Germany

Germany public holidays 2028

Germany has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2028, and 10 to 14 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 252 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Germany in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Thursday	Epiphany Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 2 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Augsburg
March
Mar 8Wednesday	Women's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
April
Apr 14Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 16Sunday	Easter SundayBrandenburg
Apr 17Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Monday	Labor DayNationwide
May 25Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
June
Jun 4Sunday	PentecostBrandenburg
Jun 5Monday	Pentecost MondayNationwide
Jun 15Thursday	Corpus Christi Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 5 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
Jun 17Saturday	75th anniversary of the East German uprising of 1953Berlin
August
Aug 8Tuesday	Augsburg Peace FestivalAugsburg
Aug 15Tuesday	Assumption DaySaarland, Augsburg
September
Sep 20Wednesday	World Children's DayThüringen
October
Oct 3Tuesday	German Unity DayNationwide
Oct 31Tuesday	Reformation Day Brandenburg, Bremen + 7 more Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
November
Nov 1Wednesday	All Saints' Day Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 4 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
Nov 22Wednesday	Repentance and Prayer DaySachsen
December
Dec 25Monday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Tuesday	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 2028

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 14 – Mon, Apr 17 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 · Labor Day
4 daysThu, May 25 – Sun, May 28 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 26 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5 · Pentecost Monday
4 daysSat, Sep 30 – Tue, Oct 3 · German Unity DayTake Mon, Oct 2 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 · Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2028?

9 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Apr 14); Easter Monday (Apr 17); Labor Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 25); Pentecost Monday (Jun 5); German Unity Day (Oct 3); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Second Day of Christmas (Dec 26). Regions add 12 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2028?

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.