School holidays in Copenhagen, Denmark 2026/27
Schools in Copenhagen are on holiday now: Autumn break, until 16 Oct 2026 (2 days left).
✓ Officialkk.dk· checked 14 Oct 2026
Copenhagen's plan is a guideline: each school confirms its holidays with its school board.
Schools in Copenhagen are on holiday today.
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Copenhagen, September to August
September 2026
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Every break, with its source
Holiday dates 2026/27
First and last day without school. Each line links to the official calendar it comes from.
Autumn breakEfterårsferie
5 days in all
Source: Københavns Kommune – Vejledende ferieplan for skoleåret
Christmas breakJuleferie
12 days in all
Source: Københavns Kommune – Vejledende ferieplan for skoleåret
Winter breakVinterferie
5 days in all
Source: Københavns Kommune – Vejledende ferieplan for skoleåret
Easter breakPåskeferie
8 days in all
Source: Københavns Kommune – Vejledende ferieplan for skoleåret
Ascension breakKr. Himmelfartsferie
2 days in all
Source: Københavns Kommune – Vejledende ferieplan for skoleåret
Summer breakSommerferie
40 days in all
Source: Københavns Kommune – Vejledende ferieplan for skoleåret
Planning a trip?
Also off during Autumn break
Other regions with schools out between 12–16 Oct 2026. Weeks when many overlap are busy for family travel.
Bremen· GermanyAutumn break · 12–24 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapHesse· GermanyAutumn break · 5–17 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapLower Saxony· GermanyAutumn break · 12–24 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapRhineland-Palatinate· GermanyAutumn break · 5–16 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapSchleswig-Holstein· GermanyAutumn break · 12–24 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapSaarland· GermanyAutumn break · 5–16 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapSaxony· GermanyAutumn break · 12–24 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapThuringia· GermanyAutumn break · 12–24 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlap
Aalborg· DenmarkAutumn break · 10–18 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapAarhus· DenmarkAutumn break · 10–18 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapFrederiksberg· DenmarkAutumn break · 12–16 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapHerning· DenmarkAutumn break · 12–16 Oct 20265 of 5 days overlapPublic holidays
Copenhagen, 2026/27
- 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayJuledag
- 26 Dec 2026Second Day of ChristmasAnden juledag
- 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayNytårsdag
- 25 Mar 2027Maundy ThursdaySkærtorsdag
- 26 Mar 2027Good FridayLangfredag
- 28 Mar 2027Easter SundayPåskedag
- 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayAnden påskedag
- 6 May 2027Ascension DayKristi himmelfartsdag
- 16 May 2027PentecostPinsedag
- 17 May 2027Pentecost MondayAnden pinsedag
Public holidays from the open python-holidays project, the same data Hourora uses. Regional holidays are included where they apply to all of Copenhagen.
How dates are set
School calendars in Denmark
In Denmark each municipality sets its own school holidays, so dates are listed for the four largest cities. In Copenhagen the city's plan is a guideline: each school confirms its own holidays with its school board.
School holidays in Denmark are set by each municipality (kommune).
Copenhagen covers: Public schools (folkeskoler) in Københavns Kommune; guideline plan, each school sets its own.
Single schools can add a few days of their own (for example for teacher training or local feasts). Check with your school for those.
Other calendars in Denmark
Each break in Denmark
Questions
Copenhagen school holidays, answered
Is today a school holiday in Copenhagen?
Yes. Today, Thursday, 15 October 2026, schools in Copenhagen are on Autumn break, which ends on Friday, 16 October 2026.
When are the autumn holidays in Copenhagen in 2026?
Autumn break (Efterårsferie) in Copenhagen, Denmark runs from Monday, 12 October 2026 to Friday, 16 October 2026: 5 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: kk.dk.
When are the Christmas holidays in Copenhagen in 2026?
Christmas break (Juleferie) in Copenhagen, Denmark runs from Monday, 21 December 2026 to Friday, 1 January 2027: 12 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: kk.dk.
When are the winter holidays in Copenhagen in 2027?
Winter break (Vinterferie) in Copenhagen, Denmark runs from Monday, 15 February 2027 to Friday, 19 February 2027: 5 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: kk.dk.
When are the Easter or spring holidays in Copenhagen in 2027?
Easter break (Påskeferie) in Copenhagen, Denmark runs from Monday, 22 March 2027 to Monday, 29 March 2027: 8 days, 6 of them weekdays. Source: kk.dk.
When are the May or Whitsun holidays in Copenhagen in 2027?
Ascension break (Kr. Himmelfartsferie) in Copenhagen, Denmark runs from Thursday, 6 May 2027 to Friday, 7 May 2027: 2 days, 2 of them weekdays. Source: kk.dk.
When are the summer holidays in Copenhagen in 2027?
Summer break (Sommerferie) in Copenhagen, Denmark runs from Monday, 28 June 2027 to Friday, 6 August 2027: 40 days, 30 of them weekdays. Source: kk.dk.
How many school days off does Copenhagen have in 2026/27?
6 breaks and days off are listed for 2026/27, adding up to 58 weekdays without school. Public holidays that fall during term are extra.