Holiday calendar
Public holidays in Germany 2026
Published nationwide and regional public holidays.
This calendar may be incomplete; confirm dates before booking.
18holidays shown
9nationwide
9regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 06 Jan | Tuesday | Three King's Day | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| 08 Mar | Sunday | International Women's Day | Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| 03 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 05 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Brandenburg |
| 06 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 01 May | Friday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 14 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| 25 May | Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| 04 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | 6 regionsBaden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| 15 Aug | Saturday | Assumption Day | Bavarian municipalities where Assumption Day is statutory, Saarland |
| 20 Sep | Sunday | World Children's Day | Thuringia |
| 03 Oct | Saturday | German Unity Day | Nationwide |
| 31 Oct | Saturday | Reformation Day | 9 regionsBrandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia |
| 01 Nov | Sunday | All Saints' Day | 5 regionsBaden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| 18 Nov | Wednesday | Repentance Day | Saxony |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 Dec | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | Nationwide |
Long weekends
Assumes Monday–Friday work and weekends off. A listed public holiday may still be a working day under your contract or sector rules. Dates shown are planning suggestions, not leave entitlements.
Based on currently published dates only; this is not a complete list of the best dates.
| Time off | Days off | Leave needed | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 3 | 0 | Christmas Day |
| 24 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 1 | Christmas Day |
| 25 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 1 | Christmas Day |
| 23 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 5 | 2 | Christmas Day |
| 24 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 5 | 2 | Christmas Day |
| 25 Dec – 29 Dec 2026 | 5 | 2 | Christmas Day |
Suggested leave dates
- 24 Dec – 27 Dec 2026: take 24 Dec (1 leave day)
- 25 Dec – 28 Dec 2026: take 28 Dec (1 leave day)
- 23 Dec – 27 Dec 2026: take 23 Dec, 24 Dec (2 leave days)
- 24 Dec – 28 Dec 2026: take 24 Dec, 28 Dec (2 leave days)
- 25 Dec – 29 Dec 2026: take 28 Dec, 29 Dec (2 leave days)