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Public holidays in Germany 2026

9 nationwide public holidays and 13 regional or local holidays in 2026.

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Next nationwide holiday in Germany

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal name
1 January
Thursday
ThursdayNew Year's Day
Neujahr
Neujahr
3 April
Friday
FridayGood Friday
Karfreitag
Karfreitag
6 April
Monday
MondayEaster Monday
Ostermontag
Ostermontag
1 May
Friday
FridayLabor Day
Erster Mai
Erster Mai
14 May
Thursday
ThursdayAscension Day
Christi Himmelfahrt
Christi Himmelfahrt
25 May
Monday
MondayPentecost Monday
Pfingstmontag
Pfingstmontag
3 October
Saturday
SaturdayGerman Unity Day
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
25 December
Friday
FridayChristmas Day
Erster Weihnachtstag
Erster Weihnachtstag
26 December
Saturday
SaturdaySecond Day of Christmas
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
Zweiter Weihnachtstag

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

DateWeekdayHolidayApplies in
6 January
Tuesday
TuesdayEpiphany
Heilige Drei Könige
Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Augsburg (city)
8 March
Sunday
SundayWomen's Day
Frauentag
Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
5 April
Sunday
SundayEaster Sunday
Ostersonntag
Brandenburg
24 May
Sunday
SundayPentecost
Pfingstsonntag
Brandenburg
4 June
Thursday
ThursdayCorpus Christi
Fronleichnam
7 placesBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg (city)
4 June
Thursday
ThursdayCorpus Christi
Fronleichnam
Catholic community in Sachsen, Thüringen
8 August
Saturday
SaturdayAugsburg Peace Festival
Augsburger Hohes Friedensfest
Augsburg (city)
15 August
Saturday
SaturdayAssumption Day
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Saarland, Augsburg (city)
15 August
Saturday
SaturdayAssumption Day
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Catholic community in Bayern
20 September
Sunday
SundayWorld Children's Day
Weltkindertag
Thüringen
31 October
Saturday
SaturdayReformation Day
Reformationstag
9 placesBrandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
1 November
Sunday
SundayAll Saints' Day
Allerheiligen
6 placesBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg (city)
18 November
Wednesday
WednesdayRepentance and Prayer Day
Buß- und Bettag
Sachsen

Full list for one region

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Germany (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Bridge days

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Easter MondayWhere to go for Ascension DayWhere to go for Pentecost Monday

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Tue 31 Mar – Mon 6 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr).

  • Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
    Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
  • Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a row
    Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Monday
  • Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
    Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day
  • Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a row
    Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension Day
  • Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a row
    Fri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Pentecost Monday
  • Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a row
    Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

2026 calendar

January

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December

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Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.106. Data generated on 9 October 2026. Official government announcements take precedence. About the data.