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Germany Public Holidays 2021

This page contains a national calendar of all 2021 public holidays for Germany. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.

DateDayHolidayStates
1 JanFriNew Year's Day National
6 JanWedEpiphany BW, BY & ST
8 MarMonInternational Women's Day BE
2 AprFriGood Friday National
4 AprSunEaster Sunday BB
5 AprMonEaster Monday National
1 MaySatLabour Day National
13 MayThuAscension Day National
23 MaySunWhit Sunday BB
24 MayMonWhit Monday National
3 JunThuCorpus Christi BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL,
SN & TH
15 AugSunAssumption Day BY & SL
20 SepMonChildren's Day TH
3 OctSunDay of German Unity National
31 OctSunReformation Day BB, HH, MV, NI, SH, SN,
ST & TH
1 NovMonAll Saints' Day BW, BY, NW, RP & SL
17 NovWedRepentance Day SN
25 DecSatChristmas Day National
26 DecSun2nd Day of Christmas National
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Note:
— Corpus Christi is only observed in certain regions in the states of Saxony and Thuringia.
— Assumption Day is only observed in predominantly Catholic communities in Bavaria.

Choose your state

Baden-WürttembergMecklenburg-Vorpommern
BavariaNorth Rhine-Westphalia
BerlinRhineland-Palatinate
BrandenburgSaarland
BremenSaxony-Anhalt
HamburgSaxony
HesseSchleswig-Holstein
Lower SaxonyThuringia