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 08.03.2026 (Sunday) Berlin BE
Maundy Thursday 02.04.2026 (Thursday) BW BW
Good Friday 03.04.2026 (Friday) (all) (all)
Easter Monday 06.04.2026 (Monday) (all) (all)
May Day 01.05.2026 (Friday) (all) (all)
Ascension of Jesus 14.05.2026 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Whit Monday 25.05.2026 (Monday) (all) (all)
Corpus Christi 04.06.2026 (Thursday) BW, Bavaria, Hesse, NRW, RLP, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN, TH
Augsburg Peace Festival 08.08.2026 (Saturday) Bavaria BY
Assumption of Mary 15.08.2026 (Saturday) Bavaria, Saarland BY, SL
German Unity Day 03.10.2026 (Saturday) (all) (all)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Winter holidays in Saxony-Anhalt 31.01.2026 06.02.2026
Winter holidays in Lower Saxony 02.02.2026 03.02.2026
Winter holidays in Schleswig-Holstein 02.02.2026 03.02.2026
Winter holidays in Berlin 02.02.2026 07.02.2026
Winter holidays in Brandenburg 02.02.2026 07.02.2026
Winter holidays in Bremen 02.02.2026 03.02.2026
Winter holidays in Saxony 09.02.2026 21.02.2026
Winter holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 09.02.2026 20.02.2026
Winter holidays in Saarland 16.02.2026 20.02.2026
Winter holidays in Thuringia 16.02.2026 21.02.2026

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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