Public holidays and school holidays in Germany

Overview of public, church and national holidays in all German states with school holidays and bridging days. For national holidays and school holidays there are also individual overviews by holiday type and for the entire country.

Upcoming Public Holidays

Public holiday Date States
German Unity Day 03.10.2025 (Friday) (all) (all)
Reformation Day 31.10.2025 (Friday) BW, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, MP, Lower Saxony, Saxony, ST, SH, Thuringia BW, BB, HB, HH, MP, NI, SN, ST, SH, TH
All Saints 01.11.2025 (Saturday) BW, Bavaria, NRW, RLP, Saarland BW, BY, NW, RP, SL
Day of Repentance and Prayer 19.11.2025 (Wednesday) Bavaria, Saxony BY, SN
Christmas Day 25.12.2025 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Second Christmas Day 26.12.2025 (Friday) (all) (all)
New Year's Day 01.01.2026 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Epiphany 06.01.2026 (Tuesday) BW, Bavaria, ST BW, BY, ST
International Women's Day 08.03.2026 (Sunday) Berlin BE
Maundy Thursday 02.04.2026 (Thursday) BW BW
Good Friday 03.04.2026 (Friday) (all) (all)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Summer holidays in Berlin 24.07.2025 06.09.2025
Summer holidays in Brandenburg 24.07.2025 06.09.2025
Summer holidays in Hamburg 24.07.2025 03.09.2025
Summer holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 28.07.2025 06.09.2025
Summer holidays in Schleswig-Holstein 28.07.2025 06.09.2025
Summer holidays in Baden-Württemberg 31.07.2025 13.09.2025
Summer holidays in Bavaria 01.08.2025 15.09.2025
Autumn holidays in Hesse 06.10.2025 18.10.2025
Autumn holidays in Saxony 06.10.2025 18.10.2025
Autumn holidays in Thuringia 06.10.2025 18.10.2025

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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