Quick answer
When is Good Friday 2004?
Friday, April 9, 2004
Good Friday 2004 is Friday, April 9, 2004. Good Friday is the Friday before Western Easter Sunday, so its date changes each year with the Easter calculation. Check local schedules for schools, events, employers, and travel plans.
Open the April 2004 calendar, print a monthly PDF, or subscribe to the United States holiday calendar in Google, Apple, or Outlook.
Varies by state and location. See all U.S. public holidays for a full 2004 list.
Month calendar
April 2004
Friday, April 9, 2004
Good Friday is the Friday before Western Easter Sunday, so its date changes each year with the Easter calculation.
Varies by state and location
Good Friday is not a U.S. federal public holiday, though some states, schools, markets, and employers may observe it.
What Good Friday means in the United States
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday in Western Christian calendars. The date moves every year with Easter’s computus, so a search for “Good Friday 2026” is really a request for that year’s Friday, not a fixed March or April day. In the United States it is not a federal public holiday, which surprises people who see banks or schools closed in other countries.
U.S. closure patterns are patchwork. Some state and local governments, private schools, and universities close; many public school districts stay open; most federal offices remain open. Financial markets sometimes observe Good Friday even when federal offices do not—always check the exchange holiday calendar for the session you care about.
For travel and retail, Good Friday often sits inside a longer Easter weekend. Some families treat Thursday–Monday as a soft break even without a federal mandate. If you are booking hotels near spring-break destinations, price the whole Easter cluster, not only Good Friday night.
Churches may hold services with parking and street impacts in dense neighborhoods. If you need quiet work hours, do not assume a national shutdown; assume uneven local availability instead.
International readers: many countries treat Good Friday as a statutory holiday. Do not map those rules onto U.S. federal tables. This page is U.S.-context planning around the movable Friday before Easter.
At a glance
- Movable: Friday before Easter Sunday; month-day changes yearly
- Not a U.S. federal public holiday
- Some markets, schools, and local governments still close—verify locally
- Often paired with Easter weekend travel demand
Practical planning
- If you trade, confirm the exchange holiday list for Good Friday that year.
- If you need a courthouse or DMV, check your state/county holiday PDF.
- If you travel for Easter, price Thursday through Monday as one demand block.
How 2004 compares to 2003
In 2003, the date was Friday, April 18, 2003. In 2004, the date is Friday, April 9, 2004. The calendar “month-day” can move from year to year, but the underlying rule stays consistent. The wall-calendar gap is 357 day(s) later year over year, which is normal when a recurring holiday pattern shifts against the calendar. Use that when you compare PTO, retail promotions, or school notices that are tied to a specific day of the month, not only the holiday name.
Last year: Friday, April 18, 2003 · This page: Friday, April 9, 2004
Other U.S. observances in April 2004
Same month, different rules—useful when you are planning April travel or event spacing.
- Easter Sunday — Sunday, April 11, 2004
Weekends, time off, and scheduling
Long weekends, substitute days, and school make-up days vary. Use the exact date with your employer, school, or state calendar when planning travel and time off.
When Good Friday falls (multi-year)
Exact calendar dates and weekdays—useful for good friday 2024–2011 search intent.
| Year | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mar 29 | Friday |
| 2003 | Apr 18 | Friday |
| 2004 this page | Apr 9 | Friday |
| 2005 | Mar 25 | Friday |
| 2006 | Apr 14 | Friday |
| 2007 | Apr 6 | Friday |
| 2008 | Mar 21 | Friday |
| 2009 | Apr 10 | Friday |
| 2010 | Apr 2 | Friday |
| 2011 | Apr 22 | Friday |
Questions about Good Friday 2004
When is Good Friday 2004, exactly?
Good Friday in 2004 is Friday, April 9, 2004 (use your local time zone for same-day events). The date on the calendar is fixed by the U.S. rule in our guide, not a guess. If you need a single ISO-style line for travel systems, the date is 2004-04-09.
Why does Good Friday land on that Friday in 2004?
Good Friday is the Friday before Western Easter Sunday, so its date changes each year with the Easter calculation. For many people, the more important part is the weekday: when the rule pins the day to a Monday, Thursday, Sunday, or an Easter-related offset, you can plan closures and family plans even before you look up the exact month-day.
How does the 2004 date compare to 2003?
In 2003, the date was Friday, April 18, 2003. In 2004, the date is Friday, April 9, 2004. The calendar “month-day” can move from year to year, but the underlying rule stays consistent. The wall-calendar gap is 357 day(s) later year over year, which is normal when a recurring holiday pattern shifts against the calendar. Use that when you compare PTO, retail promotions, or school notices that are tied to a specific day of the month, not only the holiday name.
Is Good Friday 2004 a U.S. federal public holiday, and do banks and post offices close?
This date is not a universal “everyone is off work” U.S. federal public holiday in the same way as, for example, New Year’s Day. Good Friday is not a U.S. federal public holiday, though some states, schools, markets, and employers may observe it. If you are checking “open or closed” for a specific place, use that organization’s own holiday list rather than a generic U.S. label alone.
What about Good Friday in 2005—and how should I use the multi-year table?
In 2005, Good Friday is Friday, March 25, 2005. The table on this page is meant for multi-year search intent: you can line up several years at once to see when the same observance will fall near a trip, a budget cycle, or a school year boundary. For subscription calendars, also open the year view in AnyCalendar to catch adjacent holidays.
Where can I see this day on a full U.S. holiday list and in my own calendar?
The United States public-holiday list for 2004 (with long-weekend notes) is on anycalendar.org/holidays/us. You can also open the april 2004 month view, the full 2004 year view, and use the subscribe and print tools on AnyCalendar to move these dates into Google, Apple, Outlook, or a PDF you can print.