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Calendar of holidays and school vacations in Germany

The German law establishes official holidays free from work, but not every holiday is valid throughout Germany. Some holidays are valid only for certain federated states (lands), and one holiday is fixed only for one city. In each land of Germany school vacations also have their own schedule and duration and are usually different from holidays in other lands of the country. In addition, each school has the opportunity to independently set several days during the year as a flexible schedule vacation.


§ What holiday is it today in Germany

Today, on 29 September 2021 Germany has no official national holiday, which would be a day off from work.

Upcoming popular holidays:

* - public holiday (in which regions of Germany the holiday is a day free from work, see below on the calendar)

A comprehensive schedule of popular, folk, religious holidays in Germany

§ Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in Germany

In the calendar below you will find all public holidays in Germany, valid throughout the country or only in some of its lands. For more information about the red letter dates, click on them or hover the mouse over them. Besides, detailed information about the holiday will be provided by the following schedule of holidays in Germany for 2021.

To view the calendars of holidays and vacations in the federated state of Germany you need, go to the list of calendars by land(federated state) of Germany.


Calendar of public holidays in Germany



§ Non-working days in Germany in 2021

For information about holidays in Germany for other years, go to the German calendar and change the year.

Working hours in Germany are set from Monday to Saturday, so Sunday in Germany is an official non-working day. However, many people in Germany work 5 days a week, so Saturday is also a day off for them. In addition, public holidays established by law are non-working days in Germany. Some of these days fall on Saturday and Sunday, others - on weekdays. Besides, in a number of lands(federated states) or regions of Germany, the law establishes additional public holidays.

The following list shows the number of Saturdays and Sundays and official public holidays in the German calendar 2021.

The number of days off in Germany in 2021.

Days offNumber
The number of Saturdays per year52
Sundays per year52
The number of official all-German holidays, total11
The number of official all-German holidays, falling not on Sunday7
The number of official all-German holidays, falling neither on Saturday or Sunday5
Additional holidays, depending on land of Germany
see below in the holidays schedule		from 0 to 8

Thus, in 2021 Germany has 109 days off, including all Saturdays, Sundays and official German holidays that do not fall either on Saturdays or Sundays. Depending on the land of Germany, this number can be at most by 8 days more.

§ Schedule of public holidays in Germany

The following table shows the schedule of public holidays in Germany, indicating the regions in which this holiday is a day off.

To view all the popular and religious holidays in Germany, go to an individual page of our site.

Schedule of public holidays in Germany

Date The name of the holiday Lands, regions
1 January 2021
Friday
53 KW		 New Year's Day
 Neujahrstag		 Nationwide holiday
6 January 2021
Wednesday
01 KW		 Twelfth-day
 Heilige Drei Könige		 Valid only in lands:
- Baden-Württemberg,
- Bavaria,
- Saxony-Anhalt
8 March 2021
Monday
10 KW		 International Women's Day
 Internationaler Frauentag		 Valid only in lands:
- Berlin
2 April 2021
Friday
13 KW		 Good Friday
 Karfreitag		 Nationwide holiday
4 April 2021
Sunday
13 KW		 Easter
 Ostern		 Nationwide holiday
5 April 2021
Monday
14 KW		 Easter Monday
 Ostermontag		 Nationwide holiday
1 May 2021
Saturday
17 KW		 Labor Day, May 1
 1. Mai		 Nationwide holiday
13 May 2021
Thursday
19 KW		 Ascension of Christ
 Christi Himmelfahrt		 Nationwide holiday
23 May 2021
Sunday
20 KW		 Pentecost
 Pfingstsonntag		 Nationwide holiday
24 May 2021
Monday
21 KW		 Pentecost, 2nd day
 Pfingstmontag		 Nationwide holiday
3 June 2021
Thursday
22 KW		 Corpus Christi
 Fronleichnam		 Valid only in lands:
- Baden-Württemberg,
- Bavaria,
- Hesse,
- North Rhine-Westphalia,
- Rhineland-Palatinate,
- Saarland
8 August 2021
Sunday
31 KW		 Augsburg Peace Festival
 Augsburger Friedensfest		 Valid only in lands:
- Bavaria only in Augsburg
15 August 2021
Sunday
32 KW		 Assumption of the Virgin Mary
 Mariä Himmelfahrt		 Valid only in lands:
- Bavaria,
- Saarland
3 October 2021
Sunday
39 KW		 German Unity Day
 Tag der Deutschen Einheit		 Nationwide holiday
31 October 2021
Sunday
43 KW		 Reformation Day
 Reformationstag		 Valid only in lands:
- Brandenburg,
- Hamburg,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Saxony,
- Saxony-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thuringia
1 November 2021
Monday
44 KW		 All Saints' Day
 Allerheiligen		 Valid only in lands:
- Baden-Württemberg,
- Bavaria,
- North Rhine-Westphalia,
- Rhineland-Palatinate,
- Saarland
17 November 2021
Wednesday
46 KW		 Day of Prayer and Repentance
 Buß- und Bettag		 Valid only in lands:
- Saxony
25 December 2021
Saturday
51 KW		 Christmas
 Weihnachten		 Nationwide holiday
26 December 2021
Sunday
51 KW		 The 2nd day of Christmas
 2. Weihnachtstag		 Nationwide holiday

View the whole table: all holidays in Germany.



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In the list below you will find the schedule of the upcoming school vacations in Germany. To view the schedule of all school vacations: autumn, spring, summer, winter, Christmas, as well as on holidays, go to the calendars of holidays and school vacations in the lands of Germany.


Information about school vacations is provided in accordance with the data of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Lands (Kultusministerkonferenz). Some scheduled school vacation dates could be changed. Most actual information can be obtained from the Lands School Boardd (corresponding links in the calendars by state/land).

Schedule of school vacations in Germany

Winter vacations (Winterferien)

Spring break (Osterferien/Frühjahrferien)

Ascension holidays (Himmelfahrt/Pfingstferien)

Summer vacations (Sommerferien)

Autumn vacations (Herbstferien)

Christmas holidays/ vacation (Weihnachtsferien)



§ Information about popular holidays in Germany

To view complete information on/ about the state/ public as well as unofficial popular and religious holidays in Germany, go to the table with the information about holidays in Germany. In the table you will find the dates, customs, origin of the holidays, as well as popular greetings and wishes for the holidays.

However, note that in Germany, besides popular and generally accepted holidays, there are also many local domestic holidays, for example, holidays of cities, large enterprises and organizations, even holidays of streets or city districts. In addition, there are traditional holidays held in connection with the harvest of cherries, pumpkins and other fruits or vegetables, annual fairs and so on. Such holidays are noisy and merry, but they do not have fixed dates and are set annually by the organizers of the holidays. Information on holding such celebrations can be found on the Internet on the sites of the cities, districts or companies that are of interest to you.


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