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
May Day 01.05.2025 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Ascension of Jesus 29.05.2025 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Whit Monday 09.06.2025 (Monday) (all) (all)
Corpus Christi 19.06.2025 (Thursday) 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)
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)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Easter holidays in Schleswig-Holstein 11.04.2025 25.04.2025
Easter holidays in Baden-Württemberg 14.04.2025 26.04.2025
Easter holidays in Bavaria 14.04.2025 25.04.2025
Easter holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia 14.04.2025 26.04.2025
Easter holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate 14.04.2025 25.04.2025
Easter holidays in Saarland 14.04.2025 25.04.2025
Whitsun holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 06.06.2025 10.06.2025
Whitsun holidays in Baden-Württemberg 10.06.2025 20.06.2025
Whitsun holidays in Bavaria 10.06.2025 20.06.2025
Summer holidays in Saxony 28.06.2025 08.08.2025

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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