Holidays and Observances in Germany 2023

Sun, January 01, 2023
New Year's Day
Public holiday

Fri, January 06, 2023
Epiphany (regional holiday)
Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt

Tue, February 14, 2023
Valentine's Day
Observance

Mon, February 20, 2023
Shrove Monday
Observance

Tue, February 21, 2023
Carnival Tuesday
Observance

Wed, February 22, 2023
Carnival / Ash Wednesday
Observance

Wed, March 08, 2023
International Women's Day (regional holiday)
Observance

Sun, March 26, 2023
Daylight Saving Time starts
Observance

Sun, April 02, 2023
Palm Sunday
Observance

Thu, April 06, 2023
Maundy Thursday (regional holiday)
Observance

Fri, April 07, 2023
Good Friday
Public holiday

Sat, April 08, 2023
Holy Saturday (regional holiday)
Observance

Sun, April 09, 2023
Easter Sunday (regional holiday)
Observance

Mon, April 10, 2023
Easter Monday
Public holiday

Mon, May 01, 2023
May Day
Public holiday

Mon, May 08, 2023
Anniversary of the End of World War II (regional holiday)
Observance

Sun, May 14, 2023
Mothers' Day
Observance

Thu, May 18, 2023
Ascension Day
Public holiday

Thu, May 18, 2023
Fathers' Day
Observance

Sun, May 28, 2023
Whit Sunday (regional holiday)
Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia

Mon, May 29, 2023
Whit Monday
Public holiday

Thu, June 08, 2023
Corpus Christi (regional holiday)
Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia

Tue, August 08, 2023
Peace Festival in Augsburg (Bavaria)
Public holiday in Bavaria

Tue, August 15, 2023
Assumption of Mary (regional holiday)
Public holiday in Bavaria, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia

Wed, September 20, 2023
German World Children's Day (Thuringia)
Public holiday in Thuringia

Tue, October 03, 2023
Day of German Unity
Public holiday

Sun, October 29, 2023
Daylight Saving Time ends
Observance

Tue, October 31, 2023
Reformation Day (regional holiday)
Public holiday in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen

Tue, October 31, 2023
Halloween
Observance

Wed, November 01, 2023
All Saints' Day (regional holiday)
Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland

Sat, November 11, 2023
St. Martin's Day
Observance

Sun, November 19, 2023
National Day of Mourning
Observance

Wed, November 22, 2023
Repentance Day (Saxony)
Public holiday in Saxony

Sun, November 26, 2023
Sunday of the Dead
Observance

Sun, December 03, 2023
First Advent Sunday
Observance

Wed, December 06, 2023
Saint Nicholas Day
Observance

Sun, December 10, 2023
Second Advent Sunday
Observance

Sun, December 17, 2023
Third Advent Sunday
Observance

Sun, December 24, 2023
Fourth Advent Sunday
Observance

Mon, December 25, 2023
Christmas Day
Public holiday

Tue, December 26, 2023
Boxing Day
Public holiday