Public holidays in Germany in 2026

9 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Ascension Day
Whit Monday
National Holiday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
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Nationwide days only; states and regions that add their own are listed below. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Germany in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 21
February 20
March 22
April 20
May 18
June 22
July 23
August 21
September 22
October 22
November 21
December 22
Total 254

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).