Public Holidays in Germany 2023 🇩🇪

Q: Is today a public holiday in Germany?

Today is not listed as a public holiday in Germany . The next upcoming holiday and the full year's schedule are visible in the table above.

Q: When is the next public holiday in Germany?

The next public holiday in Germany is German Unity Day . Days, dates and weekday names for every upcoming holiday this year are in the table above.

Q: Do all parts of Germany observe the same public holidays?

National public holidays apply across all of Germany , but many countries also have regional or state-level holidays observed only in certain provinces or territories. Any sub-national holidays are listed separately above when available.

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Browse Holidays for Other Years in Germany:

2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030

Holidays in different states:

Federal Holidays
Augsburg
Brandenburg
Berlin
Baden-Württemberg
Bayern
Bremen
Hessen
Hamburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersachsen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Schleswig-Holstein
Saarland
Sachsen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Thüringen

State & Regional Holidays in Germany

Augsburg Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
06 Jan	Friday	Epiphany
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
08 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi
08 Aug	Tuesday	Augsburg Peace Festival
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
01 Nov	Wednesday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Brandenburg Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
09 Apr	Sunday	Easter Sunday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
28 May	Sunday	Whit Sunday
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Berlin Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
08 Mar	Wednesday	International Women's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Baden-Württemberg Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
06 Jan	Friday	Epiphany
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
08 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
01 Nov	Wednesday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Bayern Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
06 Jan	Friday	Epiphany
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
08 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
01 Nov	Wednesday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Bremen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Hessen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
08 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Hamburg Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
08 Mar	Wednesday	International Women's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Niedersachsen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Nordrhein-Westfalen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
08 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
01 Nov	Wednesday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Rheinland-Pfalz Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
08 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
01 Nov	Wednesday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Schleswig-Holstein Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Saarland Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
08 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi
15 Aug	Tuesday	Assumption Day
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
01 Nov	Wednesday	All Saints' Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Sachsen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
22 Nov	Wednesday	Repentance and Prayer Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Sachsen-Anhalt Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
06 Jan	Friday	Epiphany
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

Thüringen Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
01 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
07 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
01 May	Monday	Labor Day
18 May	Thursday	Ascension Day
29 May	Monday	Whit Monday
20 Sep	Wednesday	World Children's Day
03 Oct	Tuesday	German Unity Day
31 Oct	Tuesday	Reformation Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Second Day of Christmas

FAQ — Public Holidays in Germany

Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.

There are 9 public holidays in Germany during 2023, listed in the table above with dates, weekday names, and holiday types (fixed-date, movable, religious, secular, regional, etc.). Cross-reference with the Germany 2023 calendar for a month-by-month view.

Today is not listed as a public holiday in Germany. The next upcoming holiday and the full year's schedule are visible in the table above.

The next public holiday in Germany is German Unity Day. Days, dates and weekday names for every upcoming holiday this year are in the table above.

On most national public holidays in Germany, banks, government offices and many schools close, and retail/transit hours may be reduced. Coverage varies by holiday — some are observed only by certain industries or regions. Click any holiday in the table above for specifics.

National public holidays apply across all of Germany, but many countries also have regional or state-level holidays observed only in certain provinces or territories. Any sub-national holidays are listed separately above when available.

Yes — each holiday detail page offers an iCal (.ics) export you can import into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or any standard calendar app. Click any holiday from the table above to get its iCal link, or use the Germany year calendar for a visual overview.