List of all popular holidays in Germany

Popular holidays in Germany in 2026

This page contains information about all popular holidays in Germany, both public nationwide and unofficial folk and religious holidays with the dates of their celebration for 2025, 2026, 2027 and brief information about the holiday itself.

List of holidays

Explanation of the table:

• German public holiday, which is an additional day off.
• A public holiday, which is an additional day off in some German federal states (see the table of German public holidays).
• Religious holidays that are not particularly popular in Germany are highlighted in gray.

Information about holidays in Germany

For many holidays, on the page, you can view a detailed description, including information about the origin, related customs, photos, greetings, etc. To view the German holiday calendar or schedule of vacations and public holidays for each land in Germany, as well as what holiday it is in Germany today, go to the relevant individual pages of our site.

Most holidays in Germany are movable, i.e. the date of the celebration changes every year, it may depend on the date of the celebrating the Easter, fall on a specific day of the week of any month, or depend on other factors. Therefore, see the dates of the holidays for each year individually.

Holidays in Germany by Seasons

If you want to find out which special days are celebrated in Germany (FRG) throughout the seasons, please follow the links in the list below.

• Winter holidays in Germany
• Spring holidays in Germany
• Summer holidays in Germany
• Autumn holidays in Germany

List of all popular holidays in Germany