Calendar of holidays and school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
On this page you will find the schedule of statutory holidays in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, including in the cities of: Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Münster, Bielefeld, Aachen 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 Nordrhein-Westfalen land School Board. In addition, each school in North Rhine-Westphalia has the opportunity to independently set a few days during the year as a rolling schedule vacation.
§ What holiday is it today in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
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 North Rhine-Westphalia
Upcoming popular holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia:
- 14.05.2023 (Su) Mother's Day, 14 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 18.05.2023 (Th) Ascension of Christ *, 10 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 18.05.2023 (Th) Father's Day, 10 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 28.05.2023 (Su) Pentecost *, todayNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 29.05.2023 (Mo) Pentecost, 2nd day *, in 1 dayNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 08.06.2023 (Th) Corpus Christi *, in 11 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 24.06.2023 (Sa) St. John the Baptist’s Feast Day, in 27 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 16.09.2023 (Sa) Oktoberfest, opening, in 3 months 19 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 01.10.2023 (Su) Harvest Feast, in 4 months 3 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
* - 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 North Rhine-Westphalia in 2023
In the calendar below you will find all public holidays in the cities of Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Münster, Bielefeld, Aachen and other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, 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 North Rhine-Westphalia for 2023. For more information on school vacations, see the school vacations schedule of North Rhine-Westphalia for 2023
Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia
- January 2023
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 52
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 2
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 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
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 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
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 26
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 35
- 1
- 2
- 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
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 39
- 1
- 40
- 2
- 3
- 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
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 44
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 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
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 48
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 49
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 50
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 51
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 52
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
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§ Schedule of public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia
The following table shows the schedule of public holidays in the land (federated state) of Nordrhein-Westfalen, where these holidays are days off work.
Schedule of public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia
| 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 |
| 1 November 2023 Wednesday 44 KW | All Saints' Day Allerheiligen | Valid only in lands - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland |
| 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 North Rhine-Westphalia
In the following list you will find the schedule of upcoming school holidays in the German land of North Rhine-Westphalia. 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 Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The fixed number of days for a rolling schedule vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2023 : 3
Schedule of school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 23.12.2022 till 06.01.2023 Christmas holidays/ vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 03.04.2023 till 15.04.2023 Spring break in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 30.05.2023 till 30.05.2023 Ascension holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 22.06.2023 till 04.08.2023 Summer vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 02.10.2023 till 14.10.2023 Autumn vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 21.12.2023 till 05.01.2024 Christmas holidays/ vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
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