Holidays in Germany in 2026
This page contains the list of all important Holidays and Observances in Germany in 2026. Public holidays are special days that everyone gets off work, while observances are traditional celebrations and events that are popular in a particular country without a day-off work status. Some dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check this page in advance before visiting Germany.
| Holiday name | Holiday location / Date | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Germany January 1 2026, Thursday |
National |
| Epiphany | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt January 6 2026, Tuesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Franco-German Day | Germany January 22 2026, Thursday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Germany January 27 2026, Tuesday |
Observance |
| European Privacy Day | Germany January 28 2026, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Children's Hospice Day | Germany February 10 2026, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Valentine's Day | Germany February 14 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| Shrove Monday | Germany February 16 2026, Monday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Germany February 17 2026, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Germany February 18 2026, Wednesday |
Observance |
| International Women's Day | Germany March 8 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| St. Patrick's Day | Germany March 17 2026, Tuesday |
Observance |
| March Equinox | Germany March 20 2026, Friday |
Seasonal |
| Palm Sunday | Germany March 29 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Germany March 29 2026, Sunday |
Clock change |
| Maundy Thursday | Germany April 2 2026, Thursday |
Observance |
| Good Friday | Germany April 3 2026, Friday |
National |
| Easter Sunday | Germany - Brandenburg April 5 2026, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Easter Monday | Germany April 6 2026, Monday |
National |
| German Beer Day | Germany April 23 2026, Thursday |
Observance |
| Girls' Day - Career Information Day | Germany April 23 2026, Thursday |
Observance |
| Walpurgis Night | Germany April 30 2026, Thursday |
Observance |
| May Day | Germany May 1 2026, Friday |
National |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Germany May 5 2026, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II | Germany May 8 2026, Friday |
Observance |
| Europe Day (European Union) | Germany May 9 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| Mother's Day | Germany May 10 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Father's Day | Germany May 14 2026, Thursday |
Observance |
| Ascension Day | Germany May 14 2026, Thursday |
National |
| Constitution Day | Germany May 23 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| Whit Sunday | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia May 24 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Whit Monday | Germany May 25 2026, Monday |
National |
| International Childrens' Day | Germany - Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia June 1 2026, Monday |
Observance |
| European Bicycle Day | Germany June 3 2026, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Corpus Christi | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia June 4 2026, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Visually Impaired People Day | Germany June 6 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| June Solstice | Germany June 21 2026, Sunday |
Seasonal |
| Car-free Sunday | Germany June 21 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Architecture Day | Germany June 27 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| Peace Festival in Augsburg | Germany - Bavaria August 8 2026, Saturday |
Local holiday |
| Assumption of Mary | Germany - Saarland, Bavaria August 15 2026, Saturday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| World Peace Day | Germany September 1 2026, Tuesday |
Observance |
| German Language Day | Germany September 12 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| European Heritage Days | Germany September 13 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| German World Children's Day | Germany September 20 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| September Equinox | Germany September 23 2026, Wednesday |
Seasonal |
| Day of German Unity | Germany October 3 2026, Saturday |
National |
| Harvest Festival | Germany October 4 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Grandparents' Day | Germany - Bavaria October 11 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Day of the Libraries | Germany October 24 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Germany October 25 2026, Sunday |
Clock change |
| World Thrift Day | Germany October 30 2026, Friday |
Observance |
| Halloween | Germany October 31 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| Reformation Day | Germany - Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen October 31 2026, Saturday |
Local holiday |
| All Saints' Day | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland November 1 2026, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Germany November 9 2026, Monday |
Observance |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall | Germany November 9 2026, Monday |
Observance |
| St. Martin's Day | Germany November 11 2026, Wednesday |
Observance |
| National Day of Mourning | Germany November 15 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Repentance Day | Germany - Saxony November 18 2026, Wednesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Sunday of the Dead | Germany November 22 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| First Advent Sunday | Germany November 29 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Second Advent Sunday | Germany December 6 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Saint Nicholas Day | Germany December 6 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Third Advent Sunday | Germany December 13 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Germany December 19 2026, Saturday |
Observance |
| Fourth Advent Sunday | Germany December 20 2026, Sunday |
Observance |
| December Solstice | Germany December 21 2026, Monday |
Seasonal |
| Christmas Eve | Germany December 24 2026, Thursday |
Half day |
| Christmas Day | Germany December 25 2026, Friday |
National |
| Boxing Day | Germany December 26 2026, Saturday |
National |
| New Year's Eve | Germany December 31 2026, Thursday |
Half day |
Next Years Holidays in Germany