DateNameType / Location
Sunday, Jan 1
New Year's Day
National Holiday
New Year's Day
Friday, Jan 6
Epiphany (The Three Wise Men Day)
Christian, Common Local Holiday
BW, BY, ST
Epiphany (The Three Wise Men Day)
Sunday, Jan 22
Franco-German Day
Observance
Franco-German Day
Friday, Jan 27
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism
Observance
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism
Tuesday, Feb 14
Valentine's Day
Observance
Valentine's Day
Monday, Feb 20
Shrove Monday
Observance
Shrove Monday
Tuesday, Feb 21
Carnival / Fat Tuesday
Observance, Christian
Carnival / Fat Tuesday
Wednesday, Feb 22
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, Mar 8
International Women's Day
Common Local Holiday
Berlin
International Women's Day
Monday, Mar 20
March Equinox
Season
March Equinox
Sunday, Apr 2
Palm Sunday
Observance, Christian
Palm Sunday
Thursday, Apr 6
Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Maundy Thursday
Friday, Apr 7
Good Friday
Silent Day, Public Holiday
Good Friday
Sunday, Apr 9
Easter
Silent Day
All except BB
Easter
Monday, Apr 10
Easter Monday
National Holiday, Christian
Easter Monday
Sunday, Apr 23
German Beer Day
Observance
German Beer Day
Thursday, Apr 27
Girls' Day - Career Information Day
Observance
Girls' Day - Career Information Day
Sunday, Apr 30
Walpurgis Night
Observance
Walpurgis Night
Monday, May 1
May Day
National Holiday
May Day
Tuesday, May 9
Europe Day
Observance
Europe Day
Sunday, May 14
Mother's Day
Observance
Mother's Day
Thursday, May 18
Father's Day
Observance
Father's Day
Thursday, May 18
Ascension Day
National Holiday, Christian
Ascension Day
Tuesday, May 23
Constitution Day
Observance
Constitution Day
Sunday, May 28
Pentecost / Whit Sunday
Christian, Common Local Holiday
Brandenburg
Pentecost / Whit Sunday
Monday, May 29
Whit Monday
National Holiday, Christian
Whit Monday
Thursday, Jun 1
Children's Day
Observance
B, BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH
Children's Day
Saturday, Jun 3
European Bicycle Day
Observance
European Bicycle Day
Tuesday, Jun 6
Visually Impaired People Day
Observance
Visually Impaired People Day
Thursday, Jun 8
Corpus Christi
Local Holiday, Christian
Saxony, Thuringia
Corpus Christi
Wednesday, Jun 21
June Solstice
Season
June Solstice
Saturday, Jun 24
Architecture Day
Observance
Architecture Day
Tuesday, Aug 8
Peace Festival in Augsburg
Local Holiday
Bavaria*
Peace Festival in Augsburg
Tuesday, Aug 15
Assumption of Mary
Christian, Common Local Holiday
Bavaria, saarland
Assumption of Mary
Friday, Sep 1
World Peace Day
Observance
World Peace Day
Saturday, Sep 9
German Language Day
Observance
German Language Day
Sunday, Sep 10
Day of the Homeland
Observance
Day of the Homeland
Wednesday, Sep 20
German World Childrens' Day
Observance
German World Childrens' Day
Saturday, Sep 23
September Equinox
Season
September Equinox
Sunday, Oct 1
Harvest Festival
Observance
Harvest Festival
Tuesday, Oct 3
Day of German Unity
National Holiday
Day of German Unity
Tuesday, Oct 24
Day of the Libraries
Observance
Day of the Libraries
Monday, Oct 30
World Thrift Day
Observance
World Thrift Day
Tuesday, Oct 31
Halloween
Observance
Halloween
Tuesday, Oct 31
Reformation Day
Common Local Holiday
Berlin
Reformation Day
Wednesday, Nov 1
All Saints' Day
Silent Day, Public Holiday
BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL
All Saints' Day
Thursday, Nov 9
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day
Observance
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day
Saturday, Nov 11
Saint Martin's Day
Observance
Saint Martin's Day
Sunday, Nov 19
National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
National Day of Mourning
Wednesday, Nov 22
Repentance Day
Christian, Common Local Holiday
Saxony
Repentance Day
Sunday, Nov 26
Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Sunday of the Dead
Sunday, Dec 3
First Sunday of Advent
Observance, Christian
First Sunday of Advent
Wednesday, Dec 6
St. Nicholas' Day
Observance
St. Nicholas' Day
Sunday, Dec 10
Second Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Second Advent Sunday
Sunday, Dec 17
Third Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Third Advent Sunday
Tuesday, Dec 19
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide
Observance
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide
Friday, Dec 22
December Solstice
Season
December Solstice
Sunday, Dec 24
Fourth Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Fourth Advent Sunday
Sunday, Dec 24
Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Christmas Eve
Monday, Dec 25
Christmas Day
National Holiday
Christmas Day
Tuesday, Dec 26
Boxing Day
National Holiday
Boxing Day
Sunday, Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Bank Holiday
New Year's Eve