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 196 days BD	all	in 196 days	BD
Epiphany BW, BY, ST	Tu 01/06/2026 in 201 days BD	BW, BY, ST	in 201 days	BD
February
Fat Thursday all	Th 02/12/2026 in 238 days	all	in 238 days
Valentine's Day all	Sa 02/14/2026 in 240 days	all	in 240 days
Shrove Saturday all	Sa 02/14/2026 in 240 days	all	in 240 days
Shrove Sunday all	Su 02/15/2026 in 241 days	all	in 241 days
Shrove Monday all	Mo 02/16/2026 in 242 days	all	in 242 days
Shrove Tuesday all	Tu 02/17/2026 in 243 days	all	in 243 days
Ash Wednesday all	We 02/18/2026 in 244 days	all	in 244 days
March
Beginning of Spring meteorological	Su 03/01/2026 in 255 days		in 255 days
International Women's Day BE, MV	Su 03/08/2026 in 262 days	BE, MV	in 262 days
Saint Joseph BY	Th 03/19/2026 in 273 days	BY	in 273 days
Spring Equinox	Fr 03/20/2026 in 274 days		in 274 days
Palm Sunday all	Su 03/29/2026 in 283 days	all	in 283 days
Daylight Saving Time Start all	Su 03/29/2026 in 283 days	all	in 283 days
April
Maundy Thursday all	Th 04/02/2026 in 287 days	all	in 287 days
Good Friday all	Fr 04/03/2026 in 288 days LWE	all	in 288 days	LWE
Holy Saturday all	Sa 04/04/2026 in 289 days	all	in 289 days
Easter Day BB	Su 04/05/2026 in 290 days	BB	in 290 days
Easter Monday all	Mo 04/06/2026 in 291 days LWE	all	in 291 days	LWE
Walpurgis Night all	Th 04/30/2026 in 315 days	all	in 315 days
May
Labour Day all	Fr 05/01/2026 in 316 days LWE	all	in 316 days	LWE
Mother's Day all	Su 05/10/2026 in 325 days	all	in 325 days
Ascension Day all	Th 05/14/2026 in 329 days BD	all	in 329 days	BD
Fathers' Day all	Th 05/14/2026 in 329 days	all	in 329 days
Pentecost BB	Su 05/24/2026 in 339 days	BB	in 339 days
Whit Monday all	Mo 05/25/2026 in 340 days LWE	all	in 340 days	LWE
June
Beginning of Summer meteorological	Mo 06/01/2026 in 347 days		in 347 days
International Children's Day all	Mo 06/01/2026 in 347 days	all	in 347 days
Corpus Christi BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL	Th 06/04/2026 in 350 days BD	BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL	in 350 days	BD
17th of June all	We 06/17/2026 in 363 days	all	in 363 days
Summer Solstice	Su 06/21/2026 in 367 days		in 367 days
St. John‘s Day all	We 06/24/2026 in 370 days	all	in 370 days
St. Peter and Paul all	Mo 06/29/2026 in 375 days	all	in 375 days
August
Peace Festival Augsburg BY	Sa 08/08/2026 in 415 days	BY	in 415 days
Assumption Day BY, SL	Sa 08/15/2026 in 422 days	BY, SL	in 422 days
September
Beginning of Autumn meteorological	Tu 09/01/2026 in 439 days		in 439 days
Children's Day TH	Su 09/20/2026 in 458 days	TH	in 458 days
Autumnal Equinox	We 09/23/2026 in 461 days		in 461 days
October
German Unity Day all	Sa 10/03/2026 in 471 days	all	in 471 days
Harvest Festival all	Su 10/04/2026 in 472 days	all	in 472 days
Daylight Saving Time End all	Su 10/25/2026 in 493 days	all	in 493 days
Halloween all	Sa 10/31/2026 in 499 days	all	in 499 days
Reformation Day BB, HB, HH, MV, NI, SN, ST, SH, TH	Sa 10/31/2026 in 499 days	BB, HB, HH, MV, NI, SN, ST, SH, TH	in 499 days
November
All Saints' Day BW, BY, NW, RP, SL	Su 11/01/2026 in 500 days	BW, BY, NW, RP, SL	in 500 days
All Soul's Day all	Mo 11/02/2026 in 501 days	all	in 501 days
St. Martin's Day all	We 11/11/2026 in 510 days	all	in 510 days
Remembrance Day all	Su 11/15/2026 in 514 days	all	in 514 days
Day of Prayer and Repentance SN	We 11/18/2026 in 517 days	SN	in 517 days
Memorial Day all	Su 11/22/2026 in 521 days	all	in 521 days
First Sunday of Advent all	Su 11/29/2026 in 528 days	all	in 528 days
December
Beginning of Winter meteorological	Tu 12/01/2026 in 530 days		in 530 days
Saint Barbara Feast Day	Fr 12/04/2026 in 533 days		in 533 days
Second Sunday of Advent all	Su 12/06/2026 in 535 days	all	in 535 days
Saint Nicholas Day all	Su 12/06/2026 in 535 days	all	in 535 days
Third Sunday of Advent all	Su 12/13/2026 in 542 days	all	in 542 days
Fourth Sunday of Advent all	Su 12/20/2026 in 549 days	all	in 549 days
Winter Solstice	Mo 12/21/2026 in 550 days		in 550 days
Christmas Eve all	Th 12/24/2026 in 553 days	all	in 553 days
Christmas Day all	Fr 12/25/2026 in 554 days LWE	all	in 554 days	LWE
Boxing Day all	Sa 12/26/2026 in 555 days	all	in 555 days
New Year's Eve all	Th 12/31/2026 in 560 days	all	in 560 days

Abbreviations

LWE: possible long weekend
BD: possible bridge day