Germany

Germany public holidays 2029

Germany has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2029, and 10 to 14 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2029 has 252 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Monday, January 1, 2029.

Public holidays in Germany in 2029
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Monday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Saturday	Epiphany Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 2 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Augsburg
March
Mar 8Thursday	Women's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mar 30Friday	Good FridayNationwide
April
Apr 1Sunday	Easter SundayBrandenburg
Apr 2Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Tuesday	Labor DayNationwide
May 10Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
May 20Sunday	PentecostBrandenburg
May 21Monday	Pentecost MondayNationwide
May 31Thursday	Corpus Christi Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 5 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
August
Aug 8Wednesday	Augsburg Peace FestivalAugsburg
Aug 15Wednesday	Assumption DaySaarland, Augsburg
September
Sep 20Thursday	World Children's DayThüringen
October
Oct 3Wednesday	German Unity DayNationwide
Oct 31Wednesday	Reformation Day Brandenburg, Bremen + 7 more Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
November
Nov 1Thursday	All Saints' Day Baden-Württemberg, Bayern + 4 more Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Augsburg
Nov 21Wednesday	Repentance and Prayer DaySachsen
December
Dec 25Tuesday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Wednesday	Second Day of ChristmasNationwide

Nationwide: 9public holidays
By region: 10–14across 17 regions
Working days: 252after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 3+3 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 2029

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 daysSat, Dec 30, 2028 – Mon, Jan 1 · New Year's Day
4 daysFri, Mar 30 – Mon, Apr 2 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
4 daysSat, Apr 28 – Tue, May 1 · Labor DayTake Mon, Apr 30 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 10 – Sun, May 13 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 11 off to join it up
3 daysSat, May 19 – Mon, May 21 · Pentecost Monday
5 daysSat, Dec 22 – Wed, Dec 26 · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasTake Mon, Dec 24 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2029?

9 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Mar 30); Easter Monday (Apr 2); Labor Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 10); Pentecost Monday (May 21); German Unity Day (Oct 3); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Second Day of Christmas (Dec 26). Regions add 11 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2029?

May, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 6 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Augsburg, with 14 in 2029, 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 2029?

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.