Germany

Germany public holidays 2027

Germany has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2027, and 10 to 14 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2027 has 256 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in Germany in 2027
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Friday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Wednesday	Epiphany Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 2 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Augsburg
March
Mar 8Monday	Women's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mar 26Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Mar 28Sunday	Easter SundayBrandenburg
Mar 29Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Saturday	Labor DayNationwide
May 6Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
May 16Sunday	PentecostBrandenburg
May 17Monday	Pentecost MondayNationwide
May 27Thursday	Corpus Christi Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 5 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
August
Aug 8Sunday	Augsburg Peace FestivalAugsburg
Aug 15Sunday	Assumption DaySaarland, Augsburg
September
Sep 20Monday	World Children's DayThüringen
October
Oct 3Sunday	German Unity DayNationwide
Oct 31Sunday	Reformation Day Brandenburg, Bremen + 7 more Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
November
Nov 1Monday	All Saints' Day Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 4 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
Nov 17Wednesday	Repentance and Prayer DaySachsen
December
Dec 25Saturday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Sunday	Second Day of ChristmasNationwide

Nationwide: 9public holidays
By region: 10–14across 17 regions
Working days: 256after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 3+1 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 2027

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.

3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
4 daysFri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
4 daysThu, May 6 – Sun, May 9 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 7 off to join it up
3 daysSat, May 15 – Mon, May 17 · Pentecost Monday

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2027?

9 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Mar 26); Easter Monday (Mar 29); Labor Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 6); Pentecost Monday (May 17); German Unity Day (Oct 3); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Second Day of Christmas (Dec 26). Regions add 11 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2027?

256 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.