Ascension Day 2023, 2024 and 2025
Ascension Day is observed on the fortieth day of Easter – 39 days after Easter Sunday – to commemorate Jesus Christ’s ascension to heaven as recorded in the Bible. It is a public holiday across Austria and it always falls on a Thursday.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2024 | 9 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2025 | 29 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2026 | 14 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
There are many church-focused events in Austria on Ascension Day. Observant Christians frequently attend mass in the morning. And a large proportion of Austrians will enjoy an elaborate meal with family.
However, this holiday falls in Spring and the day therefore also provides a great opportunity for Austrians to make the most of the warmer weather by spending time outdoors. Some people even take the Friday after Ascension Day off from work to create a four-day weekend in order to travel.
Ascension Plays, which were popular in the middle ages as a means of helping people visualise the ascension of Jesus bodily into heaven, still take place occasionally in Austria – though these religious dramas are less and less common as old traditions fade.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2021 | 13 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2020 | 21 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2019 | 30 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2018 | 10 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 2017 | 25 May | Thu | Ascension Day |
