Discover the complete list of holidays in Germany 2026, including all public holidays and other important observances. Plan your year with official German holiday dates.
List of Holidays in Germany 2026
New Year’s Day (Neujahr) – January 1, 2026 (Thursday)
Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) – January 6, 2026 (Tuesday) – Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
International Women’s Day (Internationaler Frauentag) – March 8, 2026 (Sunday) – Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Good Friday (Karfreitag) – April 3, 2026 (Friday)
Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) – April 5, 2026 (Sunday) – Brandenburg
Easter Monday (Ostermontag) – April 6, 2026 (Monday)
Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit) – May 1, 2026 (Friday)
Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) – May 14, 2026 (Thursday)
Whit Sunday (Pfingstsonntag) – May 24, 2026 (Sunday) – Brandenburg
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) – May 25, 2026 (Monday)
Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) – June 4, 2026 (Thursday) – Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
Assumption Day (Mariä Himmelfahrt) – August 15, 2026 (Saturday) – Bavaria (in some municipalities), Saarland
World Children’s Day (Weltkindertag) – September 20, 2026 (Sunday) – Thuringia
German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) – October 3, 2026 (Saturday)
Reformation Day (Reformationstag) – October 31, 2026 (Saturday) – Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia
All Saints’ Day (Allerheiligen) – November 1, 2026 (Sunday) – Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
Day of Repentance and Prayer (Buß- und Bettag) – November 18, 2026 (Wednesday) – Saxony
Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) – December 25, 2026 (Friday)
Boxing Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) – December 26, 2026 (Saturday)
Other Important Holidays
- Three Kings Day/Epiphany Eve (Heilige Drei Könige Vorabend) – January 5, 2026 (Monday)
- Valentine’s Day (Valentinstag) – February 14, 2026 (Saturday)
- Carnival Monday (Rosenmontag) – February 16, 2026 (Monday)
- Shrove Tuesday (Faschingsdienstag) – February 17, 2026 (Tuesday)
- Ash Wednesday (Aschermittwoch) – February 18, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Palm Sunday (Palmsonntag) – March 29, 2026 (Sunday)
- April Fools’ Day (Erster April) – April 1, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Maundy Thursday (Gründonnerstag) – April 2, 2026 (Thursday)
- Walpurgis Night (Walpurgisnacht) – April 30, 2026 (Thursday)
- Mother’s Day (Muttertag) – May 10, 2026 (Sunday)
- Father’s Day (Vatertag) – May 14, 2026 (Thursday)
- Midsummer Day (Johannistag) – June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Augsburg Peace Festival (Augsburger Friedensfest) – August 8, 2026 (Saturday) – Augsburg only
- Oktoberfest Start – September 19, 2026 (Saturday)
- Halloween – October 31, 2026 (Saturday)
- All Souls’ Day (Allerseelen) – November 2, 2026 (Monday)
- St. Martin’s Day (Martinstag) – November 11, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Remembrance Day (Volkstrauertag) – November 15, 2026 (Sunday)
- St. Nicholas Day (Nikolaustag) – December 6, 2026 (Sunday)
- St. Lucia Day (Luciafest) – December 13, 2026 (Sunday)
- Christmas Eve (Heiligabend) – December 24, 2026 (Thursday)
- New Year’s Eve (Silvester) – December 31, 2026 (Thursday)
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