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 03.10.2024 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Reformation Day 31.10.2024 (Thursday) BW, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, MP, Lower Saxony, Saxony, ST, SH, Thuringia BW, BB, HB, HH, MP, NI, SN, ST, SH, TH
All Saints 01.11.2024 (Friday) BW, Bavaria, NRW, RLP, Saarland BW, BY, NW, RP, SL
Day of Repentance and Prayer 20.11.2024 (Wednesday) Bavaria, Saxony BY, SN
Christmas Day 25.12.2024 (Wednesday) (all) (all)
Second Christmas Day 26.12.2024 (Thursday) (all) (all)
New Year's Day 01.01.2025 (Wednesday) (all) (all)
Epiphany 06.01.2025 (Monday) BW, Bavaria, ST BW, BY, ST
International Women's Day 08.03.2025 (Saturday) Berlin BE
Maundy Thursday 17.04.2025 (Thursday) BW BW
Good Friday 18.04.2025 (Friday) (all) (all)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Summer holidays in Bavaria 29.07.2024 09.09.2024
Autumn holidays in Thuringia 30.09.2024 12.10.2024
Autumn holidays in Saxony 07.10.2024 19.10.2024
Autumn holidays in Hesse 14.10.2024 25.10.2024
Autumn holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia 14.10.2024 26.10.2024
Autumn holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate 14.10.2024 25.10.2024
Autumn holidays in Saarland 14.10.2024 25.10.2024
Autumn holidays in Schleswig-Holstein 21.10.2024 01.11.2024
Christmas holidays in Schleswig-Holstein 19.12.2024 07.01.2025
Christmas holidays in Hamburg 20.12.2024 03.01.2025

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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