Date Name Type / Location
Jan1Sunday

New Year's Day

National Holiday
New Year's Day
Jan6Friday

Epiphany

Christian, Common Local Holiday
BW, BY, ST
Epiphany
Jan22Sunday

Franco-German Day

Observance
Franco-German Day
Jan27Friday

Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism

Observance
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism
Feb14Tuesday

Valentine's Day

Observance
Valentine's Day
Feb20Monday

Shrove Monday

Observance
Shrove Monday
Feb21Tuesday

Carnival/Shrove Tuesday

Observance, Christian
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
Feb22Wednesday

Carnival/Ash Wednesday

Silent Day
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Mar8Wednesday

International Women's Day

Common Local Holiday
Berlin
International Women's Day
Mar20Monday

March Equinox

Season
March Equinox
Apr2Sunday

Palm Sunday

Observance, Christian
Palm Sunday
Apr6Thursday

Maundy Thursday

Silent Day
Maundy Thursday
Apr7Friday

Good Friday

Silent Day, Public Holiday
Good Friday
Apr9Sunday

Easter

Silent Day
All except BB
Easter
Apr10Monday

Easter Monday

National Holiday, Christian
Easter Monday
Apr23Sunday

German Beer Day

Observance
German Beer Day
Apr27Thursday

Girls' Day - Career Information Day

Observance
Girls' Day - Career Information Day
Apr30Sunday

Walpurgis Night

Observance
Walpurgis Night
May1Monday

May Day

National Holiday
May Day
May9Tuesday

Europe Day

Observance
Europe Day
May14Sunday

Mother's Day

Observance
Mother's Day
May18Thursday

Father's Day

Observance
Father's Day
May18Thursday

Ascension Day

National Holiday, Christian
Ascension Day
May23Tuesday

Constitution Day

Observance
Constitution Day
May28Sunday

Pentecost / Whit Sunday

Christian, Common Local Holiday
Brandenburg
Pentecost / Whit Sunday
May29Monday

Whit Monday

National Holiday, Christian
Whit Monday
Jun1Thursday

Children's Day

Observance
B, BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH
Children's Day
Jun3Saturday

European Bicycle Day

Observance
European Bicycle Day
Jun6Tuesday

Visually Impaired People Day

Observance
Visually Impaired People Day
Jun8Thursday

Corpus Christi

Local Holiday, Christian
Saxony, Thuringia
Corpus Christi
Jun21Wednesday

June Solstice

Season
June Solstice
Jun24Saturday

Architecture Day

Observance
Architecture Day
Aug8Tuesday

Peace Festival in Augsburg

Local Holiday
Bavaria*
Peace Festival in Augsburg
Aug15Tuesday

Assumption of Mary

Christian, Common Local Holiday
Bavaria, saarland
Assumption of Mary
Sep1Friday

World Peace Day

Observance
World Peace Day
Sep9Saturday

German Language Day

Observance
German Language Day
Sep10Sunday

Day of the Homeland

Observance
Day of the Homeland
Sep20Wednesday

German World Childrens' Day

Observance
German World Childrens' Day
Sep23Saturday

September equinox

Season
September equinox
Oct1Sunday

Harvest Festival

Observance
Harvest Festival
Oct3Tuesday

Day of German Unity

National Holiday
Day of German Unity
Oct24Tuesday

Day of the Libraries

Observance
Day of the Libraries
Oct30Monday

World Thrift Day

Observance
World Thrift Day
Oct31Tuesday

Halloween

Observance
Halloween
Oct31Tuesday

Reformation Day

Common Local Holiday
Berlin
Reformation Day
Nov1Wednesday

All Saints' Day

Silent Day, Public Holiday
BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL
All Saints' Day
Nov9Thursday

Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day

Observance
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day
Nov11Saturday

St. Martin's Day

Observance
St. Martin's Day
Nov19Sunday

National Day of Mourning

Silent Day
National Day of Mourning
Nov22Wednesday

Repentance Day

Christian, Common Local Holiday
Saxony
Repentance Day
Nov26Sunday

Sunday of the Dead

Silent Day
Sunday of the Dead
Dec3Sunday

First Advent Sunday

Observance, Christian
First Advent Sunday
Dec6Wednesday

St. Nicholas' Day

Observance
St. Nicholas' Day
Dec10Sunday

Second Advent Sunday

Observance, Christian
Second Advent Sunday
Dec17Sunday

Third Advent Sunday

Observance, Christian
Third Advent Sunday
Dec19Tuesday

Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide

Observance
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide
Dec22Friday

December Solstice

Season
December Solstice
Dec24Sunday

Fourth Advent Sunday

Observance, Christian
Fourth Advent Sunday
Dec24Sunday

Christmas Eve

Silent Day
Christmas Eve
Dec25Monday

Christmas Day

National Holiday
Christmas Day
Dec26Tuesday

Boxing Day

National Holiday
Boxing Day
Dec31Sunday

New Year's Eve

Bank Holiday
New Year's Eve