DateNameType / Location
Monday, Jan 1
New Year's Day
National Holiday
New Year's Day
Saturday, Jan 6
Epiphany (The Three Wise Men Day)
Christian, Common Local Holiday
BW, BY, ST
Epiphany (The Three Wise Men Day)
Monday, Jan 22
Franco-German Day
Observance
Franco-German Day
Saturday, Jan 27
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism
Observance
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism
Monday, Feb 12
Shrove Monday
Observance
Shrove Monday
Tuesday, Feb 13
Carnival / Fat Tuesday
Observance, Christian
Carnival / Fat Tuesday
Wednesday, Feb 14
Valentine's Day
Observance
Valentine's Day
Wednesday, Feb 14
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Friday, Mar 8
International Women's Day
Common Local Holiday
Berlin
International Women's Day
Wednesday, Mar 20
March Equinox
Season
March Equinox
Sunday, Mar 24
Palm Sunday
Observance, Christian
Palm Sunday
Thursday, Mar 28
Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Maundy Thursday
Friday, Mar 29
Good Friday
Silent Day, Public Holiday
Good Friday
Sunday, Mar 31
Easter
Silent Day
All except BB
Easter
Monday, Apr 1
Easter Monday
National Holiday, Christian
Easter Monday
Tuesday, Apr 23
German Beer Day
Observance
German Beer Day
Thursday, Apr 25
Girls' Day - Career Information Day
Observance
Girls' Day - Career Information Day
Tuesday, Apr 30
Walpurgis Night
Observance
Walpurgis Night
Wednesday, May 1
May Day
National Holiday
May Day
Thursday, May 9
Europe Day
Observance
Europe Day
Thursday, May 9
Father's Day
Observance
Father's Day
Thursday, May 9
Ascension Day
National Holiday, Christian
Ascension Day
Sunday, May 12
Mother's Day
Observance
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 19
Pentecost / Whit Sunday
Observance, Christian
All except BB
Pentecost / Whit Sunday
Monday, May 20
Whit Monday
National Holiday, Christian
Whit Monday
Thursday, May 23
Constitution Day
Observance
Constitution Day
Thursday, May 30
Corpus Christi
Local Holiday, Christian
Saxony, Thuringia
Corpus Christi
Saturday, Jun 1
Children's Day
Observance
B, BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH
Children's Day
Monday, Jun 3
European Bicycle Day
Observance
European Bicycle Day
Thursday, Jun 6
Visually Impaired People Day
Observance
Visually Impaired People Day
Thursday, Jun 20
June Solstice
Season
June Solstice
Saturday, Jun 29
Architecture Day
Observance
Architecture Day
Thursday, Aug 8
Peace Festival in Augsburg
Local Holiday
Bavaria*
Peace Festival in Augsburg
Thursday, Aug 15
Assumption of Mary
Christian, Common Local Holiday
Bavaria, saarland
Assumption of Mary
Sunday, Sep 1
World Peace Day
Observance
World Peace Day
Sunday, Sep 8
Day of the Homeland
Observance
Day of the Homeland
Saturday, Sep 14
German Language Day
Observance
German Language Day
Friday, Sep 20
German World Childrens' Day
Observance
German World Childrens' Day
Sunday, Sep 22
September Equinox
Season
September Equinox
Thursday, Oct 3
Day of German Unity
National Holiday
Day of German Unity
Sunday, Oct 6
Harvest Festival
Observance
Harvest Festival
Thursday, Oct 24
Day of the Libraries
Observance
Day of the Libraries
Wednesday, Oct 30
World Thrift Day
Observance
World Thrift Day
Thursday, Oct 31
Halloween
Observance
Halloween
Thursday, Oct 31
Reformation Day
Common Local Holiday
Berlin
Reformation Day
Friday, Nov 1
All Saints' Day
Silent Day, Public Holiday
BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL
All Saints' Day
Saturday, Nov 9
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day
Observance
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day
Monday, Nov 11
Saint Martin's Day
Observance
Saint Martin's Day
Sunday, Nov 17
National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
National Day of Mourning
Wednesday, Nov 20
Repentance Day
Christian, Common Local Holiday
Saxony
Repentance Day
Sunday, Nov 24
Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Sunday of the Dead
Sunday, Dec 1
First Sunday of Advent
Observance, Christian
First Sunday of Advent
Friday, Dec 6
St. Nicholas' Day
Observance
St. Nicholas' Day
Sunday, Dec 8
Second Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Second Advent Sunday
Sunday, Dec 15
Third Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Third Advent Sunday
Thursday, Dec 19
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide
Observance
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide
Saturday, Dec 21
December Solstice
Season
December Solstice
Sunday, Dec 22
Fourth Advent Sunday
Observance, Christian
Fourth Advent Sunday
Tuesday, Dec 24
Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, Dec 25
Christmas Day
National Holiday
Christmas Day
Thursday, Dec 26
Boxing Day
National Holiday
Boxing Day
Tuesday, Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Bank Holiday
New Year's Eve