Lent 2027: Dates, Sundays of Lent and Holy Week
Lent 2027 starts on Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2027, and Easter Sunday is March 28, 2027. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday on March 21, 2027, and Good Friday is March 26, 2027. For fasting and abstinence rules, ashes and service times, check with your parish or diocese.
Maintained by Archie Chang · Dates checked against the USCCB calendar on November 11, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Lent 2027 key dates
| Day | Date |
|---|---|
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 10, 2027 |
| First Sunday of Lent | Sunday, February 14, 2027 |
| Second Sunday of Lent | Sunday, February 21, 2027 |
| Third Sunday of Lent | Sunday, February 28, 2027 |
| Fourth Sunday of Lent | Sunday, March 7, 2027 |
| Fifth Sunday of Lent | Sunday, March 14, 2027 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 21, 2027 |
| Holy Thursday | Thursday, March 25, 2027 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 26, 2027 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, March 27, 2027 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, March 28, 2027 |
USCCB 2027 calendar: Liturgy of the Hours, Lent, Triduum, Easter: Feb. 10 – May 16, 2027. The Sundays of Lent are the five Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday. For fasting and abstinence rules, ashes and service times, check with your parish or diocese. More on the first day: Ash Wednesday 2027.
Holy Week 2027
Holy Week 2027 runs from Palm Sunday, March 21, 2027, to Holy Saturday, March 27, 2027. Easter Sunday follows on March 28, 2027. The USCCB 2027 calendar lists these days:
- Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord: Sunday, March 21, 2027
- Monday of Holy Week: Monday, March 22, 2027
- Tuesday of Holy Week: Tuesday, March 23, 2027
- Wednesday of Holy Week: Wednesday, March 24, 2027
- Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday): Thursday, March 25, 2027
- Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday): Friday, March 26, 2027
- Holy Saturday: Saturday, March 27, 2027
For stock market, bank and post office hours on Good Friday, see Good Friday 2027.
Is Good Friday a federal holiday?
No. Good Friday is not among the legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a), the federal holiday list. The statute reads:
(a) The following are legal public holidays: New Year's Day, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January. Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19. Independence Day, July 4. Labor Day, the first Monday in September. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October. Veterans Day, November 11. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas Day, December 25.
Source: 5 U.S.C. 6103: Holidays (GovInfo)
No federal holiday falls on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, so federal offices are open that day unless an agency announces otherwise.
Full answer: is Good Friday a federal holiday? and the federal holidays 2027 list.
Common questions
- When does Lent start in 2027?
- Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2027. USCCB 2027 calendar: Liturgy of the Hours, Lent, Triduum, Easter: Feb. 10 – May 16, 2027.
- When is Easter 2027?
- Easter Sunday 2027 is March 28, 2027.
- When is Holy Week 2027?
- Holy Week 2027 runs from Palm Sunday, March 21, 2027, through Holy Saturday, March 27, 2027, the day before Easter.
- Is Good Friday a federal holiday?
- No. Good Friday is not one of the legal public holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a). No federal holiday falls on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, so federal offices are open that day unless an agency announces otherwise.
Religious and cultural observances (not federal holidays)
Sources
Dates are computed from the Gregorian rule for Easter and match the USCCB liturgical calendar 2027 (PDF), read on November 11, 2026. Fasting, abstinence and other Lenten practices are set by the Church and your diocese: check with your parish or diocese. FedRateCalc is independent and is not affiliated with the USCCB or any diocese.
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