Germany Public Holidays in 2018
Germany has a total of 97 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day |
Monday, January 1, 2018 |
| Epiphany |
Saturday, January 6, 2018 |
| Franco-German Day |
Monday, January 22, 2018 |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism |
Saturday, January 27, 2018 |
| Shrove Monday |
Monday, February 12, 2018 |
| Carnival Tuesday |
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
| Valentine's Day |
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
| International Women's Day |
Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Saturday, March 17, 2018 |
| Anniversary of the March Revolution |
Sunday, March 18, 2018 |
| March Equinox |
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, March 25, 2018 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 25, 2018 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, March 30, 2018 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
| First Day of Passover |
Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 1, 2018 |
| Second Day of Passover |
Sunday, April 1, 2018 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 2, 2018 |
| Sixth Day of Passover |
Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
| Seventh Day of Passover |
Friday, April 6, 2018 |
| German Beer Day |
Monday, April 23, 2018 |
| Girls' Day / Boys' Day |
Thursday, April 26, 2018 |
| Walpurgis Night |
Monday, April 30, 2018 |
| May Day |
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) |
Saturday, May 5, 2018 |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II |
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 |
| Europe Day (European Union) |
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 |
| Father's Day |
Thursday, May 10, 2018 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 10, 2018 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 13, 2018 |
| Pentecost Sunday |
Sunday, May 20, 2018 |
| First Day of Shavuot |
Sunday, May 20, 2018 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, May 21, 2018 |
| Second Day of Shavuot |
Monday, May 21, 2018 |
| Constitution Day |
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
| International Children's Day |
Friday, June 1, 2018 |
| European Bicycle Day |
Sunday, June 3, 2018 |
| Veterans Day |
Friday, June 15, 2018 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Friday, June 15, 2018 |
| Car-free Sunday |
Sunday, June 17, 2018 |
| Remembrance of the Victims of SED Injustice |
Sunday, June 17, 2018 |
| Anniversary of the Popular Uprising in the GDR |
Sunday, June 17, 2018 |
| June Solstice |
Thursday, June 21, 2018 |
| Architecture Day |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 |
| St. John's Day |
Sunday, June 24, 2018 |
| Feast of Saints Peter and Paul |
Friday, June 29, 2018 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 |
| Anti War Day |
Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
| German Language Day |
Saturday, September 8, 2018 |
| European Heritage Days |
Sunday, September 9, 2018 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Monday, September 10, 2018 |
| Second Day of Rosh Hashana |
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 |
| First day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) |
Saturday, September 15, 2018 |
| Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 |
| German World Children's Day |
Thursday, September 20, 2018 |
| Ashura |
Friday, September 21, 2018 |
| September Equinox |
Sunday, September 23, 2018 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Monday, September 24, 2018 |
| Second Day of Sukkot |
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
| German Food Bank Day |
Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
| Sixth Day of Sukkot |
Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
| Seventh Day of Sukkot |
Sunday, September 30, 2018 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Monday, October 1, 2018 |
| Simchat Torah |
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 |
| Day of German Unity |
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 |
| Harvest Festival |
Sunday, October 7, 2018 |
| Last day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) |
Sunday, October 7, 2018 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, October 28, 2018 |
| World Thrift Day |
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 |
| Reformation Day |
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
| Halloween |
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
| All Saints' Day |
Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
| All Souls' Day |
Friday, November 2, 2018 |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day |
Friday, November 9, 2018 |
| 9th of November |
Friday, November 9, 2018 |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Friday, November 9, 2018 |
| St. Martin's Day |
Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
| National Day of Mourning |
Sunday, November 18, 2018 |
| Repentance Day |
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
| Sunday of the Dead |
Sunday, November 25, 2018 |
| First Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 2, 2018 |
| Saint Nicholas Day |
Thursday, December 6, 2018 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Saturday, December 8, 2018 |
| Second Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 9, 2018 |
| Third Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 16, 2018 |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide |
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
| December Solstice |
Friday, December 21, 2018 |
| Fourth Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 23, 2018 |
| Christmas Eve |
Monday, December 24, 2018 |
| Christmas Day |
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 |
| Boxing Day |
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 |
| New Year's Eve |
Monday, December 31, 2018 |
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