Public Holidays in Germany: Calendar, List
German legislation establishes official public holidays that are days off from work. Some of them are valid only for specific regions. Here you will find a list and a calendar of public holidays.
What official public holiday is it today in Germany
Today, on 8 January 2026 Germany has no official national holiday, which would be a day off from work.
Upcoming and recent holidays:
- 26.12.2025 (Fr) The 2nd day of Christmas, 13 days agoGermany Germany
- 01.01.2026 (Th) New Year's Day, 7 days agoGermany Germany
- 06.01.2026 (Tu) Twelfth-day, day before yesterdayGermany Germany
- 08.01.2026 (Th) Today
- 08.03.2026 (Su) International Women's Day, in 2 monthsGermany Germany
- 03.04.2026 (Fr) Good Friday, in 2 months 26 daysGermany Germany
- 05.04.2026 (Su) Easter, in 2 months 28 daysGermany Germany
- 06.04.2026 (Mo) Easter Monday, in 2 months 29 daysGermany Germany
- 01.05.2026 (Fr) Labor Day, May 1, in 3 months 23 daysGermany Germany
In which regions of Germany the holiday is a day free from work, see below on the calendar or schedule.
Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in Germany
In the calendar below you will find all public holidays in Germany, valid throughout the country or only in some of its lands. For more information about the red letter dates, click on them or hover the mouse over them. Besides, detailed information about the holiday will be provided by the following schedule of holidays in Germany for 2026.
To view the calendars of holidays and vacations in the federated state of Germany you need, go to the list of calendars by land(federated state) of Germany.
Calendar of public holidays in Germany
- January 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 3
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 4
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 5
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- February 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 7
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 8
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 9
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- March 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 9
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 11
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 12
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 13
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 14
- 30
- 31
- April 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 15
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 16
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 17
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 18
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- May 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 18
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 19
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 20
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 21
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 22
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- June 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 23
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 24
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 25
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 26
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 27
- 29
- 30
- July 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 27
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 28
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 29
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 30
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 31
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- August 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 31
- 1
- 2
- 32
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 33
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 34
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 35
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 36
- 31
- September 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 36
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 37
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 38
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 39
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 40
- 28
- 29
- 30
- October 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 40
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 41
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 42
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 43
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 44
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- November 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 44
- 1
- 45
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 46
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 47
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 48
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 49
- 30
- December 2026
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 49
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 50
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 51
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 52
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 53
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
Schedule of public holidays in Germany
The following table shows the schedule of public holidays in Germany, indicating the regions in which this holiday is a day off.
To view all the popular and religious holidays in Germany, go to an individual page of our site.
Schedule of public holidays in Germany
| Date | The name of the holiday | Lands, regions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 Thursday 01 KW | New Year's Day Neujahrstag | Nationwide holiday |
| 6 January 2026 Tuesday 02 KW | Twelfth-day Heilige Drei Könige | Valid only in lands: - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - Saxony-Anhalt |
| 8 March 2026 Sunday 10 KW | International Women's Day Internationaler Frauentag | Valid only in lands: - Berlin, - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| 3 April 2026 Friday 14 KW | Good Friday Karfreitag | Nationwide holiday |
| 5 April 2026 Sunday 14 KW | Easter Ostern | Nationwide holiday |
| 6 April 2026 Monday 15 KW | Easter Monday Ostermontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 May 2026 Friday 18 KW | Labor Day, May 1 1. Mai | Nationwide holiday |
| 14 May 2026 Thursday 20 KW | Ascension of Christ Christi Himmelfahrt | Nationwide holiday |
| 24 May 2026 Sunday 21 KW | Pentecost Pfingstsonntag | Nationwide holiday |
| 25 May 2026 Monday 22 KW | Pentecost, 2nd day Pfingstmontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 4 June 2026 Thursday 23 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) |
| 8 August 2026 Saturday 32 KW | Augsburg Peace Festival Augsburger Friedensfest | Valid only in lands: - Bavaria only in Augsburg |
| 15 August 2026 Saturday 33 KW | Assumption of the Virgin Mary Mariä Himmelfahrt | Valid only in lands: - Bavaria, - Saarland (Bavaria: only in some regions) |
| 20 September 2026 Sunday 38 KW | Universal Children's Day Weltkindertag | Valid only in lands: - Thuringia |
| 3 October 2026 Saturday 40 KW | German Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit | Nationwide holiday |
| 31 October 2026 Saturday 44 KW | Reformation Day Reformationstag | Valid only in lands: - Brandenburg, - Bremen, - Hamburg, - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, - Lower Saxony, - Saxony, - Saxony-Anhalt, - Schleswig-Holstein, - Thuringia |
| 1 November 2026 Sunday 44 KW | All Saints' Day Allerheiligen | Valid only in lands: - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland |
| 18 November 2026 Wednesday 47 KW | Day of Prayer and Repentance Buß- und Bettag | Valid only in lands: - Saxony |
| 25 December 2026 Friday 52 KW | Christmas Weihnachten | Nationwide holiday |
| 26 December 2026 Saturday 52 KW | The 2nd day of Christmas 2. Weihnachtstag | Nationwide holiday |
View the whole table: all holidays in Germany.
RU-GELD.DE Team
Last updated:
Calendar of official holidays in Germany 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029