Holidays in Germany in 2028
This page contains the list of all important Holidays and Observances in Germany in 2028. 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 2028, Saturday |
National |
| Epiphany | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt January 6 2028, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Franco-German Day | Germany January 22 2028, Saturday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Germany January 27 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| European Privacy Day | Germany January 28 2028, Friday |
Observance |
| Children's Hospice Day | Germany February 10 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| Valentine's Day | Germany February 14 2028, Monday |
Observance |
| Shrove Monday | Germany February 28 2028, Monday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Germany February 29 2028, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Germany March 1 2028, Wednesday |
Observance |
| International Women's Day | Germany March 8 2028, Wednesday |
Observance |
| St. Patrick's Day | Germany March 17 2028, Friday |
Observance |
| March Equinox | Germany March 20 2028, Monday |
Seasonal |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Germany March 26 2028, Sunday |
Clock change |
| Palm Sunday | Germany April 9 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Maundy Thursday | Germany April 13 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| Good Friday | Germany April 14 2028, Friday |
National |
| Easter Sunday | Germany - Brandenburg April 16 2028, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Easter Monday | Germany April 17 2028, Monday |
National |
| German Beer Day | Germany April 23 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Girls' Day - Career Information Day | Germany April 27 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| Walpurgis Night | Germany April 30 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| May Day | Germany May 1 2028, Monday |
National |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Germany May 5 2028, Friday |
Observance |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II | Germany May 8 2028, Monday |
Observance |
| Europe Day (European Union) | Germany May 9 2028, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Mother's Day | Germany May 14 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Constitution Day | Germany May 23 2028, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Ascension Day | Germany May 25 2028, Thursday |
National |
| Father's Day | Germany May 25 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| International Childrens' Day | Germany - Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia June 1 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| European Bicycle Day | Germany June 3 2028, Saturday |
Observance |
| Whit Sunday | Germany - Brandenburg June 4 2028, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Whit Monday | Germany June 5 2028, Monday |
National |
| Visually Impaired People Day | Germany June 6 2028, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Corpus Christi | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia June 15 2028, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Car-free Sunday | Germany June 18 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| June Solstice | Germany June 20 2028, Tuesday |
Seasonal |
| Architecture Day | Germany June 24 2028, Saturday |
Observance |
| Peace Festival in Augsburg | Germany - Bavaria August 8 2028, Tuesday |
Local holiday |
| Assumption of Mary | Germany - Saarland, Bavaria August 15 2028, Tuesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| World Peace Day | Germany September 1 2028, Friday |
Observance |
| German Language Day | Germany September 9 2028, Saturday |
Observance |
| European Heritage Days | Germany September 10 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| German World Children's Day | Germany September 20 2028, Wednesday |
Observance |
| September Equinox | Germany September 22 2028, Friday |
Seasonal |
| Harvest Festival | Germany October 1 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Day of German Unity | Germany October 3 2028, Tuesday |
National |
| Grandparents' Day | Germany - Bavaria October 8 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Day of the Libraries | Germany October 24 2028, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Germany October 29 2028, Sunday |
Clock change |
| World Thrift Day | Germany October 30 2028, Monday |
Observance |
| Reformation Day | Germany - Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen October 31 2028, Tuesday |
Local holiday |
| Halloween | Germany October 31 2028, Tuesday |
Observance |
| All Saints' Day | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland November 1 2028, Wednesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Germany November 9 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall | Germany November 9 2028, Thursday |
Observance |
| St. Martin's Day | Germany November 11 2028, Saturday |
Observance |
| National Day of Mourning | Germany November 19 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Repentance Day | Germany - Saxony November 22 2028, Wednesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Sunday of the Dead | Germany November 26 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| First Advent Sunday | Germany December 3 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Saint Nicholas Day | Germany December 6 2028, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Second Advent Sunday | Germany December 10 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Third Advent Sunday | Germany December 17 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Germany December 19 2028, Tuesday |
Observance |
| December Solstice | Germany December 21 2028, Thursday |
Seasonal |
| Fourth Advent Sunday | Germany December 24 2028, Sunday |
Observance |
| Christmas Eve | Germany December 24 2028, Sunday |
Half day |
| Christmas Day | Germany December 25 2028, Monday |
National |
| Boxing Day | Germany December 26 2028, Tuesday |
National |
| New Year's Eve | Germany December 31 2028, Sunday |
Half day |
Next Years Holidays in Germany