Germany Public Holidays 2026
This page contains a national calendar of all 2026 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.
| 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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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 |