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Public holidays in Germany in 2026

Germany has 11 public holidays in 2026, 9 of them on working days, leaving 252 working days. 5 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.

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Long weekends in Germany, 2026

Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:

• 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
• 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
• 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
• 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
• 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Whit Monday)
• 2 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026: book Friday 2 Oct 2026 (National Holiday)
• 23 Dec 2026 – 27 Dec 2026: book Wednesday 23 Dec 2026 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
• 30 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027: book Wednesday 30 Dec 2026 (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)

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2026 public holidays by state / region

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

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