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🇩🇪 Germany public holidays 2026

Germany has 22 public holidays in 2026, plus 76 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is New Year's Eve on December 31.

12 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Germany in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNeujahrPublic holiday
January 6TuesdayEpiphanyHeilige Drei KönigePublic holiday
January 27TuesdayRemembrance Day for the Victims of National SocialismObservance
February 16MondayShrove MondayReligious holiday
February 16MondayHizir FastReligious holiday
February 17TuesdayCarnival TuesdayObservance
February 18WednesdayCarnival / Ash WednesdayObservance
March 8SundayInternational Women's DayInternationaler FrauentagPublic holiday
March 17TuesdaySt. Patrick's DayReligious holiday
March 18WednesdayAnniversary of the March RevolutionObservance
March 20FridayEid ul FitrReligious holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 21SaturdayAlevitic New YearReligious holiday
March 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsOther
March 29SundayPalm SundayReligious holiday
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayReligious holiday
April 2ThursdayFirst Day of PassoverReligious holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayKarfreitagPublic holiday
April 3FridaySecond Day of PassoverReligious holiday
April 4SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
April 5SundayEaster SundayOstersonntagPublic holiday
April 6MondayEaster MondayOstermontagPublic holiday
April 7TuesdaySixth Day of PassoverReligious holiday
April 23ThursdayGerman Beer DayObservance
April 23ThursdayGirls' Day / Boys' DayObservance
April 30ThursdayWalpurgis NightObservance
May 1FridayLabour DayTag der ArbeitPublic holiday
May 1FridayMay DayPublic holiday
May 5TuesdayEurope Day (Council of Europe)Observance
May 8FridayAnniversary of the End of World War IIObservance
May 9SaturdayEurope Day (European Union)Observance
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayFather's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayChristi HimmelfahrtPublic holiday
May 22FridayFirst Day of ShavuotReligious holiday
May 23SaturdayConstitution DayObservance
May 23SaturdaySecond Day of ShavuotReligious holiday
May 24SundayPentecostPfingstsonntagPublic holiday
May 24SundayPentecost SundayRegional holiday
May 25MondayWhit MondayPfingstmontagPublic holiday
May 25MondayPentecost MondayReligious holiday
May 27WednesdayEid al-AdhaReligious holiday
June 1MondayInternational Children's DayObservance
June 3WednesdayEuropean Bicycle DayObservance
June 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiFronleichnamPublic holiday
June 15MondayVeterans DayObservance
June 17WednesdayRemembrance of the Victims of SED InjusticeObservance
June 17WednesdayAnniversary of the Popular Uprising in the GDRObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 21SundayCar-free SundayObservance
June 24WednesdaySt. John's DayReligious holiday
June 26FridayAshuraReligious holiday
June 27SaturdayArchitecture DayObservance
June 29MondayFeast of Saints Peter and PaulReligious holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption DayMariä HimmelfahrtPublic holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption of MaryReligious holiday
September 1TuesdayAnti War DayObservance
September 13SundaySecond Day of Rosh HashanaReligious holiday
September 13SundayEuropean Heritage DaysObservance
September 19SaturdayFirst day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest)Observance
September 20SundayWorld Children's DayWeltkindertagPublic holiday
September 20SundayGerman World Children's DayRegional holiday
September 21MondayYom KippurReligious holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
September 26SaturdayFirst day of SukkotReligious holiday
September 27SundaySecond Day of SukkotReligious holiday
October 1ThursdaySixth Day of SukkotReligious holiday
October 2FridaySeventh Day of SukkotReligious holiday
October 3SaturdayGerman Unity DayTag der Deutschen EinheitPublic holiday
October 3SaturdayShemini AtzeretReligious holiday
October 3SaturdayDay of German UnityPublic holiday
October 4SundayHarvest FestivalObservance
October 4SundaySimchat TorahReligious holiday
October 4SundayLast day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest)Observance
October 11SundayGrandparents' DayObservance
October 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsOther
October 31SaturdayReformation DayReformationstagPublic holiday
October 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
November 1SundayAll Saints' DayAllerheiligenPublic holiday
November 2MondayAll Souls' DayObservance
November 9MondayNight of Broken Glass Remembrance DayObservance
November 9Monday9th of NovemberObservance
November 9MondayFall of the Berlin WallObservance
November 11WednesdaySt. Martin's DayReligious holiday
November 15SundayNational Day of MourningObservance
November 18WednesdayRepentance DayObservance
November 18WednesdayRepentance and Prayer DayBuß- und BettagPublic holiday
November 29SundayFirst Advent SundayReligious holiday
December 6SundaySecond Advent SundayReligious holiday
December 6SundaySaint Nicholas DayReligious holiday
December 8TuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionReligious holiday
December 13SundayThird Advent SundayReligious holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayErster WeihnachtstagPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayZweiter WeihnachtstagPublic holiday
December 26SaturdayBoxing DayReligious holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EvePublic holiday