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Public holidays in Germany 2027

Germany has 9 public holidays in 2027, 5 on working days.

Next: Erster Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 70 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Germany in 2027: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanFriNeujahrNew Year's Dayin 77 days
26 MarFriKarfreitagGood Fridayin 161 days
29 MarMonOstermontagEaster Mondayin 164 days
1 MaySatWeekendErster MaiLabor Dayin 197 days
6 MayThuChristi HimmelfahrtAscension Dayin 202 days
17 MayMonPfingstmontagPentecost Mondayin 213 days
3 OctSunWeekendTag der Deutschen EinheitGerman Unity Dayin 352 days
25 DecSatWeekendErster WeihnachtstagChristmas Dayin 435 days
26 DecSunWeekendZweiter WeihnachtstagSecond Day of Christmasin 436 days

At a glance

Germany in 2027

01Public holidays

9 days

5 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

3 long weekends

03Regional

11 holidays

Observed in some regions only.

04Next holiday

Erster Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 70 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Fri, 1 Jan – Sun, 3 Jan

    3 days offNew Year's Day

  • Fri, 26 Mar – Mon, 29 Mar

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday

  • Sat, 15 May – Mon, 17 May

    3 days offPentecost Monday

Long weekends in Germany 2027Bridge days in Germany 2027

11 regional holidays

Regions of Germany

Some holidays apply only in certain regions. Choose one to see its own list.

Regional holidays

Public holidays in some regions only. Region names as the source lists them.

Regional public holidays in Germany in 2027 and the regions where they apply
DateHolidayWhereWhen
6 JanWedHeilige Drei KönigeEpiphanyAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhaltin 82 days
8 MarMonFrauentagWomen's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommernin 143 days
28 MarSunWeekendOstersonntagEaster SundayBrandenburgin 163 days
16 MaySunWeekendPfingstsonntagPentecostBrandenburgin 212 days
27 MayThuFronleichnamCorpus ChristiAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen
+3 moreNordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
in 223 days
8 AugSunWeekendAugsburger Hohes FriedensfestAugsburg Peace FestivalAugsburgin 296 days
15 AugSunWeekendMariä HimmelfahrtAssumption DayAugsburg, Saarlandin 303 days
20 SeptMonWeltkindertagWorld Children's DayThüringenin 339 days
31 OctSunWeekendReformationstagReformation DayBrandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
+5 moreNiedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
in 380 days
1 NovMonAllerheiligenAll Saints' DayAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen
+2 moreRheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
in 381 days
17 NovWedBuß- und BettagRepentance and Prayer DaySachsenin 397 days

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 2 other days
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Germany in 2027
DateHolidayTypeWhere
27 MayThuFronleichnamCorpus ChristiReligious / communitySachsen, Thüringen
15 AugSunWeekendMariä HimmelfahrtAssumption DayReligious / communityBayern

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on 15 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Berlin.

! Checked against Bavaria Feiertagsgesetz Art. 1, Baden-Wuerttemberg Interior Ministry holiday list, Berlin Senate Interior: Sonn- und Feiertagsrecht on 15 October 2026, with caveats: The holiday lists of Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Berlin match the state laws; the other 13 states were not checked against their own legislation, and Assumption Day applies only in mostly Catholic Bavarian communes.

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Good to know

How many public holidays does Germany have in 2027?

Germany has 9 days of national public holidays in 2027, 5 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once. 11 more holidays apply in some regions only.

When is the next public holiday in Germany?

Erster Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Germany have in 2027?

3: Fri, 1 Jan – Sun, 3 Jan (New Year's Day); Fri, 26 Mar – Mon, 29 Mar (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Sat, 15 May – Mon, 17 May (Pentecost Monday).

Which public holidays in Germany fall on a weekend in 2027?

Erster Mai (Labor Day), Saturday, 1 May 2027; Tag der Deutschen Einheit (German Unity Day), Sunday, 3 October 2027; Erster Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day), Saturday, 25 December 2027; Zweiter Weihnachtstag (Second Day of Christmas), Sunday, 26 December 2027.