Public Holidays in Germany 2026

19 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Germany

19 public holidays in 2026 · 9 across the whole country
Next day off: Reformation Day · Saturday, 31 October 2026 · 2 days away

Total days off 2026

9 national · 10 state/regional

Busiest month

May

4 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Sunday

5 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Germany 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	Neujahr (New Year's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-06	Tuesday	Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany)	States/regions (3)	Public
2026-03-08	Sunday	Internationaler Frauentag (International Women's Day)	States/regions (2)	Public
2026-04-03	Friday	Karfreitag (Good Friday)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-05	Sunday	Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Ostermontag (Easter Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-14	Thursday	Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-24	Sunday	Pfingstsonntag (Pentecost)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-05-25	Monday	Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-06-04	Thursday	Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi)	States/regions (6)	Public
2026-08-15	Saturday	Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption Day)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-09-20	Sunday	Weltkindertag (World Children's Day)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-10-03	Saturday	Tag der Deutschen Einheit (German Unity Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-10-31	Saturday	Reformationstag (Reformation Day)	States/regions (9)	Public
2026-11-01	Sunday	Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)	States/regions (5)	Public
2026-11-18	Wednesday	Buß- und Bettag (Repentance and Prayer Day)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-12-25	Friday	Erster Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Zweiter Weihnachtstag (St. Stephen's Day)	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in Germany 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
3 Apr – 6 Apr	Friday	4 days	Automatic
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
14 May – 17 May	Thursday	4 days	2026-05-15
23 May – 25 May	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
25 Dec – 27 Dec	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Germany

Germany gives 19 public days off in 2026, of which 10 are recognised only in certain states or regions. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is May, and holidays land most often on a Sunday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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