Public Holidays in Germany in 2025
This page contains a national calendar of all 2025 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 February 7th in Germany. Upcoming Holidays in Germany
| Holiday name | Holiday location / Date | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Germany January 1, Wednesday |
National |
| Epiphany | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt January 6, Monday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Franco-German Day | Germany January 22, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Germany January 27, Monday |
Observance |
| European Privacy Day | Germany January 28, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Children's Hospice Day | Germany February 10, Monday |
Observance |
| Valentine's Day | Germany February 14, Friday |
Observance |
| Shrove Monday | Germany March 3, Monday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Germany March 4, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Germany March 5, Wednesday |
Observance |
| International Women's Day | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia March 8, Saturday |
Observance |
| St. Patrick's Day | Germany March 17, Monday |
Observance |
| March Equinox | Germany March 20, Thursday |
Seasonal |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Germany March 30, Sunday |
Clock change |
| Palm Sunday | Germany April 13, Sunday |
Observance |
| Maundy Thursday | Germany April 17, Thursday |
Observance |
| Good Friday | Germany April 18, Friday |
National |
| Easter 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 April 20, Sunday |
Observance |
| Easter Monday | Germany April 21, Monday |
National |
| German Beer Day | Germany April 23, Wednesday |
Observance |
| Girls' Day - Career Information Day | Germany April 24, Thursday |
Observance |
| Walpurgis Night | Germany April 30, Wednesday |
Observance |
| May Day | Germany May 1, Thursday |
National |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Germany May 5, Monday |
Observance |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II | Germany May 8, Thursday |
Observance |
| Europe Day (European Union) | Germany May 9, Friday |
Observance |
| Mother's Day | Germany May 11, Sunday |
Observance |
| Constitution Day | Germany May 23, Friday |
Observance |
| Father's Day | Germany May 29, Thursday |
Observance |
| Ascension Day | Germany May 29, Thursday |
National |
| International Childrens' Day | Germany - Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia June 1, Sunday |
Observance |
| European Bicycle Day | Germany June 3, Tuesday |
Observance |
| Visually Impaired People Day | Germany June 6, Friday |
Observance |
| Whit Sunday | Germany - Brandenburg June 8, Sunday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Whit Monday | Germany June 9, Monday |
National |
| Car-free Sunday | Germany June 15, Sunday |
Observance |
| Corpus Christi | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia June 19, Thursday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| June Solstice | Germany June 21, Saturday |
Seasonal |
| Architecture Day | Germany June 28, Saturday |
Observance |
| Peace Festival in Augsburg | Germany - Bavaria August 8, Friday |
Local holiday |
| Assumption of Mary | Germany - Saarland, Bavaria August 15, Friday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| World Peace Day | Germany September 1, Monday |
Observance |
| German Language Day | Germany September 13, Saturday |
Observance |
| European Heritage Days | Germany September 14, Sunday |
Observance |
| German World Children's Day | Germany - Thuringia September 20, Saturday |
Local holiday |
| September Equinox | Germany September 22, Monday |
Seasonal |
| Day of German Unity | Germany October 3, Friday |
National |
| Harvest Festival | Germany October 5, Sunday |
Observance |
| Grandparents' Day | Germany - Bavaria October 12, Sunday |
Observance |
| Day of the Libraries | Germany October 24, Friday |
Observance |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Germany October 26, Sunday |
Clock change |
| World Thrift Day | Germany October 30, Thursday |
Observance |
| Reformation Day | Germany - Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen October 31, Friday |
Local holiday |
| Halloween | Germany October 31, Friday |
Observance |
| All Saints' Day | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland November 1, Saturday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall | Germany November 9, Sunday |
Observance |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Germany November 9, Sunday |
Observance |
| St. Martin's Day | Germany November 11, Tuesday |
Observance |
| National Day of Mourning | Germany November 16, Sunday |
Observance |
| Repentance Day | Germany - Saxony November 19, Wednesday |
Local holiday, Christian |
| Sunday of the Dead | Germany November 23, Sunday |
Observance |
| First Advent Sunday | Germany November 30, Sunday |
Observance |
| Saint Nicholas Day | Germany December 6, Saturday |
Observance |
| Second Advent Sunday | Germany December 7, Sunday |
Observance |
| Third Advent Sunday | Germany December 14, Sunday |
Observance |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Germany December 19, Friday |
Observance |
| December Solstice | Germany December 21, Sunday |
Seasonal |
| Fourth Advent Sunday | Germany December 21, Sunday |
Observance |
| Christmas Eve | Germany December 24, Wednesday |
Half day |
| Christmas Day | Germany December 25, Thursday |
National |
| Boxing Day | Germany December 26, Friday |
National |
| New Year's Eve | Germany December 31, Wednesday |
Half day |
Next Years Holidays in Germany