Public Holidays in Germany in 2024
This page contains a national calendar of all 2024 public holidays for Germany. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check this page in advance before visiting Germany. Discover What Day is Today December 22nd in Germany. Upcoming Holidays in Germany
| Holiday name | Holiday location / Date | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Germany January 1, Monday |
National |
| Epiphany | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt January 6, Saturday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Franco-German Day | Germany January 22, Monday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Germany January 27, Saturday |
Observance |
| European Privacy Day | Germany January 28, Sunday |
Observance |
| Children's Hospice Day | Germany February 10, Saturday |
Observance |
| Shrove Monday | Germany February 12, Monday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Germany February 13, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Valentine's Day | Germany February 14, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Germany February 14, Wednesday |
Observance |
| International Women's Day | Germany - Berlin March 8, Friday |
Local holiday |
| St. Patrick's Day | Germany March 17, Sunday |
Observance |
| March Equinox | Germany March 20, Wednesday |
Seasonal |
| Palm Sunday | Germany March 24, Sunday |
Observance |
| Maundy Thursday | Germany March 28, Thursday |
Observance |
| Good Friday | Germany March 29, Friday |
National |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Germany March 31, Sunday |
Clock change |
| Easter Sunday | Germany - Brandenburg March 31, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Easter Monday | Germany April 1, Monday |
National |
| German Beer Day | Germany April 23, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Girls' Day - Career Information Day | Germany April 25, Thursday |
Observance |
| Walpurgis Night | Germany April 30, Tuesday |
Observance |
| May Day | Germany May 1, Wednesday |
National |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Germany May 5, Sunday |
Observance |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II | Germany May 8, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Europe Day (European Union) | Germany May 9, Thursday |
Observance |
| Ascension Day | Germany May 9, Thursday |
National |
| Father's Day | Germany May 9, Thursday |
Observance |
| Mother's Day | Germany May 12, Sunday |
Observance |
| Whit Sunday | Germany - Brandenburg May 19, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Whit Monday | Germany May 20, Monday |
National |
| Constitution Day | Germany May 23, Thursday |
Observance |
| Corpus Christi | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia May 30, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| International Childrens' Day | Germany - Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia June 1, Saturday |
Observance |
| European Bicycle Day | Germany June 3, Monday |
Observance |
| Visually Impaired People Day | Germany June 6, Thursday |
Observance |
| Car-free Sunday | Germany June 16, Sunday |
Observance |
| June Solstice | Germany June 20, Thursday |
Seasonal |
| Architecture Day | Germany June 29, Saturday |
Observance |
| Peace Festival in Augsburg | Germany - Bavaria August 8, Thursday |
Local holiday |
| Assumption of Mary | Germany - Saarland, Bavaria August 15, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| World Peace Day | Germany September 1, Sunday |
Observance |
| European Heritage Days | Germany September 8, Sunday |
Observance |
| German Language Day | Germany September 14, Saturday |
Observance |
| German World Children's Day | Germany September 20, Friday |
Observance |
| September Equinox | Germany September 22, Sunday |
Seasonal |
| Day of German Unity | Germany October 3, Thursday |
National |
| Harvest Festival | Germany October 6, Sunday |
Observance |
| Grandparents' Day | Germany - Bavaria October 13, Sunday |
Observance |
| Day of the Libraries | Germany October 24, Thursday |
Observance |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Germany October 27, Sunday |
Clock change |
| World Thrift Day | Germany October 30, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Reformation Day | Germany - Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen October 31, Thursday |
Local holiday |
| Halloween | Germany October 31, Thursday |
Observance |
| All Saints' Day | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland November 1, Friday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall | Germany November 9, Saturday |
Observance |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Germany November 9, Saturday |
Observance |
| St. Martin's Day | Germany November 11, Monday |
Observance |
| National Day of Mourning | Germany November 17, Sunday |
Observance |
| Repentance Day | Germany - Saxony November 20, Wednesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Sunday of the Dead | Germany November 24, Sunday |
Observance |
| First Advent Sunday | Germany December 1, Sunday |
Observance |
| Saint Nicholas Day | Germany December 6, Friday |
Observance |
| Second Advent Sunday | Germany December 8, Sunday |
Observance |
| Third Advent Sunday | Germany December 15, Sunday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Germany December 19, Thursday |
Observance |
| December Solstice | Germany December 21, Saturday |
Seasonal |
| Fourth Advent Sunday | Germany December 22, Sunday |
Observance |
| Christmas Eve | Germany December 24, Tuesday |
Half day |
| Christmas Day | Germany December 25, Wednesday |
National |
| Boxing Day | Germany December 26, Thursday |
National |
| New Year's Eve | Germany December 31, Tuesday |
Half day |
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