Date Name Type / Location
Saturday, Jan 1

New Year's Day
National Holiday
New Year's Day
Thursday, Jan 6

Epiphany
Christian, Common Local Holiday
BW, BY, ST
 Epiphany
Saturday, Jan 22

Franco-German Day
Observance
Franco-German Day
Thursday, Jan 27

Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism
Observance
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism
Monday, Feb 14

Valentine's Day
Observance
Valentine's Day
Monday, Feb 28

Shrove Monday
Observance
Shrove Monday
Tuesday, Mar 1

Carnival / Fat Tuesday
Observance, Christian
Carnival / Fat Tuesday
Wednesday, Mar 2

Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, Mar 8

International Women's Day
Common Local Holiday
Berlin
 International Women's Day
Sunday, Mar 20

March Equinox
Season
March Equinox
Sunday, Apr 10

Palm Sunday
Observance, Christian
Palm Sunday
Thursday, Apr 14

Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Maundy Thursday
Friday, Apr 15

Good Friday
Silent Day, Public Holiday
Good Friday
Sunday, Apr 17

Easter
Silent Day
All except BB
 Easter
Monday, Apr 18

Easter Monday
National Holiday, Christian
Easter Monday
Saturday, Apr 23

German Beer Day
Observance
German Beer Day
Thursday, Apr 28

Girls' Day - Career Information Day
Observance
Girls' Day - Career Information Day
Saturday, Apr 30

Walpurgis Night
Observance
Walpurgis Night
Sunday, May 1

May Day
National Holiday
May Day
Sunday, May 8

Mother's Day
Observance
Mother's Day
Monday, May 9

Europe Day
Observance
Europe Day
Monday, May 23

Constitution Day
Observance
Constitution Day
Thursday, May 26

Father's Day
Observance
Father's Day
Thursday, May 26

Ascension Day
National Holiday, Christian
Ascension Day
Wednesday, Jun 1

Children's Day
Observance
B, BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH
 Children's Day
Friday, Jun 3

European Bicycle Day
Observance
European Bicycle Day
Sunday, Jun 5

Pentecost / Whit Sunday
Observance, Christian
All except BB
 Pentecost / Whit Sunday
Monday, Jun 6

Visually Impaired People Day
Observance
Visually Impaired People Day
Monday, Jun 6

Whit Monday
National Holiday, Christian
Whit Monday
Thursday, Jun 16

Corpus Christi
Local Holiday, Christian
Saxony, Thuringia
 Corpus Christi
Tuesday, Jun 21

June Solstice
Season
June Solstice
Saturday, Jun 25

Architecture Day
Observance
Architecture Day
Monday, Aug 8

Peace Festival in Augsburg
Local Holiday
Bavaria*
 Peace Festival in Augsburg
Monday, Aug 15

Assumption of Mary
Christian, Common Local Holiday
Bavaria, saarland
 Assumption of Mary
Thursday, Sep 1

World Peace Day
Observance
World Peace Day
Saturday, Sep 10

German Language Day
Observance
German Language Day
Sunday, Sep 11

Day of the Homeland
Observance
Day of the Homeland
Tuesday, Sep 20

German World Childrens' Day
Observance
German World Childrens' Day
Friday, Sep 23

September Equinox
Season
September Equinox
Sunday, Oct 2

Harvest Festival
Observance
Harvest Festival
Monday, Oct 3

Day of German Unity
National Holiday
Day of German Unity
Monday, Oct 24

Day of the Libraries
Observance
Day of the Libraries
Sunday, Oct 30

World Thrift Day
Observance
World Thrift Day
Monday, Oct 31

Halloween
Observance
Halloween
Monday, Oct 31

Reformation Day
Common Local Holiday
Berlin
 Reformation Day
Tuesday, Nov 1

All Saints' Day
Silent Day, Public Holiday
BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL
 All Saints' Day
Wednesday, Nov 9

Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day
Observance
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day
Friday, Nov 11

St. Martin's Day
Observance
St. Martin's Day
Sunday, Nov 13

National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
National Day of Mourning
Wednesday, Nov 16

Repentance Day
Christian, Common Local Holiday
Saxony
 Repentance Day
Sunday, Nov 20

Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Sunday of the Dead
Sunday, Nov 27

First Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
First Advent Sunday
Sunday, Dec 4

Second Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Second Advent Sunday
Tuesday, Dec 6

St. Nicholas' Day
Observance
St. Nicholas' Day
Sunday, Dec 11

Third Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Third Advent Sunday
Sunday, Dec 18

Fourth Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Fourth Advent Sunday
Monday, Dec 19

Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide
Observance
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide
Wednesday, Dec 21

December Solstice
Season
December Solstice
Saturday, Dec 24

Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Christmas Eve
Sunday, Dec 25

Christmas Day
National Holiday
Christmas Day
Monday, Dec 26

Boxing Day
National Holiday
Boxing Day
Saturday, Dec 31

New Year's Eve
Bank Holiday
New Year's Eve
Germany holidays in 2021
Germany holidays in 2023