Public Holidays in Germany for 2026
Dates of holidays, list, weekends in federal states.
Schedule of public holidays in Germany 2026
German Holidays
| Date | The name of the holiday | Lands |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 Th, 01 CW |
New Year's Day Neujahrstag |
Nationwide holiday |
| 6 January 2026 Tu, 02 CW |
Twelfth-day Heilige Drei Könige |
Valid only in lands: - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - Saxony-Anhalt |
| 8 March 2026 Su, 10 CW |
International Women's Day Internationaler Frauentag |
Valid only in lands: - Berlin, - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| 3 April 2026 Fr, 14 CW |
Good Friday Karfreitag |
Nationwide holiday |
| 5 April 2026 Su, 14 CW |
Easter Ostern |
Nationwide holiday |
| 6 April 2026 Mo, 15 CW |
Easter Monday Ostermontag |
Nationwide holiday |
| 1 May 2026 Fr, 18 CW |
Labor Day, May 1 1. Mai |
Nationwide holiday |
| 14 May 2026 Th, 20 CW |
Ascension of Christ Christi Himmelfahrt |
Nationwide holiday |
| 24 May 2026 Su, 21 CW |
Pentecost Pfingstsonntag |
Nationwide holiday |
| 25 May 2026 Mo, 22 CW |
Pentecost, 2nd day Pfingstmontag |
Nationwide holiday |
| 4 June 2026 Th, 23 CW |
Corpus Christi Fronleichnam |
Valid only in lands: - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - Hesse, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland, - Saxony, - Thuringia (Saxony, Thuringia: only in some regions) |
| 8 August 2026 Sa, 32 CW |
Augsburg Peace Festival Augsburger Friedensfest |
Valid only in lands: - Bavaria only in Augsburg |
| 15 August 2026 Sa, 33 CW |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary Mariä Himmelfahrt |
Valid only in lands: - Bavaria, - Saarland (Bavaria: only in some regions) |
| 20 September 2026 Su, 38 CW |
Universal Children's Day Weltkindertag |
Valid only in lands: - Thuringia |
| 3 October 2026 Sa, 40 CW |
German Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
Nationwide holiday |
| 31 October 2026 Sa, 44 CW |
Reformation Day Reformationstag |
Valid only in lands: - Brandenburg, - Bremen, - Hamburg, - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, - Lower Saxony, - Saxony, - Saxony-Anhalt, - Schleswig-Holstein, - Thuringia |
| 1 November 2026 Su, 44 CW |
All Saints' Day Allerheiligen |
Valid only in lands: - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland |
| 18 November 2026 We, 47 CW |
Day of Prayer and Repentance Buß- und Bettag |
Valid only in lands: - Saxony |
| 25 December 2026 Fr, 52 CW |
Christmas Weihnachten |
Nationwide holiday |
| 26 December 2026 Sa, 52 CW |
The 2nd day of Christmas 2. Weihnachtstag |
Nationwide holiday |
Holidays, School Vacations, Weekend in Germany 2026:
- School holidays in Germany 2026
- Germany holiday calendar 2026
- New Year's Day in Germany 2026
- Twelfth-day in Germany 2026
- Good Friday in Germany 2026
- Easter in Germany 2026
- Labor Day, May 1 in Germany 2026
- Ascension of Christ in Germany 2026
- Pentecost in Germany 2026
- Corpus Christi in Germany 2026
- Augsburg Peace Festival in Germany 2026
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Germany 2026
- German Unity Day in Germany 2026
- Reformation Day in Germany 2026
- All Saints' Day in Germany 2026
- Day of Prayer and Repentance in Germany 2026
- Christmas in Germany 2026
- Universal Children's Day in Germany 2026
- International Women's Day in Germany 2026
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