Public holidays
Public holidays in Germany
Germany has 9 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 fall on a weekend. A further 22 dates are observed in individual federal states rather than nationwide — they are listed below.
Next public holiday3 OctoberGerman Unity Day
20269 dayspublic holidays in total
20279 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 14 MayAscension Day
Monday 25 MayPentecost Mondaylong weekend likely
Saturday 3 OctoberGerman Unity Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberSecond Day of Christmasfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 6 MayAscension Day
Monday 17 MayPentecost Mondaylong weekend likely
Sunday 3 OctoberGerman Unity Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberSecond Day of Christmasfalls on a weekend
Regional holidays22 more dates observed in individual federal states
2026
Tuesday 6 JanuaryEpiphanyAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt
Sunday 8 MarchWomen's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sunday 5 AprilEaster SundayBrandenburg
Sunday 24 MayPentecostBrandenburg
Thursday 4 JuneCorpus Christi7 of 17 federal states
Saturday 8 AugustAugsburg Peace FestivalAugsburg
Saturday 15 AugustAssumption DayAugsburg, Saarland
Sunday 20 SeptemberWorld Children's DayThüringen
Saturday 31 OctoberReformation Day9 of 17 federal states
Sunday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Day6 of 17 federal states
Wednesday 18 NovemberRepentance and Prayer DaySachsen
2027
Wednesday 6 JanuaryEpiphanyAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt
Monday 8 MarchWomen's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sunday 28 MarchEaster SundayBrandenburg
Sunday 16 MayPentecostBrandenburg
Thursday 27 MayCorpus Christi7 of 17 federal states
Sunday 8 AugustAugsburg Peace FestivalAugsburg
Sunday 15 AugustAssumption DayAugsburg, Saarland
Monday 20 SeptemberWorld Children's DayThüringen
Sunday 31 OctoberReformation Day9 of 17 federal states
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Day6 of 17 federal states
Wednesday 17 NovemberRepentance and Prayer DaySachsen
These are not observed nationwide. Confirm the specific region before assuming someone is working.
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.