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
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)
Easter Monday 29.03.2027 (Monday) (all) (all)
May Day 01.05.2027 (Saturday) (all) (all)
Ascension of Jesus 06.05.2027 (Thursday) (all) (all)

Upcoming School Holidays

Type Start date End date
Christmas holidays in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 19.12.2026 02.01.2027
Christmas holidays in Saarland 21.12.2026 31.12.2026
Christmas holidays in Saxony-Anhalt 21.12.2026 02.01.2027
Christmas holidays in Schleswig-Holstein 21.12.2026 06.01.2027
Christmas holidays in Hamburg 21.12.2026 01.01.2027
Christmas holidays in Lower Saxony 23.12.2026 09.01.2027
Christmas holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia 23.12.2026 06.01.2027
Christmas holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate 23.12.2026 08.01.2027
Christmas holidays in Saxony 23.12.2026 02.01.2027
Christmas holidays in Thuringia 23.12.2026 02.01.2027

Holidays by State

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School Holidays by State

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