2027
Each one puts your annual leave next to a weekend and one of the public holidays. You get at least twice as many days away as you book. In date order, for Austria.
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New Year
Fri 1 Jan – Sun 10 Jan
4 days of annual leave · 2.5× your annual leave
Book off Mon 4 – Tue 5 Jan, Thu 7 – Fri 8 Jan
Plan a trip for these dates - 9days
Easter Sunday
Sat 27 Mar – Sun 4 Apr
4 days of annual leave · 2.3× your annual leave
Book off Tue 30 Mar – Fri 2 Apr
Plan a trip for these dates - 9days
National Holiday
Sat 1 May – Sun 9 May
4 days of annual leave · 2.3× your annual leave
Book off Mon 3 – Wed 5 May, Fri 7 May
Plan a trip for these dates - 16days
Pentecost
Sat 15 May – Sun 30 May
8 days of annual leave · 2× your annual leave
Book off Tue 18 – Fri 21 May, Mon 24 – Wed 26 May, Fri 28 May
Plan a trip for these dates - 10days
National Holiday
Sat 23 Oct – Mon 1 Nov
4 days of annual leave · 2.5× your annual leave
Book off Mon 25 Oct, Wed 27 – Fri 29 Oct
Plan a trip for these dates - 9days
Immaculate Conception
Sat 4 Dec – Sun 12 Dec
4 days of annual leave · 2.3× your annual leave
Book off Mon 6 – Tue 7 Dec, Thu 9 – Fri 10 Dec
Plan a trip for these dates - 10days
New Year
Fri 31 Dec – Sun 9 Jan 2028
5 days of annual leave · 2× your annual leave
Book off Fri 31 Dec, Mon 3 – Wed 5 Jan, Fri 7 Jan
Plan a trip for these dates
- Annual leave to book
- Holiday
- Weekend
Long weekends that cost nothing
Weekends next to public holidays in 2027: three or four days away without booking any annual leave.
- New Year · Fri 1 Jan · 3 days
- Easter Sunday · Sat 27 Mar · 3 days
- Pentecost · Sat 15 May · 3 days
- All Saints' Day · Sat 30 Oct · 3 days
2027 at a glance
Every day of 2027 in Austria: the public holidays, and the days of annual leave that each window above asks you to book.
Public holidays in Austria, 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | |
| Epiphany | |
| Easter Sunday | |
| Easter Monday | |
| National Holiday | |
| Ascension Day | |
| Pentecost | |
| Whit Monday | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Assumption Day | |
| National Holiday | |
| All Saints' Day | |
| Immaculate Conception | |
| Christmas Day | |
| St. Stephen's Day |
Already used some annual leave? Plan around what you have left.
Tell Be Outside your allowance and how many days you have left. We start you at 25 days, a common starting point in Austria, and plan around trips you have already booked. Then turn a window into a trip, or start from a plan someone else has published.
Questions
When is the best time to book annual leave in 2027?
New Year is the best value in 2027. 4 days of annual leave (Mon 4 – Tue 5 Jan, Thu 7 – Fri 8 Jan) gives you 10 days away, Fri 1 Jan – Sun 10 Jan. The other public holidays each turn 4 days of annual leave into as many as 10 days off.
How do you work out the windows?
We look at every run of 6 to 16 days around weekends and public holidays. For each one, we count the working days you'd need to book. We keep the runs that give you at least twice as many days away as days of leave. Where two overlap, only the better one is kept.
What if I have already used some of my annual leave?
Tell Be Outside your allowance and how many days you have left. The year planner plans around trips you have already booked, only suggests dates from tomorrow on, and shows the annual leave you have left as you plan.
Which countries does the year planner cover?
It covers 26 countries. In Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. In the Americas: Canada and United States. In Asia-Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Each has its own regions where their holidays differ. Inside Be Outside, the planner uses the holidays where you work. That can be a different country from where you live.
Public holidays from Nager.Date. Check substitute days with your employer.