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Germany Public Holidays 2026

The dates marked in green are holidays.For detailed holiday descriptions, please refer to the content following the calendar.

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Germany Public Holidays 2026

January 1 New Year's Day
January 6 Epiphany

Regional HolidayBaden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt

March 8 International Women's Day

Regional HolidayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

April 3 Good Friday
April 5 Easter Sunday

Regional HolidayBrandenburg

April 6 Easter Monday
May 1 Labor Day
May 14 Ascension Day
May 24 Pentecost Sunday

Regional HolidayBrandenburg

May 25 Whit Monday
June 4 Corpus Christi

Regional HolidayBaden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia,Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland In Saxony and Thuringia only partially.

August 8 Augsburg Peace Festival

Regional HolidayAugsburg

August 15 Assumption Day

Regional HolidaySaarland In Bavaria only partially.

September 20 World Children's Day

Regional HolidayThuringia

October 3 German Unity Day
October 31 Reformation Day

Regional HolidayBrandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein,Thuringia

November 1 All Saints Day

Regional HolidayBaden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland

November 18 Repentance and Prayer Day

Regional HolidaySaxony

December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day

Official Holiday Sources

  1. Germany is a federal state consisting of 16 states. Public holidays are determined by the laws of each state. However, German Unity Day (October 3rd) is established by federal law. Nationale Feiertage (Official website of the federal government)
  2. Each of the 16 states has the authority to set its own holidays. For information on the holidays of each state, please refer to the respective state holiday websites linked below.
State State Capital
Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart
Bavaria Munich
Berlin
Brandenburg Potsdam
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse Wiesbaden
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin
Lower Saxony Hanover
North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf
Rhineland-Palatinate Mainz
Saarland Saarbrücken
Saxony Dresden
Saxony-Anhalt Magdeburg
Schleswig-Holstein Kiel
Thuringia Erfurt

Notes

  1. Days marked in red on the calendar are public holidays throughout Germany. Days marked in blue are holidays only in some states.
  2. In Germany, there are no substitute holiday for public holidays that fall on weekends.
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