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Public Holidays in March 2027 Around the World

In March 2027, 37 of the countries and regions we track take at least one day off — 86 public holidays in total, listed in date order below.

The busiest calendars this month are Indonesia (8), Ghana (5) and Nigeria (4). Breaks that span a month boundary appear in full on both months' pages, so cross-border trips and business schedules can be planned straight off the tables.

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DateCountryHoliday
Feb 27 – Mar 1TaiwanPeace Memorial Day (228)Peace Memorial Day (Feb 28) falls on a Sunday, observed on Mon Mar 1 — a 3-day weekend.Public holiday
March 1, 2027South KoreaIndependence Movement DayFalls on a Monday in 2027 — a natural three-day weekend.Public holiday
March 6, 2027GhanaIndependence DayFalls on Saturday in 2027; expected to be observed on Monday March 8 under Act 601.Public holiday
March 8, 2027IndonesiaNyepi (Balinese Day of Silence, Saka 1949)Monday — Bali shuts down for 24 hours; the airport closes. Opens the 10-day Nyepi–Lebaran break (Mar 6–15).Public holiday
March 9, 2027IndonesiaCuti Bersama — Idul FitriTuesday bridge between Nyepi and Idul Fitri.Bridge holiday
March 9, 2027KenyaIdd-ul-FitrProvisional date based on astronomical calculation of 1 Shawwal 1448 AH. The Cabinet Secretary will confirm the exact date after moon sighting, usually by Gazette notice shortly before Ramadan ends.Public holiday
March 9, 2027NigeriaEid-el-FitrProjected for 1–2 Shawwal 1448 AH, Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March 2027 on the calculated calendar. The Federal Government declares the exact two days after the Sultan of Sokoto's moon-sighting announcement, which can shift the dates by one day.Public holiday
Mar 9 – 11Saudi ArabiaEid al-FitrProjected date (subject to moon sighting). Per the Umm al-Qura calendar, 1 Shawwal 1448 AH corresponds to Tuesday Mar 9, 2027, so Eid would run Mar 9–11. Saudi Arabia usually declares a 4-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, which would extend the break to Friday Mar 12 — together with the Friday–Saturday weekend the actual break could span Mar 9–13. Some forecasters suggest Mar 10–12 instead.Public holiday
Mar 9 – 11United Arab EmiratesEid al-FitrProjected date (subject to moon sighting). Per the Umm al-Qura calendar, 1 Shawwal 1448 AH corresponds to Tuesday Mar 9, 2027, so Eid would run Mar 9–11 (Shawwal 1–3). If Ramadan lasts 30 days, Monday Mar 8 becomes an extra holiday too. Some forecasters suggest Mar 10–12 instead.Public holiday
March 10, 2027GhanaEid-Ul-FitrEstimated date. Subject to crescent moon sighting confirmed by the Chief Imam and gazetted by the Ministry.Public holiday
March 10, 2027IndiaId-ul-FitrWednesday. Subject to moon sighting.Public holiday
Mar 10 – 11IndonesiaIdul Fitri 1448H (Lebaran)Wed–Thu — right after Nyepi, within the 10-day Mar 6–15 super break.Public holiday
Mar 10 – 11MalaysiaHari Raya AidilfitriTwo days, Wed–Thu. Islamic date subject to moon-sighting.Federal holiday
March 10, 2027NigeriaEid-el-Fitr (2nd day)Public holiday
March 10, 2027PhilippinesEid'l FitrRegular holiday — the exact date is set by a separate proclamation based on the Islamic lunar calendar.Public holiday
March 10, 2027SingaporeHari Raya PuasaWednesday — confirmed in the MOM gazette.Public holiday
March 11, 2027GhanaShaqq DayStatutory holiday observed the day immediately following Eid-Ul-Fitr.Public holiday
March 12, 2027IndonesiaCuti Bersama — Idul FitriFriday bridge after Idul Fitri.Bridge holiday
March 15, 2027GreeceClean Monday (Kathara Deftera)Monday — Pascha minus 48 days, so a late one this year: Great Lent opens on March 15 and the Apokries carnival ends with kites on the hills and a table of lagana, halva and taramasalata, with no meat and no dairy. A general day of rest rather than one of the Article 60 compulsory closure dates, so private-sector pay follows the collective agreement.Public holiday
March 15, 2027IndonesiaCuti Bersama — Idul FitriMonday — closes the 10-day Nyepi–Lebaran national break (Mar 6–15).Bridge holiday
March 15, 2027MexicoBenito Juárez DayThird Monday of March.Public holiday
March 17, 2027IrelandSaint Patrick's DayPublic holiday
March 21, 2027JapanVernal Equinox DayFalls on a Sunday, so the following Monday is a substitute holiday.Public holiday
March 21, 2027South AfricaHuman Rights DayPublic holiday
March 22, 2027ColombiaSaint Joseph's Day (Día de San José)19 March 2027 is a Friday; the transfer pushes the rest to Monday 22 March, three days after the festival.Public holiday
March 22, 2027JapanSubstitute HolidayFor Vernal Equinox Day, which falls on Sunday Mar 21.Substitute holiday
March 22, 2027South AfricaHuman Rights Day (observed)Human Rights Day (Mar 21) falls on a Sunday in 2027. Under the Public Holidays Act, when a public holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday is also a public holiday.Substitute holiday
March 23, 2027IndiaHoliTuesday.Public holiday
March 24, 2027ArgentinaDay of Memory for Truth and JusticeFalls on Wednesday. Fixed, so it does not move — but taking Thursday 25 March off bridges to Good Friday.Public holiday
March 25, 2027ColombiaMaundy Thursday (Jueves Santo)Easter 2027 is early: 28 March, so Holy Week starts on 21 March and Maundy Thursday is 25 March.Public holiday
March 25, 2027GreeceAnnunciation & Independence Day (25 Martiou)Thursday — one fixed date, two commemorations: the Annunciation and the raising of the revolutionary flag at Agia Lavra on 25 March 1821. School and military parades across the country. It is the only Thursday Annunciation of the four years on this page, and because it sits inside Great Lent (which began March 15) the table breaks for fish.Public holiday
March 25, 2027IndonesiaCuti Bersama — Good FridayThursday — opens a 4-day Easter break Mar 25–28.Bridge holiday
March 25, 2027NorwayMaundy ThursdayThursday. Skjærtorsdag, Easter minus three: the early Gregorian Easter of 2027 (March 28) drags the whole movable cycle a month forward, and opens the year’s only five-day run.Public holiday
March 25, 2027PhilippinesMaundy ThursdayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027ArgentinaGood FridayFalls on Friday — a three-day Easter weekend.Public holiday
March 26, 2027AustraliaGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027BrazilGood FridayGuaranteed nationwide as a religious holiday under Lei 9.093/1995.Public holiday
March 26, 2027CanadaGood FridayStatutory holiday
March 26, 2027ColombiaGood FridayThursday, Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday make the only automatic four-day break of 2027.Public holiday
March 26, 2027Czech RepublicGood FridayFriday — Velký pátek, two days before Easter Sunday (March 28). Added to the statutory list by Act No. 359/2015 Sb. from 2016. In 2027 the Gregorian and Orthodox Easters are five weeks apart, so Czech and Greek Good Fridays fall on different days.Public holiday
March 26, 2027GermanyGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027GhanaGood FridayFalls on Friday, opening the nationwide Easter four-day weekend.Public holiday
March 26, 2027Hong KongGood FridayGeneral holiday
March 26, 2027IndiaGood FridayFriday.Public holiday
March 26, 2027IndonesiaGood FridayFriday — with Thursday cuti bersama, a 4-day Easter break Mar 25–28.Public holiday
March 26, 2027KenyaGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027MacauGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027NetherlandsGood FridayGovernment offices, schools, and banks closed; private sector subject to CAO.Public holiday
March 26, 2027New ZealandGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027NigeriaGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027NorwayGood FridayFriday. Langfredag (Easter minus two) carries the full § 3 helligdagsfred for 24 hours and, with Maundy Thursday and Easter Monday, makes 2027’s longest no-leave break.Public holiday
March 26, 2027PhilippinesGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027PortugalGood FridayFalls on Friday, creating a three-day Easter weekend.Public holiday
March 26, 2027SingaporeGood FridayFalls on a Friday — a 3-day weekend.Public holiday
March 26, 2027South AfricaGood FridayPublic holiday
March 26, 2027SpainGood FridayCore nationwide public holiday marking Holy Week.Public holiday
March 26, 2027SwedenGood Friday (Långfredagen)Friday, derived from Easter. Opens the year’s longest automatic break (Fri–Mon).Public holiday
March 26, 2027United KingdomGood FridayPublic holiday
March 27, 2027Hong KongThe day following Good FridayGeneral holiday
March 27, 2027MacauThe day before EasterPublic holiday
March 27, 2027PhilippinesBlack SaturdaySpecial (non-working) day.Public holiday
March 28, 2027IndonesiaEaster SundaySunday.Public holiday
March 28, 2027ItalyEaster SundayPublic holiday
March 28, 2027NetherlandsEaster SundayPublic holiday
March 28, 2027NorwayEaster SundaySunday — the earliest Easter of the four years published here, and one of the five 2027 red days that fall on a weekend. § 2 e) defines it as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March.Public holiday
March 28, 2027PortugalEaster SundayStatutory holiday under Article 234; falls on Sunday with no substitute day.Public holiday
March 28, 2027SwedenEaster Sunday (Påskdagen)Sunday. A legal red day, but already a weekly rest day — no extra day off.Public holiday
March 29, 2027AustraliaEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027AustriaEaster MondayEaster Sunday is March 28. Karfreitag (Friday March 26) is not a public holiday in Austria, so the four-day Easter break only exists if you take that Friday yourself.Public holiday
March 29, 2027BelgiumEaster MondayFalls on Monday, creating a nationwide three-day Easter weekend.Public holiday
March 29, 2027Czech RepublicEaster MondayMonday — Velikonoční pondělí, Easter plus one. With Good Friday it makes a four-day break, the joint-longest automatic run of 2027.Public holiday
March 29, 2027FranceEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027GermanyEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027GhanaEaster MondayStatutory holiday concluding the Easter long weekend.Public holiday
March 29, 2027Hong KongEaster MondayGeneral holiday
March 29, 2027IrelandEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027ItalyEaster MondayPasquetta, traditional outdoor picnic holiday creating a 3-day break.Public holiday
March 29, 2027KenyaEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027MacauThe day before Easter compensatory rest dayCompensatory rest day because the day before Easter (Mar 27) falls on a Saturday.Substitute holiday
March 29, 2027NetherlandsEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027New ZealandEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027NigeriaEaster MondayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027NorwayEaster MondayMonday. Annen påskedag, Easter plus one — the last weekday red day Norway gets before May, and the close of the five-day run.Public holiday
March 29, 2027South AfricaFamily DayPublic holiday
March 29, 2027SwedenEaster Monday (Annandag påsk)Public holiday
March 29, 2027United KingdomEaster MondayPublic holiday
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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in March 2027 worldwide?

We count 86 public holidays in March 2027, spread across 37 of the 41 countries and regions we track, in date order in the table above. Breaks that spill over a month boundary are shown in full on both months.

Which countries have public holidays in March 2027?

Taiwan, South Korea, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya and Nigeria and 31 more — 37 countries and regions in all. The table above gives the exact date for every holiday.

What are the first and last public holidays of March 2027?

The month opens with Peace Memorial Day (228) in Taiwan on Feb 27, and closes with Easter Monday in United Kingdom, ending Mar 29.

Can I download the March 2027 holidays as a calendar file?

Yes. Every country's year page offers free ICS, CSV and PDF files that import straight into Google, Apple or Outlook Calendar, and subscribing to the ICS URL keeps the dates updated if a government revises them. Month pages have no file of their own — download per country instead.

Are these days off for everyone in those countries?

Not necessarily. The table aggregates nationwide statutory holidays. Australia, Malaysia, India and Canada add state- or province-level days on top, so the real count there is higher; annual leave and employer shutdowns are not counted either. Observances that are not days off are excluded.

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