Germany calendar with public and school holidays, by year and federal state
German calendar with dates for public holidays, annual events and school holidays. Includes a database of popular holidays, articles and useful services.
Today, Wednesday, 10 June 2026, there is no nationwide public holiday in Germany.
See which popular holidays are celebrated in Germany today.
Germany Calendar
- May 2026
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
- 18
- 11 May 2026 / Labour Day, May 1 (1. Mai), Nationwide holiday
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- 3
- 19
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 20
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 1414 May 2026 / Ascension of Christ (Christi Himmelfahrt), Nationwide holiday
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 21
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 2424 May 2026 / Pentecost (Pfingsten), in states: Brandenburg
- 22
- 2525 May 2026 / Pentecost, 2nd day (Pfingstmontag), Nationwide holiday
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- June 2026
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
- 23
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 44 Jun 2026 / Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam), in states: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia (Saxony, Thuringia: only in some regions)
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- 6
- 7
- 24
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 25
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 26
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 27
- 29
- 30
- July 2026
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
- 27
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 28
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 29
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 30
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 31
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- August 2026
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
- 31
- 1
- 2
- 32
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 88 Aug 2026 / Augsburg Peace Festival (Augsburger Friedensfest), in states: Bavaria only in the city of Augsburg
- 9
- 33
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 1515 Aug 2026 / Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt), in states: Saarland, Bavaria (only in some regions)
- 16
- 34
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 35
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 36
- 31
the full interactive Germany holiday calendar for this year and by years. Compare calendars by German states.
Holidays and days off:
- 01 May 2026 (Fri) Labour Day, May 1, nationwide holidayGermany Germany
- 14 May 2026 (Thu) Ascension of Christ, nationwide holidayGermany Germany
- 24 May 2026 (Sun) Pentecost, holiday in some federal statesiBrandenburg Germany Germany
- 25 May 2026 (Mon) Pentecost, 2nd day, nationwide holidayGermany Germany
- 04 Jun 2026 (Thu) Corpus Christi, holiday in some federal statesiBaden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia (Saxony, Thuringia: only in some regions)Germany Germany
- All public holidays in Germany 2026
- All popular holidays in Germany with dates
School holidays in Germany
At the moment, there are no nationwide school holidays in Germany. In some schools, movable holidays or individual days off from school may take place.
Upcoming School Holidays in Germany:
Summer school holidays (Sommerferien):
- from 29 Jun to 07 Aug 2026 Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
- from 02 Jul to 12 Aug 2026 Bremen, Lower Saxony
- from 04 Jul to 14 Aug 2026 Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
- from 04 Jul to 15 Aug 2026 Schleswig-Holstein
- from 09 Jul to 19 Aug 2026 Hamburg
- from 09 Jul to 22 Aug 2026 Berlin, Brandenburg
- from 13 Jul to 22 Aug 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- from 20 Jul to 01 Sep 2026 North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 30 Jul to 12 Sep 2026 Baden-Württemberg
- from 03 Aug to 14 Sep 2026 Bavaria
Autumn school holidays (Herbstferien):
- from 05 Oct to 16 Oct 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
- from 05 Oct to 17 Oct 2026 Hesse
- from 12 Oct to 24 Oct 2026 Bremen, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia
- from 15 Oct to 24 Oct 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- from 17 Oct to 31 Oct 2026 North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 19 Oct to 30 Oct 2026 Brandenburg, Hamburg, Saxony-Anhalt
- from 19 Oct to 31 Oct 2026 Berlin
- from 26 Oct to 30 Oct 2026 Baden-Württemberg
- from 31 Oct to 31 Oct 2026 Baden-Württemberg
- from 02 Nov to 06 Nov 2026 Bavaria
- Christmas school holidays in Germany - holiday schedule
- Winter school holidays in Germany - holiday schedule
- Spring school holidays in Germany - holiday schedule
- School holidays in Germany for Ascension - holiday schedule
- Christmas school holidays in Germany - holiday schedule
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