Calendar of holidays and school vacations in Hesse, Germany as of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
On this page you will find the schedule of statutory holidays in the land of Hesse in Germany, including in the cities of: Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Kassel, Marburg, Giessen, Fulda, Hanau as of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026; these holidays are away days. Besides, here you will find out what popular, folk and religious holidays are celebrated in this land 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 Hessen land School Board. In addition, each school in Hesse has the opportunity to independently set a few days during the year as a rolling schedule vacation.
- Information on the page:
- Today in Hesse
- Calendar of holidays and school vacations
- Holidays schedule
- Vacations schedule
- Comments and questions
§ What holiday is it today in Hesse (Hessen)
Today is 28 May 2023, it is the Pentecost (in German: Pfingstsonntag) it is an official public holiday, which is a day off from work in the federal state of Hesse
Upcoming popular holidays in Hesse:
- 14.05.2023 (Su) Mother's Day, 14 days agoHessen Hesse
- 18.05.2023 (Th) Ascension of Christ *, 10 days agoHessen Hesse
- 18.05.2023 (Th) Father's Day, 10 days agoHessen Hesse
- 28.05.2023 (Su) Pentecost *, todayHessen Hesse
- 29.05.2023 (Mo) Pentecost, 2nd day *, in 1 dayHessen Hesse
- 08.06.2023 (Th) Corpus Christi *, in 11 daysHessen Hesse
- 24.06.2023 (Sa) St. John the Baptist’s Feast Day, in 27 daysHessen Hesse
- 16.09.2023 (Sa) Oktoberfest, opening, in 3 months 19 daysHessen Hesse
- 01.10.2023 (Su) Harvest Feast, in 4 months 3 daysHessen Hesse
* - public holiday (in which regions of Germany the holiday is a day free from work, see below on the Schedule of public holidays in Germany)
§ Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in the land of Hesse in 2023
In the calendar below you will find all public holidays in the cities of Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Kassel, Marburg, Giessen, Fulda, Hanau and other cities in Hesse, Germany. For more information about the holidays, click on them or hover the mouse over their names. For more information about the holidays, see the holiday schedule of Hesse for 2023. For more information on school vacations, see the school vacations schedule of Hesse for 2023
Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in the land of Hesse
- January 2023
- Mo
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- We
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- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 52
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- 1
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- 8
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- 9
- 10
- 11
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- 14
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- 3
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 4
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 5
- 30
- 31
- February 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 5
- 1
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- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 7
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 8
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 9
- 27
- 28
- March 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 11
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 12
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 13
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- April 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 14
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 15
- 10
- 11
- 12
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- 14
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- 16
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- 23
- 17
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- May 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 18
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 19
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 20
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
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- 23
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- 26
- 27
- 28
- 22
- 29
- 30
- 31
- June 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 22
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 23
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 24
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 25
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
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- 25
- 26
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- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- July 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 26
- 1
- 2
- 27
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 28
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 29
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 30
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 31
- August 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 31
- 1
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- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 32
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 33
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 34
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 35
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- September 2023
- Mo
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- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 35
- 1
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- 3
- 36
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 37
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 38
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 39
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- October 2023
- Mo
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- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 39
- 1
- 40
- 2
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- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 41
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 42
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 43
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 44
- 30
- 31
- November 2023
- Mo
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- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 44
- 1
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- 4
- 5
- 45
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 46
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 47
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 48
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- December 2023
- Mo
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- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 48
- 1
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- 49
- 4
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- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
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- 50
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
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- 51
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
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- 52
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To compare the calendars between the land of Hesse and other regions of Germany, go to an individual page of our website.
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§ Schedule of public holidays in Hesse
The following table shows the schedule of public holidays in the land (federated state) of Hessen, where these holidays are days off work.
Schedule of public holidays in Hesse
| Date | The name of the holiday | Lands, regions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2023 Sunday 52 KW | New Year's Day Neujahrstag | Nationwide holiday |
| 7 April 2023 Friday 14 KW | Good Friday Karfreitag | Nationwide holiday |
| 9 April 2023 Sunday 14 KW | Easter Ostern | Nationwide holiday |
| 10 April 2023 Monday 15 KW | Easter Monday Ostermontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 May 2023 Monday 18 KW | Labor Day, May 1 1. Mai | Nationwide holiday |
| 18 May 2023 Thursday 20 KW | Ascension of Christ Christi Himmelfahrt | Nationwide holiday |
| 28 May 2023 Sunday 21 KW | Pentecost Pfingstsonntag | Nationwide holiday |
| 29 May 2023 Monday 22 KW | Pentecost, 2nd day Pfingstmontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 8 June 2023 Thursday 23 KW | Corpus Christi Fronleichnam | Valid only in lands - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - Hesse, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland, - Saxony, - Thuringia (Saxony, Thuringia: only in some regions) |
| 3 October 2023 Tuesday 40 KW | German Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit | Nationwide holiday |
| 25 December 2023 Monday 52 KW | Christmas Weihnachten | Nationwide holiday |
| 26 December 2023 Tuesday 52 KW | The 2nd day of Christmas 2. Weihnachtstag | Nationwide holiday |
View the whole table: all holidays in Germany.
§ Schedule of school vacations in Hesse
In the following list you will find the schedule of upcoming school holidays in the German land of Hesse. 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 School Board of Hessen.
The fixed number of days for a rolling schedule vacation in Hesse in 2023 : 4
Schedule of school vacations in Hesse
- from 22.12.2022 till 07.01.2023 Christmas holidays/ vacation in Hesse Hesse Hesse
- from 03.04.2023 till 22.04.2023 Spring break in Hesse Hesse Hesse
- from 24.07.2023 till 01.09.2023 Summer vacations in Hesse Hesse Hesse
- from 23.10.2023 till 28.10.2023 Autumn vacations in Hesse Hesse Hesse
- from 27.12.2023 till 13.01.2024 Christmas holidays/ vacation in Hesse Hesse Hesse
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