View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Greenland for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Fri, Jan 1 → Wed, Jan 6
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 2 leave days turn into 6 days off in a row.
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Greenland, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, marks its National Day (June 21) on the summer solstice, distinct from the Danish monarch's birthday observed elsewhere in the kingdom. Great Prayer Day, abolished in Denmark itself in 2024, has in the past been observed differently across the kingdom's constituent parts.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | ukiortaaq (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| January 6, 2027 | Wednesday | Åbenbaring (Epiphany) | Public Holiday |
| March 25, 2027 | Thursday | sisamanngortoq illernartoq (Maundy Thursday) | Public Holiday |
| March 26, 2027 | Friday | tallimanngornersuaq (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| March 28, 2027 | Sunday | poorskip-ullua (Easter Sunday) | Public Holiday |
| March 29, 2027 | Monday | poorskip-aappaa (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| April 23, 2027 | Friday | tussiarfissuaq (Prayer Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 6, 2027 | Thursday | qilaliarfik (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 16, 2027 | Sunday | piinsip ullua (Pentecost) | Public Holiday |
| May 17, 2027 | Monday | piinsip aappaa (Whit Monday) | Public Holiday |
| June 21, 2027 | Monday | ullortuneq (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 24, 2027 | Friday | juulliaraq (Christmas Eve) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | juullerujussuaq (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 26, 2027 | Sunday | juullip aappaa (Boxing Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | ukiortaaq (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| January 6, 2026 | Tuesday | Åbenbaring (Epiphany) | Public Holiday |
| April 2, 2026 | Thursday | sisamanngortoq illernartoq (Maundy Thursday) | Public Holiday |
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | tallimanngornersuaq (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| April 5, 2026 | Sunday | poorskip-ullua (Easter Sunday) | Public Holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | poorskip-aappaa (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | tussiarfissuaq (Prayer Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 14, 2026 | Thursday | qilaliarfik (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 24, 2026 | Sunday | piinsip ullua (Pentecost) | Public Holiday |
| May 25, 2026 | Monday | piinsip aappaa (Whit Monday) | Public Holiday |
| June 21, 2026 | Sunday | ullortuneq (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 24, 2026 | Thursday | juulliaraq (Christmas Eve) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | juullerujussuaq (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 26, 2026 | Saturday | juullip aappaa (Boxing Day) | Public Holiday |
Greenland has 14 public holidays in 2027, 1 more than the global average of 13.
2 public holidays fall on a weekend in Greenland in 2027: Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26). Greenland grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Greenland does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
6 consecutive days off in Greenland in 2027, January 1–January 6, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in Greenland is juulliaraq (Christmas Eve) on December 24, 2026.
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Prayer Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Whit Monday do not fall on the same date every year in Greenland, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.