Public Holidays in Germany 2026 🇩🇪

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

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Holidays in different states:

Federal Holidays
Brandenburg
Berlin
Baden-Württemberg
Bayern
Bremen
Hessen
Hamburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersachsen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Schleswig-Holstein
Saarland
Sachsen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Thüringen

State & Regional Holidays in Germany

Brandenburg Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
5. Apr		Easter Sunday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
24. May		Whit Sunday
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Berlin Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
8. Mar		International Women's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Baden-Württemberg Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
6. Jan		Epiphany
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
4. Jun		Corpus Christi
3. Oct		German Unity Day
1. Nov		All Saints' Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Bayern Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
6. Jan		Epiphany
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
4. Jun		Corpus Christi
3. Oct		German Unity Day
1. Nov		All Saints' Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Bremen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Hessen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
4. Jun		Corpus Christi
3. Oct		German Unity Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Hamburg Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
8. Mar		International Women's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Niedersachsen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Nordrhein-Westfalen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
4. Jun		Corpus Christi
3. Oct		German Unity Day
1. Nov		All Saints' Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Rheinland-Pfalz Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
4. Jun		Corpus Christi
3. Oct		German Unity Day
1. Nov		All Saints' Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Schleswig-Holstein Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Saarland Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
4. Jun		Corpus Christi
15. Aug		Assumption Day
3. Oct		German Unity Day
1. Nov		All Saints' Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Sachsen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
18. Nov		Repentance and Prayer Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Sachsen-Anhalt Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
6. Jan		Epiphany
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

Thüringen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
1. Jan		New Year's Day
3. Apr		Good Friday
6. Apr		Easter Monday
1. May		Labor Day
14. May		Ascension Day
25. May		Whit Monday
20. Sep		World Children's Day
3. Oct		German Unity Day
31. Oct		Reformation Day
25. Dec		Christmas Day
26. Dec		Second Day of Christmas

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