Germany

Germany public holidays 2025

Germany had 9 nationwide public holidays in 2025, and 10 to 14 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2025 had 252 working days.

Public holidays in Germany in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Monday	Epiphany Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 2 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Augsburg
March
Mar 8Saturday	Women's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 20Sunday	Easter SundayBrandenburg
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
May 8Thursday	80th anniversary of the liberation from Nazism and the end of the Second World War in EuropeBerlin
May 29Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
June
Jun 8Sunday	PentecostBrandenburg
Jun 9Monday	Pentecost MondayNationwide
Jun 19Thursday	Corpus Christi Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 5 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
August
Aug 8Friday	Augsburg Peace FestivalAugsburg
Aug 15Friday	Assumption DaySaarland, Augsburg
September
Sep 20Saturday	World Children's DayThüringen
October
Oct 3Friday	German Unity DayNationwide
Oct 31Friday	Reformation Day Brandenburg, Bremen + 7 more Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
November
Nov 1Saturday	All Saints' Day Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 4 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
Nov 19Wednesday	Repentance and Prayer DaySachsen
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Second Day of ChristmasNationwide

Nationwide: 9public holidays
By region: 10–14across 17 regions
Working days: 252after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 4+2 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labor DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 29 – Sun, Jun 1 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 30 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Jun 7 – Mon, Jun 9 · Pentecost Monday
3 daysFri, Oct 3 – Sun, Oct 5 · German Unity Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2025?

9 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Apr 18); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labor Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 29); Pentecost Monday (Jun 9); German Unity Day (Oct 3); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Second Day of Christmas (Dec 26). Regions add 12 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

April and May and December, with 2 nationwide public holidays each. 6 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Augsburg, with 14 in 2025, against 10 in the regions with the fewest. Use the filter above the list to see one region's days.

How many working days are there in 2025?

252 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.