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
International Women's Day 08.03.2025 (Saturday) Berlin BE
Maundy Thursday 16.04.2025 (Wednesday) BW BW
Good Friday 17.04.2025 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Easter Monday 20.04.2025 (Sunday) (all) (all)
May Day 01.05.2025 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Ascension of Jesus 28.05.2025 (Wednesday) (all) (all)
Whit Monday 08.06.2025 (Sunday) (all) (all)
Corpus Christi 18.06.2025 (Wednesday) BW, Bavaria, Hesse, NRW, RLP, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN, TH
Augsburg Peace Festival 08.08.2025 (Friday) Bavaria BY
Assumption of Mary 15.08.2025 (Friday) Bavaria, Saarland BY, SL
German Unity Day 03.10.2025 (Friday) (all) (all)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Winter holidays in Saxony-Anhalt 27.01.2025 31.01.2025
Winter holidays in Berlin 03.02.2025 08.02.2025
Winter holidays in Brandenburg 03.02.2025 08.02.2025
Winter holidays in Bremen 03.02.2025 04.02.2025
Winter holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 03.02.2025 14.02.2025
Winter holidays in Lower Saxony 03.02.2025 04.02.2025
Winter holidays in Thuringia 03.02.2025 08.02.2025
Winter holidays in Saxony 17.02.2025 01.03.2025
Winter holidays in Saarland 24.02.2025 04.03.2025
Winter holidays in Bavaria 03.03.2025 07.03.2025

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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