Public Holidays in Germany
All public holidays in Germany: overview for 2026 and 2027 by federal state, yearly overviews, rankings and explanations for every single holiday.
Nine holidays apply nationwide in all 16 federal states: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, German Unity Day and the two Christmas days. All other holidays are governed by state law.
Movable holidays follow the date of Easter and shift every year: in 2026, Good Friday falls on Apr 3, 2026, for example, and Corpus Christi 60 days later. The dates here are calculated directly from the holiday acts.
Yearly Overviews
All Federal States
| Federal State | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Public Holidays Baden-Württemberg | 12 | 12 |
| Public Holidays Bavaria | 12 | 12 |
| Public Holidays Berlin | 10 | 10 |
| Public Holidays Brandenburg | 10 | 10 |
| Public Holidays Bremen | 10 | 10 |
| Public Holidays Hamburg | 10 | 10 |
| Public Holidays Hesse | 10 | 10 |
| Public Holidays Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 11 | 11 |
| Public Holidays Lower Saxony | 10 | 10 |
| Public Holidays North Rhine-Westphalia | 11 | 11 |
| Public Holidays Rhineland-Palatinate | 11 | 11 |
| Public Holidays Saarland | 12 | 12 |
| Public Holidays Saxony | 11 | 11 |
| Public Holidays Saxony-Anhalt | 11 | 11 |
| Public Holidays Schleswig-Holstein | 10 | 10 |
| Public Holidays Thuringia | 11 | 11 |
Public Holidays from A to Z
- Christmas Day (16 states)
- Second Day of Christmas (16 states)
- All Saints’ Day (5 states)
- Day of Repentance and Prayer (1 states)
- Ascension Day (16 states)
- Corpus Christi (6 states)
- Epiphany (3 states)
- International Women’s Day (2 states)
- Good Friday (16 states)
- Assumption Day (1 states)
- New Year’s Day (16 states)
- Easter Monday (16 states)
- Whit Monday (16 states)
- Reformation Day (9 states)
- Labour Day (16 states)
- German Unity Day (16 states)
- World Children’s Day (1 states)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find the public holidays for my federal state?
Select your federal state in the table – you will find all statutory public holidays with dates, weekdays and working days for every year.
Why do federal states have different numbers of public holidays?
Church-related holidays such as Corpus Christi or All Saints’ Day are statutory only in the states where they are anchored in the respective state holiday act. That results in between nine and thirteen public holidays per year.
Data Source & Freshness
- Feiertagsgesetze der 16 Bundesländer – official source Landesrechtliche Feiertagsregeln; bewegliche Feiertage per Computus berechnet.