Germany

Germany public holidays 2026

Germany has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2026, and 10 to 14 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2026 has 254 working days. Next up: German Unity Day on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in 4 days.

Public holidays in Germany in 2026
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Thursday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Tuesday	Epiphany Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 2 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Augsburg
March
Mar 8Sunday	Women's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
April
Apr 3Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 5Sunday	Easter SundayBrandenburg
Apr 6Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Friday	Labor DayNationwide
May 14Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
May 24Sunday	PentecostBrandenburg
May 25Monday	Pentecost MondayNationwide
June
Jun 4Thursday	Corpus Christi Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 5 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
August
Aug 8Saturday	Augsburg Peace FestivalAugsburg
Aug 15Saturday	Assumption DaySaarland, Augsburg
September
Sep 20Sunday	World Children's DayThüringen
October
Oct 3Saturday	German Unity DayNationwide
Oct 31Saturday	Reformation Day Brandenburg, Bremen + 7 more Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
November
Nov 1Sunday	All Saints' Day Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 4 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
Nov 18Wednesday	Repentance and Prayer DaySachsen
December
Dec 25Friday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Saturday	Second Day of ChristmasNationwide

Nationwide: 9public holidays
By region: 10–14across 17 regions
Working days: 254after 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 2026

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 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
4 daysFri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 · Labor Day
4 daysThu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 15 off to join it up
3 daysSat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 · Pentecost Monday
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2026?

9 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Apr 3); Easter Monday (Apr 6); Labor Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 14); Pentecost Monday (May 25); German Unity Day (Oct 3); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Second Day of Christmas (Dec 26). Regions add 11 more days between them.

When is the next public holiday in Germany?

German Unity Day, on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — in 4 days.

How many working days are there in 2026?

254 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.