Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Germany and start planning to make the most of your time off. Scroll down to select a year or choose your state.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day	National
6 Jan	Tue	Epiphany	BW, BY & ST
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day	BE & MV
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	National
5 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday	BB
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday	National
1 May	Fri	Labour Day	National
14 May	Thu	Ascension Day	National
24 May	Sun	Whit Sunday	BB
25 May	Mon	Whit Monday	National
4 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi	BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN & TH
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day	BY & SL
20 Sep	Sun	Children's Day	TH
3 Oct	Sat	Day of German Unity	National
31 Oct	Sat	Reformation Day	National except BW, BY, BE, HE, NW, RP & SL
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day	BW, BY, NW, RP & SL
18 Nov	Wed	Repentance Day	SN
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day	National
26 Dec	Sat	2nd Day of Christmas	National
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day	National
6 Jan	Wed	Epiphany	BW, BY & ST
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day	BE & MV
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday	National
28 Mar	Sun	Easter Sunday	BB
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday	National
1 May	Sat	Labour Day	National
6 May	Thu	Ascension Day	National
16 May	Sun	Whit Sunday	BB
17 May	Mon	Whit Monday	National
27 May	Thu	Corpus Christi	BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN & TH
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day	BY & SL
20 Sep	Mon	Children's Day	TH
3 Oct	Sun	Day of German Unity	National
31 Oct	Sun	Reformation Day	National except BW, BY, BE, HE, NW, RP & SL
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day	BW, BY, NW, RP & SL
17 Nov	Wed	Repentance Day	SN
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day	National
26 Dec	Sun	2nd Day of Christmas	National
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2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day	National
6 Jan	Thu	Epiphany	BW, BY & ST
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day	BE & MV
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	National
16 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday	BB
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday	National
1 May	Mon	Labour Day	National
8 May	Mon	80th Anniversary of the End of World War II	BE
25 May	Thu	Ascension Day	National
4 Jun	Sun	Whit Sunday	BB
5 Jun	Mon	Whit Monday	National
15 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi	BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN & TH
15 Aug	Tue	Assumption Day	BY & SL
20 Sep	Wed	Children's Day	TH
3 Oct	Tue	Day of German Unity	National
31 Oct	Tue	Reformation Day	National except BW, BY, BE, HE, NW, RP & SL
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day	BW, BY, NW, RP & SL
22 Nov	Wed	Repentance Day	SN
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day	National
26 Dec	Tue	2nd Day of Christmas	National
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Choose your state

Baden-Württemberg	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Bavaria	North Rhine-Westphalia
Berlin	Rhineland-Palatinate
Brandenburg	Saarland
Bremen	Saxony-Anhalt
Hamburg	Saxony
Hesse	Schleswig-Holstein
Lower Saxony	Thuringia

Public holidays in Germany are determined by each federal state such that, for instance, Repentance Day is only a holiday in Saxony and Assumption Day is only celebrated in the states of Bavaria and Saarland. The exception to this rule is the Day of German Unity, which is a federally mandated public holiday marked on October 3 each year.

Of course, many public holidays are celebrated in every state, making them de facto national holidays as well. Each public holiday in Germany is marked with special events related to the religious or cultural event they commemorate.

While many Germans take part in these events, public holidays today are an opportunity to rest, relax and enjoy. And when a Friday or Monday holiday creates a long weekend, it’s guaranteed that families and individuals will make the most of the opportunity to travel – particularly in the summertime!