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Holiday Calendar in Denmark
Denmark is an energetic European nation with a yearly calendar full of events. The Denmark holidays and festivals range from religious celebrations to royal commemorations and sporting events. Whatever the season of the year, there really is something for everyone who decides to visit this wonderful country. 
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May 2025
Monday 26 May - International Tattoo Festival in Denmark (Horsens Jail plays host to the unique Prison Ink festival in May, with graffiti and skateboarding as well as professional inkers on site)
Wednesday 28 May - Distortion in Copenhagen (Europe's biggest street party begins on the last Wednesday in May)
June 2025
Sunday 1 June - World Naturist Day (Starts on the first Sunday of June in the northern hemisphere and on the first Sunday of December in the southern hemisphere)
Saturday 7 June - Birthday of Prince Joachim (Denmark)
Monday 9 June - Whit Monday (celebrated on the day after Pentecost)
Wednesday 11 June - Birthday of Prince Henrik (Denmark)
Sunday 15 June - Day of Valdemar and Reunion Day in Denmark (Flag Day)
Saturday 21 June - National Day of Greenland and Denmark; Summer Solstice (International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice)
Monday 23 June - St John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations (Roman Catholic Church, Europe: - Bonfires of Saint John in Spain; Festa del Poble in Andorra; First night of Festa de São João do Porto; First day of Golowan Festival in Cornwall; Jaaniõhtu in Estonia; Jāņi in Latvia; Kupala Night in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine; Last day of Drăgaica fair in Buzău, Romania)
July 2025
Monday 28 July - Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands)
September 2025
October 2025
November 2025
December 2025
Saturday 13 December - Lucia Festival (a tradition that is widespread in the countries of Northern Europe: Sweden, Denmark, Norway); Saint Lucia Day (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and parts of Italy. Dedicated to Saint Lucia's independence from the United Kingdom in 1979)
Wednesday 24 December - Christmas Eve in Austria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Botswana; Christmas Eve
January 2026
February 2026
Sunday 15 February - Fastelavn in Denmark and Norway (day on which Shrove Monday can fall)
March 2026
Wednesday 25 March - Waffle Day in Sweden, Norway & Denmark (Vårfrudagen or Våffeldagen)
April 2026
Thursday 2 April - Maundy Thursday (Christian tradition. Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples before his cross suffering)
Monday 6 April - Easter Monday (Påskedag in Norway)
Sunday 19 April - Dancing Cow Day in Denmark (On the third Sunday of April)
Saturday 25 April - International Sculpture Day (Held on the last Saturday of April); International Financial Independence Day
Monday 27 April - International Viking Market in Denmark (An atmosphere unrivalled)
May 2026
Tuesday 5 May - Liberation Day iin Denmark (This was the day that the German forces surrendered in Denmark under World War II)
Sunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Saturday 16 May - Great Prayer Day in Denmark (The 4th Friday after Easter Major Prayer Day)
Notes:
Some of these days derive from politics, and some from Roman Catholic traditions that predate the current national church. Some are simply the Scandinavian tradition of starting the celebrations of a special day on the evening before the actual day.
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