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