When Is Easter 2027?

When is Easter 2027?

The big day, Easter Sunday, lands on Sunday, 28 March 2027. But Easter is really more of a long weekend than a single day, because it's bookended by two bank holidays that most of us get off work. That means a proper four-day break for a lot of people, with plenty of time for chocolate, family and a slow morning or two.

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When are Good Friday and Easter Monday this year?

Good Friday is always the Friday right before Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday is the Monday straight after. So whatever date Easter Sunday lands on, you can simply count back a couple of days for Good Friday and forward one for Easter Monday. The table on this page fills in the exact dates for you, so there's no need to do the sums in your head.

Why does the date of Easter change every year?

This is the bit most people quietly wonder about. Unlike Christmas, which sits firmly on 25 December every single year, Easter is what's known as a movable feast. The rule is this: Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. A bit of a mouthful, but it means Easter is guided by both the sun and the moon at the same time.

Because the full moon and the spring equinox don't line up neatly from one year to the next, Easter wanders about a little in the calendar. The upshot is that Easter Sunday always falls somewhere between 22 March and 25 April. Some years we get an early Easter that still feels rather wintry, while other years bring a late one with the spring properly settling in. That's part of the fun, really, you never quite know whether you'll be reaching for a jumper or feeling the first warmth on your face.

The Easter long weekend and bank holidays

For most of us, the best part of Easter is the long weekend. Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which gives you that lovely four-day stretch from Friday through to Monday. It's one of the few times in spring when the whole country seems to slow down at once.

There's one small quirk worth knowing: in Scotland, Easter Monday isn't an official bank holiday in the same way it is elsewhere, though Good Friday usually is. So depending on where you are and where you work, your break might be a touch shorter. Either way, it's a welcome pause after the long, dark stretch of winter, and a chance to catch your breath before the year gets going again.

How Easter is celebrated in the UK

Ask anyone what Easter means and chocolate eggs will be near the top of the list. The shops fill up with them weeks in advance, and come Easter morning there's the classic egg hunt, with little ones scrambling round the garden following clues to find what the Easter Bunny has hidden. It's daft and delightful in equal measure, and grown-ups secretly enjoy it just as much.

Then there's the food. Hot cross buns appear in every bakery and supermarket, all warm spice and sticky tops, best eaten toasted with a good helping of butter. Simnel cake is the traditional bake of the season, a light fruit cake topped with marzipan and eleven little balls, one for each of the apostles minus Judas. If the weather plays along, many people head out for a spring walk or a day at the coast, making the most of the longer evenings and the first proper signs of the season turning.

If you fancy making a little more of it, it's a lovely excuse to get cosy together too. We've gathered up plenty of soft and cheerful bits for the whole family in our Easter collection, from comfy Easter pyjamas for a lazy bank holiday morning to gentle treats for the little ones. That way you'll be all set long before those 281 days have ticked away, whether you're off on an egg hunt, settling in on the sofa or heading out into the spring sunshine.