Public holidays in Germany
Public holidays in Germany for 2026 and surrounding years — dates, weekdays, and type, from a vouched, government-sourced calendar.
- Do., 1. Jan. 2026NeujahrPublic holiday
- Do., 12. Feb. 2026WeiberfastnachtObservance
- Sa., 14. Feb. 2026ValentinstagObservance
- Mo., 16. Feb. 2026RosenmontagObservance
- Di., 17. Feb. 2026FaschingsdienstagObservance
- Mi., 18. Feb. 2026AschermittwochObservance
- Do., 2. Apr. 2026GründonnerstagObservance
- Fr., 3. Apr. 2026KarfreitagPublic holiday
- So., 5. Apr. 2026OstersonntagObservance
- Mo., 6. Apr. 2026OstermontagPublic holiday
- Fr., 1. Mai 2026MaifeiertagPublic holiday
- So., 10. Mai 2026MuttertagObservance
- Do., 14. Mai 2026Christi HimmelfahrtPublic holiday
- So., 24. Mai 2026PfingstsonntagObservance
- Mo., 25. Mai 2026PfingstmontagPublic holiday
- Sa., 3. Okt. 2026Tag der Deutschen EinheitPublic holiday
- So., 1. Nov. 2026AllerheiligenObservance
- Mo., 2. Nov. 2026AllerseelenObservance
- Mi., 11. Nov. 2026Sankt Martin (Faschingsbeginn)Observance
- So., 15. Nov. 2026VolkstrauertagObservance
- Mi., 18. Nov. 2026Buß- und BettagObservance
- So., 22. Nov. 2026TotensonntagObservance
- So., 29. Nov. 20261. AdventObservance
- So., 6. Dez. 20262. AdventObservance
- So., 13. Dez. 20263. AdventObservance
- So., 20. Dez. 20264. AdventObservance
- Do., 24. Dez. 2026Heiliger AbendBank holiday
- Fr., 25. Dez. 20261. WeihnachtstagPublic holiday
- Sa., 26. Dez. 20262. WeihnachtstagPublic holiday
- Do., 31. Dez. 2026SilvesterBank holiday
How this list is built
- This is the national public-holiday list for each year; it does not include state, province, or other subdivision holidays.
- Each holiday is verified against an authoritative source before a country is vouched. The calendar dataset behind the dates is credited on the About page.
- Each entry is tagged by type: public and bank holidays alongside observances and optional or school days, which aren't statutory public holidays.