Calendar of holidays and school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027
On this page you will find the schedule of statutory holidays in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, including in the cities of: Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Münster, Bielefeld, Aachen as of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027.
What holiday is it today in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Today, on 20 November 2024 North Rhine-Westphalia has no official national holiday, which would be a day off from work.
Upcoming popular holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia:
- 01.11.2024 (Fr) All Saints' Day *, 19 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 11.11.2024 (Mo) Carnival, 9 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 17.11.2024 (Su) People's Day of Mourning, 3 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 29.11.2024 (Fr) Black Friday, in 9 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 01.12.2024 (Su) Advent, in 11 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 06.12.2024 (Fr) St. Nicolas Day, in 16 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 08.12.2024 (Su) The 2nd Advent, in 18 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 15.12.2024 (Su) The 3rd Advent, in 25 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 18.12.2024 (We) International Migrants Day, in 28 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
* - public holiday (in which regions of Germany the holiday is a day free from work, see below on the Schedule of public holidays in Germany)
Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2024
In the calendar below you will find all public holidays in the cities of Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Münster, Bielefeld, Aachen and other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. For more information about the holidays, click on them or hover the mouse over their names. For more information about the holidays, see the holiday schedule of North Rhine-Westphalia for 2024. For more information on school vacations, see the school vacations schedule of North Rhine-Westphalia for 2024
Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia
- January 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 2
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 3
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 4
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 5
- 29
- 30
- 31
- February 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 7
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 8
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 9
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- March 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 10
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 12
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 13
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- April 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 15
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 16
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 17
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 18
- 29
- 30
- May 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 18
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 19
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 20
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 21
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 22
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- June 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 22
- 1
- 2
- 23
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 24
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 25
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 26
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- July 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 27
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 28
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 29
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 30
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 31
- 29
- 30
- 31
- August 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 31
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 32
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 33
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 34
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 35
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- September 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 35
- 1
- 36
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 37
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 38
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 39
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 40
- 30
- October 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 40
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 41
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 42
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 43
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 44
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- November 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 44
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 45
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 46
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 47
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 48
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- December 2024
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 48
- 1
- 49
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 50
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 51
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 52
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 1
- 30
- 31
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Schedule of public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia
The following table shows the schedule of public holidays in the land (federated state) of Nordrhein-Westfalen, where these holidays are days off work.
Schedule of public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia
| Date | The name of the holiday | Lands, regions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2024 Monday 01 KW | New Year's Day Neujahrstag | Nationwide holiday |
| 29 March 2024 Friday 13 KW | Good Friday Karfreitag | Nationwide holiday |
| 31 March 2024 Sunday 13 KW | Easter Ostern | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 April 2024 Monday 14 KW | Easter Monday Ostermontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 May 2024 Wednesday 18 KW | Labor Day, May 1 1. Mai | Nationwide holiday |
| 9 May 2024 Thursday 19 KW | Ascension of Christ Christi Himmelfahrt | Nationwide holiday |
| 19 May 2024 Sunday 20 KW | Pentecost Pfingstsonntag | Nationwide holiday |
| 20 May 2024 Monday 21 KW | Pentecost, 2nd day Pfingstmontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 30 May 2024 Thursday 22 KW | 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) |
| 3 October 2024 Thursday 40 KW | German Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 November 2024 Friday 44 KW | All Saints' Day Allerheiligen | Valid only in lands - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland |
| 25 December 2024 Wednesday 52 KW | Christmas Weihnachten | Nationwide holiday |
| 26 December 2024 Thursday 52 KW | The 2nd day of Christmas 2. Weihnachtstag | Nationwide holiday |
View the whole table: all holidays in Germany.
Schedule of school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia
In the following list you will find the schedule of upcoming school holidays in the German land of North Rhine-Westphalia. Information about school vacations is provided in accordance with the data of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Lands (Kultusministerkonferenz). Some scheduled school vacation dates could be changed. Most actual information can be obtained from the School Board of Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The fixed number of days for a rolling schedule vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2024 : 4
Schedule of school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 21.12.2023 till 05.01.2024 Christmas holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 25.03.2024 till 06.04.2024 Spring break in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 21.05.2024 till 21.05.2024 Ascension holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 08.07.2024 till 20.08.2024 Summer vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 14.10.2024 till 26.10.2024 Autumn vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 23.12.2024 till 06.01.2025 Christmas holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
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