Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, celebrated on the Sunday before Easter. It commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, when crowds lined the streets and waved palm branches in his honor, laying them on the road as a sign of welcome and reverence. The event is recorded in all four Gospels and represents a pivotal moment in the narrative leading to Easter. Churches around the world observe Palm Sunday with special services featuring the blessing and distribution of palm fronds or branches to congregants, who carry them in procession. In many traditions, the palms are later collected and burned to create the ashes used on the following year's Ash Wednesday, connecting the two observances in a meaningful cycle. The Gospel reading during the service typically recounts the Passion narrative, shifting the mood from celebration to contemplation. Palm Sunday holds deep spiritual significance as a day of contrasts — the joy of Jesus's welcome into Jerusalem against the knowledge of the suffering that would follow within days. In regions where palms are not available, other local branches such as olive, willow, or boxwood are used. The day is observed as a public holiday in several countries and sets the tone for the most sacred week in the Christian faith.
Palm Sunday 2027 falls on Sunday, 21 March 2027. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, celebrated on the Sunday before Easter.
There are 127 days (18 weeks, or about 4 months 7 days) until Palm Sunday. That is approximately 3,038 hours or 182,339 minutes from now. Use our date calculator to find the exact duration between any two dates.
There are 18 weeks until Palm Sunday on Sunday, 21 March 2027. That falls in week 12 of the year. Use our live countdown timer above for a real-time count including hours, minutes, and seconds.