Public Holidays in Germany 2024
Complete list of 29 public holidays and observances in Germany for 2024. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Good FridayApril 3, 2026
14 days left 9 Public Holidays
253 Working Days
113 Days Off
2 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Feb 8 | Thursday | Women's Carnival Day | Observance |
| Feb 12 | Monday | Shrove Monday | Observance |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday | Observance |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 9 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 19 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance |
| May 20 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| Oct 3 | Thursday | National Holiday | Public |
| Nov 1 | Friday | All Saints' Day | Observance |
| Nov 2 | Saturday | All Souls' Day | Observance |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Saint Martin | Observance |
| Nov 17 | Sunday | Memorial Day | Observance |
| Nov 20 | Wednesday | Day of Prayer and Repentance | Observance |
| Nov 24 | Sunday | Totensonntag | Observance |
| Dec 1 | Sunday | 1. Advent | Observance |
| Dec 8 | Sunday | 2. Advent | Observance |
| Dec 15 | Sunday | 3. Advent | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Sunday | 4. Advent | Observance |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Bank |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Bank |
Long Weekends in 2024
Germany has 2 long weekends in 2024 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
March 29, 2024 — April 1, 2024 4 days
Good Friday, Easter Monday
May 18, 2024 — May 20, 2024 3 days
Whit Monday
Holidays by Month
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 2
Holiday Breakdown
9 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
0 On Weekends
Already non-working days
18 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 | 29 |
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 |