Public holidays in Germany

Germany lists 19 public holidays in 2026, against 20 in 2025 and 19 in 2027. Pick a year for the full dated table.

Holidays by month, 2026

How the weekend works in Germany

Saturday and Sunday form the weekend in Germany, though most public holidays are set by the individual states, not Berlin.

Need a count rather than a list? The working days calculator subtracts these holidays from any date range for major countries.

Source: compiled from the Nager.Date public holiday dataset, sourced from official government publications. Data pulled 2026-10-26.