Public Holidays in Germany 2028
Complete list of 30 public holidays and observances in Germany for 2028. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Ascension DayMay 14, 2026, Thursday
7 days left 9 Public Holidays
252 Working Days
114 Days Off
4 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Public |
| February 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| February 24 | Thursday | Women's Carnival Day | Observance |
| February 28 | Monday | Shrove Monday | Observance |
| February 29 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday | Observance |
| March 1 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| April 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance |
| April 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| April 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| April 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public |
| June 4 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance |
| June 5 | Monday | Whit Monday | Public |
| October 3 | Tuesday | National Holiday | Public |
| November 1 | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | Observance |
| November 2 | Thursday | All Souls' Day | Observance |
| November 11 | Saturday | Saint Martin | Observance |
| November 19 | Sunday | Memorial Day | Observance |
| November 22 | Wednesday | Day of Prayer and Repentance | Observance |
| November 26 | Sunday | Totensonntag | Observance |
| December 3 | Sunday | 1. Advent | Observance |
| December 10 | Sunday | 2. Advent | Observance |
| December 17 | Sunday | 3. Advent | Observance |
| December 24 | Sunday | 4. Advent | Bank |
| December 24 | Sunday | 4. Advent | Observance |
| December 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public |
| December 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public |
| December 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Bank |
Long Weekends in 2028
Germany has 4 long weekends in 2028 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
April 14, 2028, Friday — April 17, 2028, Monday 4 days
Good Friday, Easter Monday
December 23, 2028, Saturday — December 26, 2028, Tuesday 4 days
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
April 29, 2028, Saturday — May 1, 2028, Monday 3 days
Labour Day
June 3, 2028, Saturday — June 5, 2028, Monday 3 days
Whit Monday
Holidays by Month
January 1
February 0
March 0
April 2
May 2
June 1
July 0
August 0
September 0
October 1
November 0
December 2
Holiday Breakdown
8 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
1 On Weekends
Already non-working days
19 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 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 |
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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