Public holidays in Germany, 2025
Germany observes 20 public holidays in 2025. 5 of them land on a Saturday or Sunday, leaving 15 that actually cut into the working week.
20holidays listed
15fall on a weekday
5fall on a weekend
20distinct dates
Holidays by month, 2025
Calendar view, 2025
January
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- 01 New Year's Day
- 06 Epiphany
February
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March
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- 08 International Women's Day
April
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- 18 Good Friday
- 20 Easter Sunday
- 21 Easter Monday
May
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- 01 Labour Day
- 08 Liberation Day
- 29 Ascension Day
June
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- 08 Pentecost
- 09 Whit Monday
- 19 Corpus Christi
July
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August
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- 15 Assumption Day
September
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- 20 World Children's Day
October
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- 03 German Unity Day
- 31 Reformation Day
November
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- 01 All Saints' Day
- 19 Repentance and Prayer Day
December
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- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 St. Stephen's Day
Public holiday Today (2026-10-26) Weekend
Full list
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Neujahr |
| 2025-01-06 | Monday | Epiphany | Heilige Drei Könige |
| 2025-03-08 | Saturday | International Women's Day | Internationaler Frauentag |
| 2025-04-18 | Friday | Good Friday | Karfreitag |
| 2025-04-20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Ostersonntag |
| 2025-04-21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Ostermontag |
| 2025-05-01 | Thursday | Labour Day | Tag der Arbeit |
| 2025-05-08 | Thursday | Liberation Day | Tag der Befreiung |
| 2025-05-29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfahrt |
| 2025-06-08 | Sunday | Pentecost | Pfingstsonntag |
| 2025-06-09 | Monday | Whit Monday | Pfingstmontag |
| 2025-06-19 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam |
| 2025-08-15 | Friday | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfahrt |
| 2025-09-20 | Saturday | World Children's Day | Weltkindertag |
| 2025-10-03 | Friday | German Unity Day | Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
| 2025-10-31 | Friday | Reformation Day | Reformationstag |
| 2025-11-01 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen |
| 2025-11-19 | Wednesday | Repentance and Prayer Day | Buß- und Bettag |
| 2025-12-25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Erster Weihnachtstag |
| 2025-12-26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Zweiter Weihnachtstag |
Planning notes for 2025
Saturday and Sunday form the weekend in Germany, though most public holidays are set by the individual states, not Berlin. Where a holiday sits next to a weekend, expect offices and banks to run short staff on the days in between.
Other years: 2026 2027. Country overview: Germany holidays hub. Count business days with the working days calculator.