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Flag days in Denmark 2026

Official and recommended flag days in Denmark in 2026, with dates and sources.

  1. New Year's Day

    The first day of the year is both a public holiday and an official flag day.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  2. Queen Mary's birthday

    The day marks Queen Mary's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  3. Princess Marie's birthday

    The day marks Princess Marie's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  4. Good Friday

    The flag is flown at half-mast all day.

    OfficialHalf-mastPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  5. Easter Sunday

    Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus in the Christian tradition and is a public holiday.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  6. Occupation of Denmark (9 April 1940)

    Half-mast until 12:00, then full mast.

    OfficialHalf-mast
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  7. Queen Margrethe's birthday

    The day marks Queen Margrethe's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  8. Princess Isabella's birthday

    The day marks Princess Isabella's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  9. Princess Benedikte's birthday

    The day marks Princess Benedikte's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  10. Liberation Day

    The day marks Denmark's liberation from German occupation in May 1945.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  11. Ascension Day

    Ascension Day is the fortieth day of Eastertide, a Thursday 39 days after Easter Sunday.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  12. Whit Sunday

    Whit Sunday closes the Easter season and celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the Christian tradition.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  13. King Frederik X's birthday

    The day marks King Frederik X's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  14. Constitution Day

    Constitution Day marks the signing of Denmark's first free constitution on 5 June 1849.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  15. Prince Joachim's birthday

    The day marks Prince Joachim's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  16. Valdemar's Day and Reunification Day

    Day of the Dannebrog — legend says the flag fell from the sky on 15 June 1219.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  17. National Day of Greenland

    On Greenland's National Day, the Greenlandic flag Erfalasorput is flown officially.

    OfficialGreenland flag
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  18. National Day of the Faroe Islands (Ólavsøka)

    Ólavsøka is the Faroe Islands' national celebration; Denmark officially flies the Faroese flag Merkið.

    OfficialFaroe Islands flag
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  19. Denmark's Deployed Forces Day

    The day honours people Denmark has deployed on international missions since 1948.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  20. Crown Prince Christian's birthday

    The day marks Crown Prince Christian's birthday and is included in Denmark's official flag calendar.

    Official
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

  21. Christmas Day

    Christmas Day celebrates the birth of Jesus in the Christian tradition and is a public holiday.

    OfficialPublic holiday
    No specific audience is stated in Flagday's source data.

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