Germany Public Holidays in 2026
Germany has a total of 99 holidays in 2026. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed 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 | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Epiphany | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Franco-German Day | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| Valentine's Day | Saturday, February 14, 2026 |
| Shrove Monday | Monday, February 16, 2026 |
| Hizir Fast | Monday, February 16, 2026 |
| Carnival Tuesday | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| International Women's Day | Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
| St. Patrick's Day | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 |
| Anniversary of the March Revolution | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| March Equinox | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Alevitic New Year | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| First Day of Passover | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Second Day of Passover | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 4, 2026 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| Sixth Day of Passover | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 |
| Seventh Day of Passover | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
| German Beer Day | Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| Girls' Day / Boys' Day | Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| Walpurgis Night | Thursday, April 30, 2026 |
| May Day | Friday, May 1, 2026 |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II | Friday, May 8, 2026 |
| Europe Day (European Union) | Saturday, May 9, 2026 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
| Father's Day | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| First Day of Shavuot | Friday, May 22, 2026 |
| Constitution Day | Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
| Second Day of Shavuot | Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
| Pentecost Sunday | Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Eid al-Adha | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
| International Children's Day | Monday, June 1, 2026 |
| European Bicycle Day | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
| Veterans Day | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Remembrance of the Victims of SED Injustice | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
| Anniversary of the Popular Uprising in the GDR | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
| Car-free Sunday | Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
| June Solstice | Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
| St. John's Day | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 |
| Ashura | Friday, June 26, 2026 |
| Architecture Day | Saturday, June 27, 2026 |
| Feast of Saints Peter and Paul | Monday, June 29, 2026 |
| Assumption of Mary | Saturday, August 15, 2026 |
| Anti War Day | Tuesday, September 1, 2026 |
| Rosh Hashana | Saturday, September 12, 2026 |
| German Language Day | Saturday, September 12, 2026 |
| European Heritage Days | Sunday, September 13, 2026 |
| Second Day of Rosh Hashana | Sunday, September 13, 2026 |
| First day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) | Saturday, September 19, 2026 |
| German World Children's Day | Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
| Yom Kippur | Monday, September 21, 2026 |
| September Equinox | Wednesday, September 23, 2026 |
| First day of Sukkot | Saturday, September 26, 2026 |
| Second Day of Sukkot | Sunday, September 27, 2026 |
| Sixth Day of Sukkot | Thursday, October 1, 2026 |
| Seventh Day of Sukkot | Friday, October 2, 2026 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Saturday, October 3, 2026 |
| Day of German Unity | Saturday, October 3, 2026 |
| Harvest Festival | Sunday, October 4, 2026 |
| Last day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) | Sunday, October 4, 2026 |
| Simchat Torah | Sunday, October 4, 2026 |
| Grandparents' Day | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, October 25, 2026 |
| World Thrift Day | Friday, October 30, 2026 |
| Reformation Day | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
| Halloween | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
| All Saints' Day | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| All Souls' Day | Monday, November 2, 2026 |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Monday, November 9, 2026 |
| 9th of November | Monday, November 9, 2026 |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall | Monday, November 9, 2026 |
| St. Martin's Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 |
| National Day of Mourning | Sunday, November 15, 2026 |
| Repentance Day | Wednesday, November 18, 2026 |
| Sunday of the Dead | Sunday, November 22, 2026 |
| First Advent Sunday | Sunday, November 29, 2026 |
| Second Advent Sunday | Sunday, December 6, 2026 |
| Saint Nicholas Day | Sunday, December 6, 2026 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Tuesday, December 8, 2026 |
| Third Advent Sunday | Sunday, December 13, 2026 |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Saturday, December 19, 2026 |
| Fourth Advent Sunday | Sunday, December 20, 2026 |
| December Solstice | Monday, December 21, 2026 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Boxing Day | Saturday, December 26, 2026 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2026 |