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Germany Public Holidays 2026

Choose your state or territory

National occasion dates are shown below. Select a state or territory for its complete calendar. The long-weekend results are calculated separately for each jurisdiction.

State and territory calendars

Choose your jurisdiction for public holidays, substitute dates, local exceptions and school calendars.

Next public holiday by jurisdiction

Showing 2026 only. Each countdown uses the local date in that jurisdiction.

  • Baden-Württemberg: 27 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Bavaria: 27 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Berlin: 81 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Brandenburg: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Bremen: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Hamburg: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Hesse: 81 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Lower Saxony: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • North Rhine-Westphalia: 27 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Rhineland-Palatinate: 27 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Saarland: 27 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Saxony: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Saxony-Anhalt: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Schleswig-Holstein: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked
  • Thuringia: 26 days away Confirmed — source checked

9 national-occasion entries across 9 dates

9 recorded confirmed
0 estimated / awaiting confirmation

2 weekend dates
Saturday/Sunday comparison

Using this calendar

Germany 2026: 9 listed occurrences, including 0 provisional occurrences. Separate occasions on the same date can share a day; this is not an employee leave allowance. Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement.

National occasions 2026

National occasion dates are shown below. Select a state or territory for its complete calendar. The long-weekend results are calculated separately for each jurisdiction.

New Year's Day

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Good Friday

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Easter Monday

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Labour Day

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Ascension Day

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Pentecost Monday

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

German Unity Day

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Christmas Day

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Second Day of Christmas

Confirmed — source checked

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement. Date role: Public.

Long-weekend planner

Assumption: Saturday and Sunday are non-working days, plus the listed public holidays. This is your planning assumption, not a universal legal workweek. Employer schedules may differ. Only supported holiday dates are included. Each jurisdiction is calculated independently. Local, sector-only and part-day entries are excluded. Use the state or territory selector above to focus the results.

  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Baden-Württemberg: Good Friday, Baden-Württemberg: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Baden-Württemberg: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Baden-Württemberg: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Baden-Württemberg: Christmas Day, Baden-Württemberg: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Bavaria: Good Friday, Bavaria: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Bavaria: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Bavaria: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Bavaria: Christmas Day, Bavaria: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Berlin: Good Friday, Berlin: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Berlin: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Berlin: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Berlin: Christmas Day, Berlin: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Brandenburg: Good Friday, Brandenburg: Easter Sunday, Brandenburg: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Brandenburg: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Brandenburg: Pentecost, Brandenburg: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Brandenburg: Christmas Day, Brandenburg: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Bremen: Good Friday, Bremen: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Bremen: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Bremen: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Bremen: Christmas Day, Bremen: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Hamburg: Good Friday, Hamburg: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Hamburg: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Hamburg: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Hamburg: Christmas Day, Hamburg: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Hesse: Good Friday, Hesse: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Hesse: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Hesse: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Hesse: Christmas Day, Hesse: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Lower Saxony: Good Friday, Lower Saxony: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Lower Saxony: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Lower Saxony: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Lower Saxony: Christmas Day, Lower Saxony: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Good Friday, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Christmas Day, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026North Rhine-Westphalia: Good Friday, North Rhine-Westphalia: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026North Rhine-Westphalia: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026North Rhine-Westphalia: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026North Rhine-Westphalia: Christmas Day, North Rhine-Westphalia: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Rhineland-Palatinate: Good Friday, Rhineland-Palatinate: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Rhineland-Palatinate: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Rhineland-Palatinate: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Rhineland-Palatinate: Christmas Day, Rhineland-Palatinate: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Saarland: Good Friday, Saarland: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Saarland: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Saarland: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Saarland: Christmas Day, Saarland: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Saxony: Good Friday, Saxony: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Saxony: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Saxony: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Saxony: Christmas Day, Saxony: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Saxony-Anhalt: Good Friday, Saxony-Anhalt: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Saxony-Anhalt: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Saxony-Anhalt: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Saxony-Anhalt: Christmas Day, Saxony-Anhalt: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Schleswig-Holstein: Good Friday, Schleswig-Holstein: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Schleswig-Holstein: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Schleswig-Holstein: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Schleswig-Holstein: Christmas Day, Schleswig-Holstein: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026Thuringia: Good Friday, Thuringia: Easter Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Thuringia: Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days23 May 2026 – 25 May 2026Thuringia: Pentecost Monday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Thuringia: Christmas Day, Thuringia: Second Day of Christmas + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
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Official sources and date status

Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.

www.bundesbank.de

Public holiday dates and applicability

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement.

bravors.brandenburg.de

Public holiday dates and applicability

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27

Brandenburg expressly recognises Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday as statutory holidays.

www.gesetze-bayern.de

Public holiday dates and applicability

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27

Only municipalities meeting the statutory Catholic-population test; not a statewide closure.

Public holiday information

Nine holidays are shared by all sixteen Länder. Epiphany, Corpus Christi, Reformation Day and All Saints' Day depend on the state; Bavaria's Assumption holiday and Augsburg Peace Festival have narrower municipal scope. Brandenburg expressly includes Easter and Pentecost Sundays. Berlin also has a one-off holiday on 17 June 2028. Regional calendars distinguish local exceptions from closures that apply throughout a state.

Offices

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement.

Banks

Use the bank or payment-system operating notice for branch hours and settlement cut-offs. The public-holiday list does not certify each institution's closure.

Schools

Public holidays are separate from school terms and vacations. No new school-break calendar is certified in this review; use the responsible education authority or school schedule.

Practical planning

Use the calendar and dated regional exceptions before booking. Long-weekend results use stored applicable occurrences; provisional dates and local exceptions require the stated qualification.

School holidays and terms

Frequently asked questions

What does the 2026 calendar cover?

Germany 2026: 9 listed occurrences, including 0 provisional occurrences. Separate occasions on the same date can share a day; this is not an employee leave allowance. Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement.

Does every listed holiday guarantee time off?

Public holiday shared by all German states. Additional holidays depend on the Land and, for some dates, the municipality. No automatic Monday replacement.

Are future substitute or bridge days predicted?

No. Only supported dated occurrences are listed. Provisional dates remain labelled and unverified discretionary decisions are omitted.

How do I find a holiday in this calendar?

Use Find a holiday to filter the displayed calendar by name. Select a state or territory first to search its complete calendar, including local and part-day entries.

How are long weekends calculated?

Choose the assumed weekend and press Calculate. Each result uses full-day public holidays from one jurisdiction only. Local holidays, sector-only dates and part-day holidays are excluded; employer schedules may differ.

Does an additional or substitute date replace the observance?

The recorded date role distinguishes additional holidays, substitute days and observances. Follow the official source and coverage note for the selected jurisdiction.

Are school holidays the same as public holidays?

No. School terms, breaks and student-free days have separate state or territory calendars. Some divisions use different dates, and individual schools can have additional arrangements.

What does the downloaded planner include?

The PDF uses the selected calendar and weekend assumption, with long-weekend planning, notes and official sources. A national overview keeps occasions separate from state-specific closures. The calendar download for a selected jurisdiction retains coverage and part-day hours.

What should I check before arranging leave?

Read the date status and coverage note, then check employer, bank, school and transport arrangements. Dates awaiting an official announcement are explicitly identified; a missing date does not mean a normal working day.

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