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 01.05.2026 (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)
Reformation Day 31.10.2026 (Saturday) BW, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, MP, Lower Saxony, Saxony, ST, SH, Thuringia BW, BB, HB, HH, MP, NI, SN, ST, SH, TH
All Saints 01.11.2026 (Sunday) BW, Bavaria, NRW, RLP, Saarland BW, BY, NW, RP, SL
Day of Repentance and Prayer 18.11.2026 (Wednesday) Bavaria, Saxony BY, SN
Christmas Day 25.12.2026 (Friday) (all) (all)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Whitsun holidays in Hamburg 11.05.2026 15.05.2026
Whitsun holidays in Saxony-Anhalt 26.05.2026 29.05.2026
Whitsun holidays in Baden-Württemberg 26.05.2026 05.06.2026
Whitsun holidays in Bavaria 26.05.2026 05.06.2026
Summer holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate 29.06.2026 07.08.2026
Summer holidays in Saarland 29.06.2026 07.08.2026
Summer holidays in Hesse 29.06.2026 07.08.2026
Summer holidays in Lower Saxony 02.07.2026 12.08.2026
Summer holidays in Bremen 02.07.2026 12.08.2026
Summer holidays in Saxony 04.07.2026 14.08.2026

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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