Events

Planning Events 2028

These are planning-relevant dates, not another public-holiday list. Use them to see clock changes, carnival, Easter context, family days, Valentine's Day, Halloween, Martini, Saint Nicholas and Advent in the year.

Public holidays stay separate: every detail page states clearly whether work, school, shops, travel or family planning are practically affected.

Upcoming date
602 days until Valentine's Day

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Event pages

Open an event and check context

Dedicated pages keep public-holiday status, impact, FAQ and next planning links focused on one event.

Daylight saving time Valentine's Day Carnival Easter Mother's Day Father's Day Halloween Saint Martin's Day Saint Nicholas Day Advent Sundays
Timeline

By month

18 dates

February

3 dates
14 Feb
Valentine's Day Not a public holiday

Fixed date for reservations, flowers, gifts and time together.

Upcoming date
602 days until Valentine's Day

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Valentine's Day
28 Feb
Shrove Monday Custom

Important event day, but not a public holiday.

Upcoming date
616 days until Shrove Monday

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Carnival
29 Feb
Shrove Tuesday Not a public holiday

The most searched carnival date; check local arrangements.

Upcoming date
617 days until Shrove Tuesday

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Carnival

March

2 dates
01 Mar
Ash Wednesday Lent

Start of Lent and an important church-calendar marker.

Carnival
26 Mar
Daylight saving time starts Forward

During the night before Sunday, clocks jump from 02:00 to 03:00.

Daylight saving time

April

3 dates
14 Apr
Good Friday Personal holiday

Since 2019 not a general public holiday; relevant as a personal holiday.

Easter
16 Apr
Easter Sunday Sunday

The central Easter date, but not an additional day off work.

Easter
17 Apr
Easter Monday Public holiday

Easter Monday is a public holiday in Austria.

Easter

May

1 date
14 May
Mother's Day Family day

Second Sunday in May; not a public holiday.

Mother's Day

June

1 date
11 Jun
Father's Day Family day

Second Sunday in June; not a public holiday.

Father's Day

October

2 dates
29 Oct
Standard time starts Back

During the night before Sunday, clocks move back from 03:00 to 02:00.

Daylight saving time
31 Oct
Halloween Not a public holiday

Evening observance before All Saints' Day; check local events and family travel.

Halloween

November

1 date
11 Nov
Saint Martin's Day Custom

Lanterns, Martini, goose dinners, wine and regional evening dates around 11 November.

Saint Martin's Day

December

5 dates
03 Dec
First Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Advent markets, family plans, rail and shopping context in view.

Advent Sundays
06 Dec
Saint Nicholas Day Advent

Family date in Advent; small gifts, nursery, school and Saint Nicholas visits need planning.

Saint Nicholas Day
10 Dec
Second Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Advent markets, family plans, rail and shopping context in view.

Advent Sundays
17 Dec
Third Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Advent markets, family plans, rail and shopping context in view.

Advent Sundays
24 Dec
Fourth Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Advent markets, family plans, rail and shopping context in view.

Advent Sundays
Data basis

Recurring date rules, checked legal status

Planning events follow recurring calendar rules. Their public-holiday status is kept separate and checked against the statutory Austrian holiday list; school context uses official school-calendar sources where relevant.

RIS Working Rest Act § 7 BMB school dates
Next planning views

Connect events with tools and school breaks

These pages turn event dates into week planning, leave planning, calendar feeds or exportable data.

Holiday planner Turn event context into leave decisions. Calendar weeks Place events in week and quarter context. School holidays Compare events with school-free periods. Semester break Check the February school-break layer. Easter break Connect Easter dates and school breaks. Calendar subscription Keep events in calendar apps. Data export Export date data for systems.
Legal clarity

Public holiday status first

Every event page states explicitly whether the date is a public holiday.

Planning

Impact beats trivia

The focus is school, work, shops, travel and family coordination.

Tools

Then open the right view

Calendar weeks and the planner handle the concrete schedule.