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
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)
Second Christmas Day 26.12.2025 (Friday) (all) (all)
New Year's Day 01.01.2026 (Thursday) (all) (all)
Epiphany 06.01.2026 (Tuesday) BW, Bavaria, ST BW, BY, ST
International Women's Day 08.03.2026 (Sunday) Berlin BE

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Summer holidays in Saxony 28.06.2025 08.08.2025
Summer holidays in Saxony-Anhalt 28.06.2025 08.08.2025
Summer holidays in Thuringia 28.06.2025 08.08.2025
Summer holidays in Bremen 03.07.2025 13.08.2025
Summer holidays in Lower Saxony 03.07.2025 13.08.2025
Summer holidays in Hesse 07.07.2025 15.08.2025
Summer holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate 07.07.2025 15.08.2025
Summer holidays in Saarland 07.07.2025 14.08.2025
Summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia 14.07.2025 26.08.2025
Summer holidays in Berlin 24.07.2025 06.09.2025

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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