Public Holidays in Germany — 2026
Germany is holiday-rich in 2026, with 19 public holidays spread across the year.
9 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 10 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 11 before July and 8 after it — with May the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 72 days, from Thursday, June 4, 2026 to Saturday, August 15, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 4 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Germany sits in Western Europe, is run from Berlin, pays in Euro, and has about 83.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 19
- Days off work
- 10
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (4)
- Longest gap
- 72 days
- Capital
- Berlin
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Neujahr |
| Tue, Jan 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Heilige Drei Könige |
| Sun, Mar 8 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Internationaler Frauentag |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Karfreitag |
| Sun, Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Ostersonntag |
| Mon, Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Ostermontag |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | Tag der Arbeit |
| Thu, May 14 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfahrt |
| Sun, May 24 | Sunday | Pentecost | Pfingstsonntag |
| Mon, May 25 | Monday | Whit Monday | Pfingstmontag |
| Thu, Jun 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam |
| Sat, Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfahrt |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Sunday | World Children's Day | Weltkindertag |
| Sat, Oct 3 | Saturday | German Unity Day | Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Saturday | Reformation Day | Reformationstag |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen |
| Wed, Nov 18 | Wednesday | Repentance and Prayer Day | Buß- und Bettag |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Erster Weihnachtstag |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | Zweiter Weihnachtstag |
How many public holidays does Germany have in 2026?
19 — of which 10 fall on a working day and 9 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Germany in 2026?
Neujahr on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Zweiter Weihnachtstag on Saturday, December 26, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Germany?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Germany in 2026?
Between Thursday, June 4, 2026 and Saturday, August 15, 2026 — 72 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 19 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.