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Public holidays in Germany 2026

There are 9 public holidays in Germany in 2026, 7 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Fri, May 1 Labour Day
Thu, May 14 Ascension Day
Mon, May 25 Whit Monday
Sat, Oct 3 National Holiday
Thu, Dec 24 Christmas Eve Banks closed
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Thu, Dec 31 New Year's Eve Banks closed
Other days in 2026
  • Thu, Feb 12 Women's Carnival Day
  • Sat, Feb 14 Valentine's Day
  • Mon, Feb 16 Shrove Monday
  • Tue, Feb 17 Shrove Tuesday
  • Wed, Feb 18 Ash Wednesday
  • Thu, Apr 2 Maundy Thursday
  • Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, May 10 Mother's Day
  • Sun, May 24 Pentecost
  • Sun, Nov 1 All Saints' Day
  • Mon, Nov 2 All Souls' Day
  • Wed, Nov 11 Saint Martin
  • Sun, Nov 15 Memorial Day
  • Wed, Nov 18 Day of Prayer and Repentance
  • Sun, Nov 22 Totensonntag
  • Sun, Nov 29 1. Advent
  • Sun, Dec 6 2. Advent
  • Sun, Dec 13 3. Advent
  • Sun, Dec 20 4. Advent

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Fri, Mar 26 Good Friday
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Sat, May 1 Labour Day
Thu, May 6 Ascension Day
Mon, May 17 Whit Monday
Sun, Oct 3 National Holiday
Fri, Dec 24 Christmas Eve Banks closed
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26 Boxing Day
Fri, Dec 31 New Year's Eve Banks closed
Other days in 2027
  • Thu, Feb 4 Women's Carnival Day
  • Mon, Feb 8 Shrove Monday
  • Tue, Feb 9 Shrove Tuesday
  • Wed, Feb 10 Ash Wednesday
  • Sun, Feb 14 Valentine's Day
  • Thu, Mar 25 Maundy Thursday
  • Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, May 9 Mother's Day
  • Sun, May 16 Pentecost
  • Mon, Nov 1 All Saints' Day
  • Tue, Nov 2 All Souls' Day
  • Thu, Nov 11 Saint Martin
  • Sun, Nov 14 Memorial Day
  • Wed, Nov 17 Day of Prayer and Repentance
  • Sun, Nov 21 Totensonntag
  • Sun, Nov 28 1. Advent
  • Sun, Dec 5 2. Advent
  • Sun, Dec 12 3. Advent
  • Sun, Dec 19 4. Advent

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25: 3 days off · Whit Monday
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27: 3 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Bridge days in 2026

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
  • Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 · Ascension Day

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, May 15 – Mon, May 17: 3 days off · Whit Monday

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Fri, May 7 off: 4 days off, Thu, May 6 – Sun, May 9 · Ascension Day

Holidays only some regions keep in 2026

Date Holiday Where
Tue, Jan 6 Epiphany Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
Sun, Mar 8 International Women's Day Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Thu, Jun 4 Corpus Christi Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony (in some Sorbian localities of the Bautzen district), Thuringia (in some municipalities, mainly in the Eichsfeld)
Sat, Aug 8 Augsburg Peace Festival Bavaria (Augsburg only)
Sat, Aug 15 Assumption Bavaria (in 1,708 of 2,056 municipalities), Saarland
Sun, Sep 20 International Children's Day Thuringia
Sat, Oct 31 Reformation Day Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia
Sun, Nov 1 All Saints' Day Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
Wed, Nov 18 Day of Prayer and Repentance Saxony

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Days marked “banks closed” close banks and many offices and shops, but aren’t days off by law.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2026?

9: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, National Holiday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

Is Reformation Day a public holiday in Germany?

Only in some regions: Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia.

Is Corpus Christi a public holiday in Germany?

Only in some regions: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony (in some Sorbian localities of the Bautzen district), Thuringia (in some municipalities, mainly in the Eichsfeld).

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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