Germany Public Holidays in 2020
Germany has a total of 100 holidays in 2020. 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 |
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
| Epiphany |
Monday, January 6, 2020 |
| Franco-German Day |
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism |
Monday, January 27, 2020 |
| Valentine's Day |
Friday, February 14, 2020 |
| Hizir Fast |
Sunday, February 16, 2020 |
| Shrove Monday |
Monday, February 24, 2020 |
| Carnival Tuesday |
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
| International Women's Day |
Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
| Anniversary of the March Revolution |
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 |
| March Equinox |
Friday, March 20, 2020 |
| Alevitic New Year |
Saturday, March 21, 2020 |
| Girls' Day / Boys' Day |
Thursday, March 26, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 29, 2020 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 5, 2020 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| First Day of Passover |
Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 10, 2020 |
| Second Day of Passover |
Friday, April 10, 2020 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 11, 2020 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 12, 2020 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 13, 2020 |
| Sixth Day of Passover |
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
| Seventh Day of Passover |
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
| German Beer Day |
Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
| Walpurgis Night |
Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
| May Day |
Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| German Food Bank Day |
Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) |
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II |
Friday, May 8, 2020 |
| Europe Day (European Union) |
Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
| Father's Day |
Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
| Constitution Day |
Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
| First Day of Shavuot |
Friday, May 29, 2020 |
| Second Day of Shavuot |
Saturday, May 30, 2020 |
| Pentecost Sunday |
Sunday, May 31, 2020 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| International Children's Day |
Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| European Bicycle Day |
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 11, 2020 |
| Veterans Day |
Monday, June 15, 2020 |
| Remembrance of the Victims of SED Injustice |
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
| Anniversary of the Popular Uprising in the GDR |
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
| June Solstice |
Saturday, June 20, 2020 |
| Car-free Sunday |
Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| St. John's Day |
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 |
| Architecture Day |
Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
| Feast of Saints Peter and Paul |
Monday, June 29, 2020 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Friday, July 31, 2020 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
| Ashura |
Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
| Anti War Day |
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
| German Language Day |
Saturday, September 12, 2020 |
| European Heritage Days |
Sunday, September 13, 2020 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
| First day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) |
Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
| German World Children's Day |
Sunday, September 20, 2020 |
| Second Day of Rosh Hashana |
Sunday, September 20, 2020 |
| September Equinox |
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
| Yom Kippur |
Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| Day of German Unity |
Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
| Harvest Festival |
Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
| Last day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) |
Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
| Second Day of Sukkot |
Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
| Sixth Day of Sukkot |
Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
| Seventh Day of Sukkot |
Friday, October 9, 2020 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
| Grandparents' Day |
Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
| Simchat Torah |
Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
| World Thrift Day |
Friday, October 30, 2020 |
| Reformation Day |
Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| Halloween |
Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| All Saints' Day |
Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| All Souls' Day |
Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day |
Monday, November 9, 2020 |
| 9th of November |
Monday, November 9, 2020 |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Monday, November 9, 2020 |
| St. Martin's Day |
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
| National Day of Mourning |
Sunday, November 15, 2020 |
| Repentance Day |
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 |
| Sunday of the Dead |
Sunday, November 22, 2020 |
| First Advent Sunday |
Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
| Second Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 6, 2020 |
| Saint Nicholas Day |
Sunday, December 6, 2020 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| Third Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide |
Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
| Fourth Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
| December Solstice |
Monday, December 21, 2020 |
| Christmas Eve |
Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
| Christmas Day |
Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| Boxing Day |
Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
| New Year's Eve |
Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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