Holidays in Germany in 2040
This page contains the list of all important Holidays and Observances in Germany in 2040. 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 2040, Sunday |
National |
| Epiphany | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt January 6 2040, Friday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Franco-German Day | Germany January 22 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Germany January 27 2040, Friday |
Observance |
| European Privacy Day | Germany January 28 2040, Saturday |
Observance |
| Children's Hospice Day | Germany February 10 2040, Friday |
Observance |
| Shrove Monday | Germany February 13 2040, Monday |
Observance |
| Valentine's Day | Germany February 14 2040, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Germany February 14 2040, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Germany February 15 2040, Wednesday |
Observance |
| International Women's Day | Germany - Berlin March 8 2040, Thursday |
Local holiday |
| St. Patrick's Day | Germany March 17 2040, Saturday |
Observance |
| March Equinox | Germany March 20 2040, Tuesday |
Seasonal |
| Palm Sunday | Germany March 25 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Germany March 25 2040, Sunday |
Clock change |
| Maundy Thursday | Germany March 29 2040, Thursday |
Observance |
| Good Friday | Germany March 30 2040, Friday |
National |
| Easter Sunday | Germany - Brandenburg April 1 2040, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Easter Monday | Germany April 2 2040, Monday |
National |
| German Beer Day | Germany April 23 2040, Monday |
Observance |
| Girls' Day - Career Information Day | Germany April 26 2040, Thursday |
Observance |
| Walpurgis Night | Germany April 30 2040, Monday |
Observance |
| May Day | Germany May 1 2040, Tuesday |
National |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Germany May 5 2040, Saturday |
Observance |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II | Germany May 8 2040, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Europe Day (European Union) | Germany May 9 2040, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Ascension Day | Germany May 10 2040, Thursday |
National |
| Father's Day | Germany May 10 2040, Thursday |
Observance |
| Mother's Day | Germany May 13 2040, Sunday |
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 20 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Whit Monday | Germany May 21 2040, Monday |
National |
| Constitution Day | Germany May 23 2040, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Corpus Christi | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia May 31 2040, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| International Childrens' Day | Germany - Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia June 1 2040, Friday |
Observance |
| European Bicycle Day | Germany June 3 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Visually Impaired People Day | Germany June 6 2040, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Car-free Sunday | Germany June 17 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| June Solstice | Germany June 20 2040, Wednesday |
Seasonal |
| Architecture Day | Germany June 23 2040, Saturday |
Observance |
| Peace Festival in Augsburg | Germany - Bavaria August 8 2040, Wednesday |
Local holiday |
| Assumption of Mary | Germany - Saarland, Bavaria August 15 2040, Wednesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| World Peace Day | Germany September 1 2040, Saturday |
Observance |
| German Language Day | Germany September 8 2040, Saturday |
Observance |
| European Heritage Days | Germany September 9 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| German World Children's Day | Germany - Thuringia September 20 2040, Thursday |
Local holiday |
| September Equinox | Germany September 22 2040, Saturday |
Seasonal |
| Day of German Unity | Germany October 3 2040, Wednesday |
National |
| Harvest Festival | Germany October 7 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Grandparents' Day | Germany - Bavaria October 14 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Day of the Libraries | Germany October 24 2040, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Germany October 28 2040, Sunday |
Clock change |
| World Thrift Day | Germany October 30 2040, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Halloween | Germany October 31 2040, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Reformation Day | Germany - Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen October 31 2040, Wednesday |
Local holiday |
| All Saints' Day | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland November 1 2040, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Germany November 9 2040, Friday |
Observance |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall | Germany November 9 2040, Friday |
Observance |
| St. Martin's Day | Germany November 11 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| National Day of Mourning | Germany November 18 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Repentance Day | Germany - Saxony November 21 2040, Wednesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Sunday of the Dead | Germany November 25 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| First Advent Sunday | Germany December 2 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Saint Nicholas Day | Germany December 6 2040, Thursday |
Observance |
| Second Advent Sunday | Germany December 9 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Third Advent Sunday | Germany December 16 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Germany December 19 2040, Wednesday |
Observance |
| December Solstice | Germany December 21 2040, Friday |
Seasonal |
| Fourth Advent Sunday | Germany December 23 2040, Sunday |
Observance |
| Christmas Eve | Germany December 24 2040, Monday |
Half day |
| Christmas Day | Germany December 25 2040, Tuesday |
National |
| Boxing Day | Germany December 26 2040, Wednesday |
National |
| New Year's Eve | Germany December 31 2040, Monday |
Half day |
Next Years Holidays in Germany