Germany Public Holidays 2025
9 national holidays · 11 regional
Germany has 9 national public holidays in 2025, plus 11 regional ones. There are 6 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday · Neujahr
- 6EpiphanyMonday · Heilige Drei KönigeOnly in: DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-ST
March 2025
- 8International Women's DaySaturday · Internationaler FrauentagOnly in: DE-BE, DE-MV
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday · Karfreitag
- 20Easter SundaySunday · OstersonntagOnly in: DE-BB
- 21Easter MondayMonday · Ostermontag
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday · Tag der Arbeit
- 8Liberation DayThursday · Tag der BefreiungOnly in: DE-BE
- 29Ascension DayThursday · Christi Himmelfahrt
June 2025
- 8PentecostSunday · PfingstsonntagOnly in: DE-BB
- 9Whit MondayMonday · Pfingstmontag
- 19Corpus ChristiThursday · FronleichnamOnly in: DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-HE, DE-NW, DE-RP, DE-SL
August 2025
- 15Assumption DayFriday · Mariä HimmelfahrtOnly in: DE-SL
September 2025
- 20World Children's DaySaturday · WeltkindertagOnly in: DE-TH
October 2025
- 3German Unity DayFriday · Tag der Deutschen Einheit
- 31Reformation DayFriday · ReformationstagOnly in: DE-BB, DE-MV, DE-SN, DE-ST, DE-TH, DE-HB, DE-HH, DE-NI, DE-SH
November 2025
- 1All Saints' DaySaturday · AllerheiligenOnly in: DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-NW, DE-RP, DE-SL
- 19Repentance and Prayer DayWednesday · Buß- und BettagOnly in: DE-SN
December 2025
- 25Christmas DayThursday · Erster Weihnachtstag
- 26St. Stephen's DayFriday · Zweiter Weihnachtstag
Long weekends 2025
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 29 May – 1 June4 days · take 30 May off
- 7 June – 9 June3 days
- 3 October – 5 October3 days
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2025?
9 national and 11 regional holidays.
When are the long weekends in Germany in 2025?
18 April–21 April (4 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 29 May–1 June (4 days, with a bridge day off); 7 June–9 June (3 days); 3 October–5 October (3 days); 25 December–28 December (4 days).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.