Austria's 2028 school holidays benefit from a well-spaced Easter (16 April) and a Labour Day that falls on a Monday โ providing a natural long weekend just two weeks after the Easter break ends in most Bundeslรคnder.
As a leap year, 2028 has 366 days, but the extra day (29 February) falls during the school year โ in most states, during the second half of the winter term after the semester break.
Summer holidays (Sommerferien): Austria's ~9-week summer break runs from late June to early September, staggered by state. The leap year has no direct effect on summer holiday dates.
Semester break (Semesterferien): The staggered February break continues across three windows. Families should check their specific Bundesland โ dates are typically published 12โ18 months in advance.
Autumn break: With Austrian National Day (26 October) on a Thursday in 2028, the Herbstferien period is particularly attractive for families willing to use a single bridge day on Friday 27 October for a four-day weekend at the start of the autumn break.
Christmas 2028: Christmas Day on a Monday gives the festive school break a natural feel, with most states running Christmas holidays from approximately 22 December 2028 to 7 January 2029.