Bridge days
2027
Which bridge days are still in play for 2027, and how to stack them into long stretches with the fewest vacation days.
2027 is choppier: three statutory holidays fall on a weekend. The wins are around Ascension Day (Thursday 6 May), Whit Monday (17 May), and especially November, where All Saints and Armistice combine into a ten-day block.
For each bridge: which vacation days to take, how many days off you get, and what one vacation day buys you.
New Year
Take Monday 4 January off. 4 consecutive days off, for 1 vacation day.
Each day off gives you 4 free days.
Easter
Take Tuesday 30 March to Friday 2 April off. 9 consecutive days off, for 4 vacation days.
Each day off gives you 2.3 free days.
Ascension
Take Friday 7 May off. 4 consecutive days off, for 1 vacation day.
Each day off gives you 4 free days.
Pentecost
Take Tuesday 18 to Friday 21 May off. 9 consecutive days off, for 4 vacation days.
Each day off gives you 2.3 free days.
Armistice
Take Friday 5 November, Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 November, and Friday 12 November off. 10 consecutive days off, for 5 vacation days.
Each day off gives you 2 free days.