Holidays and Observances in Germany 2026
Public holiday
Regional Holiday
Observance
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Holidays in 2026
| Thu, January 01, 2026 | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
Thu, January 01, 2026
New Year's Day Public holiday |
| Tue, January 06, 2026 | Epiphany (regional holiday) | Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
Tue, January 06, 2026
Epiphany (regional holiday) Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Sat, February 14, 2026 | Valentine's Day | Observance |
Sat, February 14, 2026
Valentine's Day Observance |
| Mon, February 16, 2026 | Shrove Monday | Observance |
Mon, February 16, 2026
Shrove Monday Observance |
| Tue, February 17, 2026 | Carnival Tuesday | Observance |
Tue, February 17, 2026
Carnival Tuesday Observance |
| Wed, February 18, 2026 | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance |
Wed, February 18, 2026
Carnival / Ash Wednesday Observance |
| Sun, March 08, 2026 | International Women's Day (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 |
Sun, March 08, 2026
International Women's Day (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 |
| Sun, March 29, 2026 | Daylight Saving Time starts | Observance |
Sun, March 29, 2026
Daylight Saving Time starts Observance |
| Sun, March 29, 2026 | Palm Sunday | Observance |
Sun, March 29, 2026
Palm Sunday Observance |
| Thu, April 02, 2026 | Maundy Thursday (regional holiday) | Observance |
Thu, April 02, 2026
Maundy Thursday (regional holiday) Observance |
| Fri, April 03, 2026 | Good Friday | Public holiday |
Fri, April 03, 2026
Good Friday Public holiday |
| Sat, April 04, 2026 | Holy Saturday (regional holiday) | Observance |
Sat, April 04, 2026
Holy Saturday (regional holiday) Observance |
| Sun, April 05, 2026 | Easter 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 |
Sun, April 05, 2026
Easter 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, April 06, 2026 | Easter Monday | Public holiday |
Mon, April 06, 2026
Easter Monday Public holiday |
| Fri, May 01, 2026 | May Day | Public holiday |
Fri, May 01, 2026
May Day Public holiday |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 | Anniversary of the End of World War II (regional holiday) | Observance |
Fri, May 08, 2026
Anniversary of the End of World War II (regional holiday) Observance |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 | Mother’s Day | Observance |
Sun, May 10, 2026
Mother’s Day Observance |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 | Ascension Day | Public holiday |
Thu, May 14, 2026
Ascension Day Public holiday |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 | Father’s Day | Observance |
Thu, May 14, 2026
Father’s Day Observance |
| Sun, May 24, 2026 | 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 |
Sun, May 24, 2026
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 25, 2026 | Whit Monday | Public holiday |
Mon, May 25, 2026
Whit Monday Public holiday |
| Thu, June 04, 2026 | Corpus Christi (regional holiday) | Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia |
Thu, June 04, 2026
Corpus Christi (regional holiday) Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia |
| Sat, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary (regional holiday) | Public holiday in Bavaria, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia |
Sat, August 15, 2026
Assumption of Mary (regional holiday) Public holiday in Bavaria, Saarland, Saxony, Thuringia |
| Sun, September 20, 2026 | German World Children's Day (Thuringia) | Public holiday in Thuringia |
Sun, September 20, 2026
German World Children's Day (Thuringia) Public holiday in Thuringia |
| Sat, October 03, 2026 | Day of German Unity | Public holiday |
Sat, October 03, 2026
Day of German Unity Public holiday |
| Sun, October 25, 2026 | Daylight Saving Time ends | Observance |
Sun, October 25, 2026
Daylight Saving Time ends Observance |
| Sat, October 31, 2026 | Halloween | Observance |
Sat, October 31, 2026
Halloween Observance |
| Sat, October 31, 2026 | Reformation Day (regional holiday) | Public holiday in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen |
Sat, October 31, 2026
Reformation Day (regional holiday) Public holiday in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen |
| Sun, November 01, 2026 | All Saints' Day (regional holiday) | Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
Sun, November 01, 2026
All Saints' Day (regional holiday) Public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Wed, November 11, 2026 | St. Martin's Day | Observance |
Wed, November 11, 2026
St. Martin's Day Observance |
| Sun, November 15, 2026 | National Day of Mourning | Observance |
Sun, November 15, 2026
National Day of Mourning Observance |
| Wed, November 18, 2026 | Repentance Day (Saxony) | Public holiday in Saxony |
Wed, November 18, 2026
Repentance Day (Saxony) Public holiday in Saxony |
| Sun, November 22, 2026 | Sunday of the Dead | Observance |
Sun, November 22, 2026
Sunday of the Dead Observance |
| Sun, November 29, 2026 | First Advent Sunday | Observance |
Sun, November 29, 2026
First Advent Sunday Observance |
| Sun, December 06, 2026 | Saint Nicholas Day | Observance |
Sun, December 06, 2026
Saint Nicholas Day Observance |
| Sun, December 06, 2026 | Second Advent Sunday | Observance |
Sun, December 06, 2026
Second Advent Sunday Observance |
| Sun, December 13, 2026 | Third Advent Sunday | Observance |
Sun, December 13, 2026
Third Advent Sunday Observance |
| Sun, December 20, 2026 | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance |
Sun, December 20, 2026
Fourth Advent Sunday Observance |
| Thu, December 24, 2026 | Christmas Eve (half-day) | Public holiday (half-day) |
Thu, December 24, 2026
Christmas Eve (half-day) Public holiday (half-day) |
| Fri, December 25, 2026 | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Fri, December 25, 2026
Christmas Day Public holiday |
| Sat, December 26, 2026 | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Sat, December 26, 2026
Boxing Day Public holiday |
| Thu, December 31, 2026 | New Year's Eve (half-day) | Public holiday (half-day) |
Thu, December 31, 2026
New Year's Eve (half-day) Public holiday (half-day) |