Holidays Germany 2026

Here you see the holidays Germany for the year 2026. To choose another year, please use the drop-down menu above. The holidays in bold are the public holidays in Germany.


January
New Year all	Th 01/01/2026 in 344 days BD	all	in 344 days	BD
Epiphany BW, BY, ST	Tu 01/06/2026 in 349 days BD	BW, BY, ST	in 349 days	BD
February
Fat Thursday all	Th 02/12/2026 in 386 days	all	in 386 days
Valentine's Day all	Sa 02/14/2026 in 388 days	all	in 388 days
Shrove Saturday all	Sa 02/14/2026 in 388 days	all	in 388 days
Shrove Sunday all	Su 02/15/2026 in 389 days	all	in 389 days
Shrove Monday all	Mo 02/16/2026 in 390 days	all	in 390 days
Shrove Tuesday all	Tu 02/17/2026 in 391 days	all	in 391 days
Ash Wednesday all	We 02/18/2026 in 392 days	all	in 392 days
March
Beginning of Spring meteorological	Su 03/01/2026 in 403 days		in 403 days
International Women's Day BE, MV	Su 03/08/2026 in 410 days	BE, MV	in 410 days
Saint Joseph BY	Th 03/19/2026 in 421 days	BY	in 421 days
Spring Equinox	Fr 03/20/2026 in 422 days		in 422 days
Palm Sunday all	Su 03/29/2026 in 431 days	all	in 431 days
Daylight Saving Time Start all	Su 03/29/2026 in 431 days	all	in 431 days
April
Maundy Thursday all	Th 04/02/2026 in 435 days	all	in 435 days
Good Friday all	Fr 04/03/2026 in 436 days LWE	all	in 436 days	LWE
Holy Saturday all	Sa 04/04/2026 in 437 days	all	in 437 days
Easter Day BB	Su 04/05/2026 in 438 days	BB	in 438 days
Easter Monday all	Mo 04/06/2026 in 439 days LWE	all	in 439 days	LWE
Walpurgis Night all	Th 04/30/2026 in 463 days	all	in 463 days
May
Labour Day all	Fr 05/01/2026 in 464 days LWE	all	in 464 days	LWE
Mother's Day all	Su 05/10/2026 in 473 days	all	in 473 days
Ascension Day all	Th 05/14/2026 in 477 days BD	all	in 477 days	BD
Fathers' Day all	Th 05/14/2026 in 477 days	all	in 477 days
Pentecost BB	Su 05/24/2026 in 487 days	BB	in 487 days
Whit Monday all	Mo 05/25/2026 in 488 days LWE	all	in 488 days	LWE
June
Beginning of Summer meteorological	Mo 06/01/2026 in 495 days		in 495 days
International Children's Day all	Mo 06/01/2026 in 495 days	all	in 495 days
Corpus Christi BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL	Th 06/04/2026 in 498 days BD	BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL	in 498 days	BD
17th of June all	We 06/17/2026 in 511 days	all	in 511 days
Summer Solstice	Su 06/21/2026 in 515 days		in 515 days
St. John‘s Day all	We 06/24/2026 in 518 days	all	in 518 days
St. Peter and Paul all	Mo 06/29/2026 in 523 days	all	in 523 days
August
Peace Festival Augsburg BY	Sa 08/08/2026 in 563 days	BY	in 563 days
Assumption Day BY, SL	Sa 08/15/2026 in 570 days	BY, SL	in 570 days
September
Beginning of Autumn meteorological	Tu 09/01/2026 in 587 days		in 587 days
Children's Day TH	Su 09/20/2026 in 606 days	TH	in 606 days
Autumnal Equinox	We 09/23/2026 in 609 days		in 609 days
October
German Unity Day all	Sa 10/03/2026 in 619 days	all	in 619 days
Harvest Festival all	Su 10/04/2026 in 620 days	all	in 620 days
Daylight Saving Time End all	Su 10/25/2026 in 641 days	all	in 641 days
Halloween all	Sa 10/31/2026 in 647 days	all	in 647 days
Reformation Day BB, HB, HH, MV, NI, SN, ST, SH, TH	Sa 10/31/2026 in 647 days	BB, HB, HH, MV, NI, SN, ST, SH, TH	in 647 days
November
All Saints' Day BW, BY, NW, RP, SL	Su 11/01/2026 in 648 days	BW, BY, NW, RP, SL	in 648 days
All Soul's Day all	Mo 11/02/2026 in 649 days	all	in 649 days
St. Martin's Day all	We 11/11/2026 in 658 days	all	in 658 days
Remembrance Day all	Su 11/15/2026 in 662 days	all	in 662 days
Day of Prayer and Repentance SN	We 11/18/2026 in 665 days	SN	in 665 days
Memorial Day all	Su 11/22/2026 in 669 days	all	in 669 days
First Sunday of Advent all	Su 11/29/2026 in 676 days	all	in 676 days
December
Beginning of Winter meteorological	Tu 12/01/2026 in 678 days		in 678 days
Saint Barbara Feast Day	Fr 12/04/2026 in 681 days		in 681 days
Second Sunday of Advent all	Su 12/06/2026 in 683 days	all	in 683 days
Saint Nicholas Day all	Su 12/06/2026 in 683 days	all	in 683 days
Third Sunday of Advent all	Su 12/13/2026 in 690 days	all	in 690 days
Fourth Sunday of Advent all	Su 12/20/2026 in 697 days	all	in 697 days
Winter Solstice	Mo 12/21/2026 in 698 days		in 698 days
Christmas Eve all	Th 12/24/2026 in 701 days	all	in 701 days
Christmas Day all	Fr 12/25/2026 in 702 days LWE	all	in 702 days	LWE
Boxing Day all	Sa 12/26/2026 in 703 days	all	in 703 days
New Year's Eve all	Th 12/31/2026 in 708 days	all	in 708 days

Abbreviations

LWE: possible long weekend
BD: possible bridge day