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German Holidays 2026 (Feiertage) | Free Calendar with All Public Holidays
Complete guide to German public holidays (Feiertage) in 2026. All federal and state holidays listed. Free printable calendar for Germany.
Germany has a unique holiday system where some Feiertage (public holidays) are observed nationwide while others vary by Bundesland (federal state). This guide covers all 2026 German holidays with dates, regional variations, and free printable calendars.
2026 Nationwide German Holidays (Bundesweite Feiertage)
| Holiday (Feiertag) | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Neujahrstag (New Year) | 1. Januar | Thursday |
| Karfreitag (Good Friday) | 3. April | Friday |
| Ostermontag (Easter Monday) | 6. April | Monday |
| Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day) | 1. Mai | Friday |
| Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension) | 14. Mai | Thursday |
| Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) | 25. Mai | Monday |
| Tag der Deutschen Einheit (Unity Day) | 3. Oktober | Saturday |
| 1. Weihnachtstag (Christmas Day) | 25. Dezember | Friday |
| 2. Weihnachtstag (Boxing Day) | 26. Dezember | Saturday |
View interactive calendar: Germany Holiday Calendar 2026
State-Specific Holidays (Länderspezifische Feiertage)
- Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany) — 6. Januar: Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony-Anhalt
- Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) — 4. Juni: Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
- Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption) — 15. August: Bavaria (Catholic communities), Saarland
- Reformationstag (Reformation Day) — 31. Oktober: Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-VP, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein
- Allerheiligen (All Saints') — 1. November: Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
- Buß- und Bettag (Repentance Day) — 18. November: Saxony only
Brückentage 2026 (Bridge Days) — Maximize Your Holidays
Germans are masters of using Brückentage (bridge days) to extend holidays. In 2026:
- New Year: Take 2 Jan (Fri) → 4-day weekend
- Ascension Day: Take 15 May (Fri) → 4-day weekend (Christi Himmelfahrt is Thursday)
- Christmas: Take 21-24 Dec + 28-31 Dec → 11 days off with only 5 days leave
Calculate with our Working Days Calculator and plan PTO using the Vacation Calculator.
Download German Calendar 2026
- Printable Calendar 2026 — Monthly templates
- Yearly Overview 2026 — All months at a glance
- PDF Calendar 2026 — Print-ready files
Also available in German: Switch to Deutsch in the language selector for German-language calendars.
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