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 03.10.2026 (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)
Second Christmas Day 26.12.2026 (Saturday) (all) (all)
New Year's Day 01.01.2027 (Friday) (all) (all)
Epiphany 06.01.2027 (Wednesday) BW, Bavaria, ST BW, BY, ST
International Women's Day 08.03.2027 (Monday) Berlin BE
Maundy Thursday 25.03.2027 (Thursday) BW BW
Good Friday 26.03.2027 (Friday) (all) (all)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Autumn holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate 05.10.2026 16.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Saarland 05.10.2026 16.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Hesse 05.10.2026 17.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Lower Saxony 12.10.2026 24.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Saxony 12.10.2026 24.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Schleswig-Holstein 12.10.2026 24.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Thuringia 12.10.2026 24.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Bremen 12.10.2026 24.10.2026
Autumn holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia 17.10.2026 31.10.2026
Autumn holidays in Saxony-Anhalt 19.10.2026 30.10.2026

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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