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Immaculate Conception

Tuesday, 8 Dec 2026 · Austria · Nationwide · Public holiday

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Bridge day check

Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.

Book off 7 Dec 2026 for 4 days off.

What the day is for

8 December is both a religious holiday and, unusually, the one holiday when Austrian shops are allowed to open — it marks the start of serious Christmas shopping.

Do shops and banks close?

Offices and banks closed, but retail opens by special exemption and city centres are packed.

Getting around

Holiday timetables with heavy crowding around shopping streets and Christmas markets.

When it falls each year

Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.

2025Monday · 8 Dec 20253-day break

2026Tuesday · 8 Dec 2026Bridge to 4 days

2027Wednesday · 8 Dec 20271-day break

2028Friday · 8 Dec 20283-day break

2029Saturday · 8 Dec 20292-day break

See the full Austria holiday calendar or count the working days.