Public Holidays in Germany 2026

Complete list of 30 public holidays and observances in Germany for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Good FridayApril 3, 2026

14 days left

9 Public Holidays

254 Working Days

111 Days Off

4 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Feb 12	Thursday	Women's Carnival Day	Observance
Feb 14	Saturday	Valentine's Day	Observance
Feb 16	Monday	Shrove Monday	Observance
Feb 17	Tuesday	Shrove Tuesday	Observance
Feb 18	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Observance
Apr 2	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Observance
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 6	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
May 1	Friday	Labour Day	Public
May 10	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 14	Thursday	Ascension Day	Public
May 24	Sunday	Pentecost	Observance
May 25	Monday	Whit Monday	Public
Oct 3	Saturday	National Holiday	Public
Nov 1	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Observance
Nov 2	Monday	All Souls' Day	Observance
Nov 11	Wednesday	Saint Martin	Observance
Nov 15	Sunday	Memorial Day	Observance
Nov 18	Wednesday	Day of Prayer and Repentance	Observance
Nov 22	Sunday	Totensonntag	Observance
Nov 29	Sunday	1. Advent	Observance
Dec 6	Sunday	2. Advent	Observance
Dec 13	Sunday	3. Advent	Observance
Dec 20	Sunday	4. Advent	Observance
Dec 24	Thursday	Christmas Eve	Bank
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26	Saturday	Boxing Day	Public
Dec 31	Thursday	New Year's Eve	Bank

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Long Weekends in 2026

Germany has 4 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 3, 2026 — April 6, 2026 4 days

Good Friday, Easter Monday

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Labour Day

May 23, 2026 — May 25, 2026 3 days

Whit Monday

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Holidays by Month

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

7 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

2 On Weekends

Already non-working days

19 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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