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Germany Public Holidays 2026
Explore Germany's public holidays by year, with notes on state-level variations.
HoliWiki currently lists 19 holiday entries for Germany in 2026. The calendar and date-ordered table below show the available schedule.
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January 2026
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★New Year's DayJanuary 1, 2026
★Epiphany (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt)January 6, 2026
February 2026
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March 2026
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★International Women's Day (Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)March 8, 2026
April 2026
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★Good FridayApril 3, 2026
★Easter Sunday (Brandenburg)April 5, 2026
★Easter MondayApril 6, 2026
May 2026
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★Labour DayMay 1, 2026
★Ascension DayMay 14, 2026
★Pentecost (Brandenburg)May 24, 2026
★Whit MondayMay 25, 2026
June 2026
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★Corpus Christi (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland)June 4, 2026
July 2026
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August 2026
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★Assumption Day (Saarland)August 15, 2026
September 2026
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★World Children's Day (Thuringia)September 20, 2026
October 2026
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★German Unity DayOctober 3, 2026
★Reformation Day (Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein)October 31, 2026
November 2026
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★All Saints' Day (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland)November 1, 2026
★Repentance and Prayer Day (Saxony)November 18, 2026
December 2026
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★Christmas DayDecember 25, 2026
★Boxing DayDecember 26, 2026
Holiday list
19 entries
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Tags | Scope | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Seasonal & Calendar Family & Social Cultural & Traditional | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Tuesday | Epiphany | Religious | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt | Regional Holidays | |
| Sunday | International Women's Day | — | Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Regional Holidays | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Religious | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Religious | Brandenburg | Regional Holidays | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Religious | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Friday | Labour Day | International Observance National Memorial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Religious | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Sunday | Pentecost | Religious | Brandenburg | Regional Holidays | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Religious | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | Religious | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland | Regional Holidays | |
| Saturday | Assumption Day | Religious | Saarland | Regional Holidays | |
| Sunday | World Children's Day | — | Thuringia | Regional Holidays | |
| Saturday | German Unity Day | — | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Saturday | Reformation Day | Religious National Memorial | Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein | Regional Holidays | |
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Religious | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland | Regional Holidays | |
| Wednesday | Repentance and Prayer Day | — | Saxony | Regional Holidays | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Religious Family & Social Commercial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Saturday | Boxing Day | Family & Social Commercial | National | National Public Holidays |
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