Public holidays in Germany, 2026
Germany observes 19 public holidays in 2026. 9 of them land on a Saturday or Sunday, leaving 10 that actually cut into the working week.
19holidays listed
10fall on a weekday
9fall on a weekend
19distinct dates
Holidays by month, 2026
Calendar view, 2026
January
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- 01 New Year's Day
- 06 Epiphany
February
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March
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- 08 International Women's Day
April
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- 03 Good Friday
- 05 Easter Sunday
- 06 Easter Monday
May
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- 01 Labour Day
- 14 Ascension Day
- 24 Pentecost
- 25 Whit Monday
June
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- 04 Corpus Christi
July
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August
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- 15 Assumption Day
September
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- 20 World Children's Day
October
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- 03 German Unity Day
- 31 Reformation Day
November
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- 01 All Saints' Day
- 18 Repentance and Prayer Day
December
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- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 St. Stephen's Day
Public holiday Today (2026-10-26) Weekend
Full list
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Neujahr |
| 2026-01-06 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Heilige Drei Könige |
| 2026-03-08 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Internationaler Frauentag |
| 2026-04-03 | Friday | Good Friday | Karfreitag |
| 2026-04-05 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Ostersonntag |
| 2026-04-06 | Monday | Easter Monday | Ostermontag |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | Labour Day | Tag der Arbeit |
| 2026-05-14 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfahrt |
| 2026-05-24 | Sunday | Pentecost | Pfingstsonntag |
| 2026-05-25 | Monday | Whit Monday | Pfingstmontag |
| 2026-06-04 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam |
| 2026-08-15 | Saturday | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfahrt |
| 2026-09-20 | Sunday | World Children's Day | Weltkindertag |
| 2026-10-03 | Saturday | German Unity Day | Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
| 2026-10-31 | Saturday | Reformation Day | Reformationstag |
| 2026-11-01 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen |
| 2026-11-18 | Wednesday | Repentance and Prayer Day | Buß- und Bettag |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Erster Weihnachtstag |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | Zweiter Weihnachtstag |
Planning notes for 2026
Saturday and Sunday form the weekend in Germany, though most public holidays are set by the individual states, not Berlin. Where a holiday sits next to a weekend, expect offices and banks to run short staff on the days in between.
Other years: 2025 2027. Country overview: Germany holidays hub. Count business days with the working days calculator.