Public Holidays in Germany — 2027
Germany is holiday-rich in 2027, with 19 public holidays spread across the year.
8 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 11 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 80 days, from Thursday, May 27, 2027 to Sunday, August 15, 2027; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
7 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 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
- 11
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (5)
- Longest gap
- 80 days
- Capital
- Berlin
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Neujahr |
| Wed, Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany | Heilige Drei Könige |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | International Women's Day | Internationaler Frauentag |
| Fri, Mar 26 | Friday | Good Friday | Karfreitag |
| Sun, Mar 28 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Ostersonntag |
| Mon, Mar 29 | Monday | Easter Monday | Ostermontag |
| Sat, May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day | Tag der Arbeit |
| Thu, May 6 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfahrt |
| Sun, May 16 | Sunday | Pentecost | Pfingstsonntag |
| Mon, May 17 | Monday | Whit Monday | Pfingstmontag |
| Thu, May 27 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam |
| Sun, Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfahrt |
| Mon, Sep 20 | Monday | World Children's Day | Weltkindertag |
| Sun, Oct 3 | Sunday | German Unity Day | Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
| Sun, Oct 31 | Sunday | Reformation Day | Reformationstag |
| Mon, Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen |
| Wed, Nov 17 | Wednesday | Repentance and Prayer Day | Buß- und Bettag |
| Sat, Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Erster Weihnachtstag |
| Sun, Dec 26 | Sunday | St. Stephen's Day | Zweiter Weihnachtstag |
How many public holidays does Germany have in 2027?
19 — of which 11 fall on a working day and 8 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Germany in 2027?
Neujahr on Friday, January 1, 2027. The last one of the year is Zweiter Weihnachtstag on Sunday, December 26, 2027.
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 2027?
Between Thursday, May 27, 2027 and Sunday, August 15, 2027 — 80 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2027 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 19 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.