Good Friday
Good Friday is a religious public holiday celebrated two days before Easter Sunday in Connecticut, Kentucky, Delaware and 8 more in United States of America. It is a holiday that moves in regards to the date of Easter Sunday. This year the day is celebrated March 29, 2024. As this is a public holiday, expect most stores, banks and services to be closed or have reduced opening hours.
Varying Dates
The calendar date for Good Friday changes depending on when Easter Sunday is celebrated. Easter is always celebrated on Sunday immediately following the Paschal Full Moon. This means that the dates for Easter can vary from March 22 to April 25. This, in turn, means that the date for Good Friday will vary. The table below shows the exact date for Good Friday in the coming years.
| Year | Good Friday Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | March 29 | Friday |
| 2025 | April 18 | Friday |
| 2026 | April 3 | Friday |
| 2027 | March 26 | Friday |
| 2028 | April 14 | Friday |
| 2029 | March 30 | Friday |
| 2030 | April 19 | Friday |
| 2031 | April 11 | Friday |
| 2032 | March 26 | Friday |
| 2033 | April 15 | Friday |
Observed / celebrated by
This is not a national holiday or observance, but the day is still observed or celebrated by the following:
- Connecticut
- Kentucky
- Delaware
- North Carolina
- Texas
- New Jersey
- Tennessee
- Indiana
- Hawaii
- Louisiana
Good Friday in other countries
This holiday is celebrated in several countries. 125 countries in our dataset around the world are celebrating or observing this day.
In the map below, you can see where the day is celebrated or marked. You can find the date by tapping the different colors on the map. You can also see if the day is a public holiday, an observed day, or a day only celebrated by parts of the country's population.
Note that the date of this holiday varies between countries even though the day celebrates the same thing.
This table gives a more detailed overview of when and where this holiday is celebrated or observed. Click on the country for more information.
| Flag | Country | Holiday type | Date this year |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Brazil | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Peru | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Austria | Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off | March 29, 2024 |
 | Nigeria | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Georgia | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | New Zealand | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Haiti | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Uruguay | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Switzerland | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Great Britain | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Ecuador | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Canada | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Rwanda | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Germany | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | United States of America | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Singapore | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Christmas Island | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Åland Islands | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Sierra Leone | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Anguilla | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Montserrat | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Guernsey | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Australia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Tuvalu | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Gibraltar | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | France | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Ethiopia | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | Cook Islands | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Panama | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Bonaire | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Lesotho | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Malawi | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Montenegro | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Saint Helena | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Venezuela | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Luxembourg | Observance day | March 29, 2024 |
 | Cayman Islands | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Bulgaria | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | Uganda | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Estonia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Suriname | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Cameroon | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Liechtenstein | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Netherlands | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Denmark | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Portugal | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Saint Barthélemy | Bank holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Isle of Man | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Indonesia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Bahamas | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Cuba | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Guam | Observance day | March 29, 2024 |
 | Jersey | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Spain | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | El Salvador | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Tonga | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Barbados | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Monaco | Observance day | March 29, 2024 |
 | Malaysia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Andorra | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Paraguay | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Honduras | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Guyana | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Guadeloupe | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Nicaragua | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Cabo Verde | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Slovakia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Serbia | Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off | March 29, 2024 |
 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Aruba | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Equatorial Guinea | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
| Serbia | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | Bolivia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Mexico | Bank holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Ghana | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Norway | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Malta | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Colombia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Tanzania | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Dominican Republic | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Iceland | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Kenya | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Finland | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Curaçao | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Chile | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Sweden | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Romania | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | Gambia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Namibia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | South Africa | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Jamaica | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Greenland | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Argentina | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Sint Maarten | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Ireland | Bank holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Virgin Islands, British | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Czech Republic | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Greece | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Zimbabwe | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Bermuda | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Eritrea | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | Vanuatu | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Macedonia | Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off | May 3, 2024 |
 | Latvia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Faroe Islands | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Fiji | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Martinique | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Hong Kong | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Zambia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Saint Lucia | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Dominica | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Cyprus | Public holiday | May 3, 2024 |
 | Swaziland | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Angola | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Botswana | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Costa Rica | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Grenada | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Guatemala | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Seychelles | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Philippines | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |
 | Belize | Public holiday | March 29, 2024 |