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Public holidays in Germany 2028

Germany has 9 public holidays in 2028, 8 on working days.

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

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Germany in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanSatWeekendNeujahrNew Year's Dayin 442 days
14 AprFriKarfreitagGood Fridayin 546 days
17 AprMonOstermontagEaster Mondayin 549 days
1 MayMonErster MaiLabor Dayin 563 days
25 MayThuChristi HimmelfahrtAscension Dayin 587 days
5 JunMonPfingstmontagPentecost Mondayin 598 days
3 OctTueTag der Deutschen EinheitGerman Unity Dayin 718 days
25 DecMonErster WeihnachtstagChristmas Dayin 801 days
26 DecTueZweiter WeihnachtstagSecond Day of Christmasin 802 days

At a glance

Germany in 2028

01Public holidays

9 days

8 on working days, 1 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

4 long weekends

03Regional

12 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, 14 Apr – Mon, 17 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday

  • Sat, 29 Apr – Mon, 1 May

    3 days offLabor Day

  • Sat, 3 Jun – Mon, 5 Jun

    3 days offPentecost Monday

  • Sat, 23 Dec – Tue, 26 Dec

    4 days offChristmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

Long weekends in Germany 2028Bridge days in Germany 2028

12 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 2028 and the regions where they apply
DateHolidayWhereWhen
6 JanThuHeilige Drei KönigeEpiphanyAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhaltin 447 days
8 MarWedFrauentagWomen's DayBerlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommernin 509 days
16 AprSunWeekendOstersonntagEaster SundayBrandenburgin 548 days
4 JunSunWeekendPfingstsonntagPentecostBrandenburgin 597 days
15 JunThuFronleichnamCorpus ChristiAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen
+3 moreNordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
in 608 days
17 JunSatWeekend75. Jahrestag des Aufstandes vom 17. Juni 195375th anniversary of the East German uprising of 1953Berlinin 610 days
8 AugTueAugsburger Hohes FriedensfestAugsburg Peace FestivalAugsburgin 662 days
15 AugTueMariä HimmelfahrtAssumption DayAugsburg, Saarlandin 669 days
20 SeptWedWeltkindertagWorld Children's DayThüringenin 705 days
31 OctTueReformationstagReformation DayBrandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
+5 moreNiedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
in 746 days
1 NovWedAllerheiligenAll Saints' DayAugsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen
+2 moreRheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
in 747 days
22 NovWedBuß- und BettagRepentance and Prayer DaySachsenin 768 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 2028
DateHolidayTypeWhere
15 JunThuFronleichnamCorpus ChristiReligious / communitySachsen, Thüringen
15 AugTueMariä 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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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Germany have in 2028?

Germany has 9 days of national public holidays in 2028, 8 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once. 12 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 2028?

4: Fri, 14 Apr – Mon, 17 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Sat, 29 Apr – Mon, 1 May (Labor Day); Sat, 3 Jun – Mon, 5 Jun (Pentecost Monday); Sat, 23 Dec – Tue, 26 Dec (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Germany fall on a weekend in 2028?

Neujahr (New Year's Day), Saturday, 1 January 2028.