Calendar of holidays and school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
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 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; 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.
- Information on the page:
- Today in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Calendar of holidays and school vacations
- Holidays schedule
- Vacations schedule
- Comments and questions
§ What holiday is it today in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Today, on 20 October 2021 North Rhine-Westphalia has no official national holiday, which would be a day off from work.
Upcoming popular holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia:
- 20.09.2021 (Mo) Universal Children's Day, 1 month agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 03.10.2021 (Su) German Unity Day *, 17 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 03.10.2021 (Su) Harvest Feast, 17 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 31.10.2021 (Su) Hallowe'en, in 11 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 01.11.2021 (Mo) All Saints' Day *, in 12 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 11.11.2021 (Th) Carnival, in 22 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 14.11.2021 (Su) People's Day of Mourning, in 25 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 26.11.2021 (Fr) Black Friday, in 1 month 6 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 28.11.2021 (Su) Advent, in 1 month 8 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 2021
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 2021. For more information on school vacations, see the school vacations schedule of North Rhine-Westphalia for 2021
Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia
- January 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 53
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 2
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 3
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 4
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- February 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 6
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 7
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 8
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- March 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 10
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 11
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 12
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 13
- 29
- 30
- 31
- April 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 14
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 15
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 16
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 17
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- May 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 17
- 1
- 2
- 18
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 19
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 20
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 21
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 22
- 31
- June 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 22
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 23
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 24
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 25
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 26
- 28
- 29
- 30
- July 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 26
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 27
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 28
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 29
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 30
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- August 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 30
- 1
- 31
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 32
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 33
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 34
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 35
- 30
- 31
- September 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 35
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 36
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 37
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 38
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 39
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- October 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 39
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 40
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 41
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 42
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 43
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- November 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 44
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 45
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 46
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 47
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 48
- 29
- 30
- December 2021
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 48
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 49
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 50
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 51
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 52
- 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 2021 Friday 53 KW | New Year's Day Neujahrstag | Nationwide holiday |
| 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 |
| 3 October 2021 Sunday 39 KW | German Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 November 2021 Monday 44 KW | All Saints' Day Allerheiligen | Valid only in lands - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland |
| 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.
§ 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 2021 : 4
Schedule of school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 23.12.2020 till 06.01.2021 Christmas holidays/ vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 29.03.2021 till 10.04.2021 Spring break in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 25.05.2021 till 25.05.2021 Ascension holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 05.07.2021 till 17.08.2021 Summer vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 11.10.2021 till 23.10.2021 Autumn vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 24.12.2021 till 08.01.2022 Christmas holidays/ vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
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