Calendar of holidays and school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; 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 19 August 2022 North Rhine-Westphalia has no official national holiday, which would be a day off from work.
Upcoming popular holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia:
- 06.06.2022 (Mo) Pentecost, 2nd day *, 2 months 13 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 16.06.2022 (Th) Corpus Christi *, 2 months 3 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 24.06.2022 (Fr) St. John the Baptist’s Feast Day, 1 month 25 days agoNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 17.09.2022 (Sa) Oktoberfest, in 29 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 20.09.2022 (Tu) Universal Children's Day, in 1 month 1 dayNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 02.10.2022 (Su) Harvest Feast, in 1 month 13 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 03.10.2022 (Mo) German Unity Day *, in 1 month 14 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 31.10.2022 (Mo) Hallowe'en, in 2 months 12 daysNordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
- 01.11.2022 (Tu) All Saints' Day *, in 2 months 13 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 2022
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 2022. For more information on school vacations, see the school vacations schedule of North Rhine-Westphalia for 2022
Calendar of public holidays and school vacations in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia
- January 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 52
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- 2
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- 8
- 9
- 2
- 10
- 11
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- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 4
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 5
- 31
- February 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 7
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
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- 19
- 20
- 8
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 9
- 28
- March 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 10
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 11
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 12
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 13
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- April 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 14
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 15
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
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- 16
- 17
- 16
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- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 17
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- May 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 17
- 1
- 18
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 19
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
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- 20
- 16
- 17
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- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 21
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- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 22
- 30
- 31
- June 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 22
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 23
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 24
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 25
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- July 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 26
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 27
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 28
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 29
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 30
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- August 2022
- Mo
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- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 31
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 32
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 33
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 34
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 35
- 29
- 30
- 31
- September 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 35
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 36
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 37
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 38
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 39
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- October 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 39
- 1
- 2
- 40
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 41
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 42
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 43
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 44
- 31
- November 2022
- Mo
- Tu
- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 44
- 1
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- 4
- 5
- 6
- 45
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 46
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 47
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 48
- 28
- 29
- 30
- December 2022
- Mo
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- We
- Th
- Fr
- Sa
- Su
- 48
- 1
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- 4
- 49
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 50
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 51
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 52
- 26
- 27
- 28
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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 2022 Saturday 52 KW | New Year's Day Neujahrstag | Nationwide holiday |
| 15 April 2022 Friday 15 KW | Good Friday Karfreitag | Nationwide holiday |
| 17 April 2022 Sunday 15 KW | Easter Ostern | Nationwide holiday |
| 18 April 2022 Monday 16 KW | Easter Monday Ostermontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 May 2022 Sunday 17 KW | Labor Day, May 1 1. Mai | Nationwide holiday |
| 26 May 2022 Thursday 21 KW | Ascension of Christ Christi Himmelfahrt | Nationwide holiday |
| 5 June 2022 Sunday 22 KW | Pentecost Pfingstsonntag | Nationwide holiday |
| 6 June 2022 Monday 23 KW | Pentecost, 2nd day Pfingstmontag | Nationwide holiday |
| 16 June 2022 Thursday 24 KW | Corpus Christi Fronleichnam | Valid only in lands - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - Hesse, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland |
| 3 October 2022 Monday 40 KW | German Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit | Nationwide holiday |
| 1 November 2022 Tuesday 44 KW | All Saints' Day Allerheiligen | Valid only in lands - Baden-Württemberg, - Bavaria, - North Rhine-Westphalia, - Rhineland-Palatinate, - Saarland |
| 25 December 2022 Sunday 51 KW | Christmas Weihnachten | Nationwide holiday |
| 26 December 2022 Monday 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 2022 : 3
Schedule of school vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 24.12.2021 till 08.01.2022 Christmas holidays/ vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 11.04.2022 till 23.04.2022 Spring break in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 27.06.2022 till 09.08.2022 Summer vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 04.10.2022 till 15.10.2022 Autumn vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
- from 23.12.2022 till 06.01.2023 Christmas holidays/ vacation in North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
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