2017 Holidays and Events in Carinthia, Austria

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2017, Sun	New Year's Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Nuejahr.
	1/6/2017, Fri	Epiphany
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Heilige Drei Könige.
	3/19/2017, Sun	Saint Joseph's Day
Note An official state holiday, known locally as Josef.
	4/16/2017, Sun	Easter
Note Not an official national holiday. A Christian religious observance.
	4/17/2017, Mon	Easter Monday
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Ostermontag.
	5/1/2017, Mon	National Holiday (Labour Day)
Note An official national holiday. Established in 1919 to commemorate the founding of the First Austrian Republic; the FRG calls it "Staatsfeiertag" (National Holiday), not "Labour Day," though it functions as International Workers' Day.
	5/25/2017, Thu	Ascension Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Christi Himmelfahrt.
	6/5/2017, Mon	Whit Monday
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Pfingstmontag.
	6/15/2017, Thu	Corpus Christi
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Fronleichnam.
	8/15/2017, Tue	Assumption Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Himmelfahrt.
	10/10/2017, Tue	Plebiscite Day
Note An official state holiday, known locally as Tag der Volksabstimmung or Referendum Day.
	10/26/2017, Thu	Austrian National Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Nationalfeiertag. Commemorates the 26 October 1955 adoption of Austrian permanent neutrality by the National Council.
	11/1/2017, Wed	All Saints' Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Allerheiligen.
	12/8/2017, Fri	Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Empfängnis. Retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping.
	12/24/2017, Sun	Christmas Eve
Note Observed in all states as a bank holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Weihnachten.
	12/25/2017, Mon	Christmas Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Christtag.
	12/26/2017, Tue	St. Stephen's Day
Note An official national holiday, known locally as Stephanitag. Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr.
	12/31/2017, Sun	New Year's Eve
Note Observed in all states as a bank half-day holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Silvester.

1/1/2017, Sun

New Year's Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Nuejahr.

1/6/2017, Fri

Epiphany

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Heilige Drei Könige.

3/19/2017, Sun

Saint Joseph's Day

Note: An official state holiday, known locally as Josef.

4/16/2017, Sun

Easter

Note: Not an official national holiday. A Christian religious observance.

4/17/2017, Mon

Easter Monday

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Ostermontag.

5/1/2017, Mon

National Holiday (Labour Day)

Note: An official national holiday. Established in 1919 to commemorate the founding of the First Austrian Republic; the FRG calls it "Staatsfeiertag" (National Holiday), not "Labour Day," though it functions as International Workers' Day.

5/25/2017, Thu

Ascension Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Christi Himmelfahrt.

6/5/2017, Mon

Whit Monday

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Pfingstmontag.

6/15/2017, Thu

Corpus Christi

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Fronleichnam.

8/15/2017, Tue

Assumption Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Himmelfahrt.

10/10/2017, Tue

Plebiscite Day

Note: An official state holiday, known locally as Tag der Volksabstimmung or Referendum Day.

10/26/2017, Thu

Austrian National Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Nationalfeiertag. Commemorates the 26 October 1955 adoption of Austrian permanent neutrality by the National Council.

11/1/2017, Wed

All Saints' Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Allerheiligen.

12/8/2017, Fri

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Mariä Empfängnis. Retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping.

12/24/2017, Sun

Christmas Eve

Note: Observed in all states as a bank holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Weihnachten.

12/25/2017, Mon

Christmas Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Christtag.

12/26/2017, Tue

St. Stephen's Day

Note: An official national holiday, known locally as Stephanitag. Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr.

12/31/2017, Sun

New Year's Eve

Note: Observed in all states as a bank half-day holiday, but not a federal public holiday. Known locally as Silvester.