Germany Public Holidays 2027
Complete list of all Germany public holidays 2027 with dates, day of week, and official names. Download .ics for calendar apps.
Germany Public Holidays 2027 — Full List
| Date | Day | Holiday | Notes |
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| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day (Neujahrstag) | All states |
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) | Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony-Anhalt only |
| Mar 8 | Monday | International Women's Day (Internationaler Frauentag) | Berlin only |
| Mar 26 | Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) | All states |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) | Brandenburg only |
| Mar 29 | Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) | All states |
| May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit) | All states |
| May 6 | Thursday | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) | All states |
| May 17 | Monday | Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) | All states |
| May 27 | Thursday | Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and parts of Saxony & Thuringia |
| Aug 8 | Sunday | Peace Festival (Augsburger Friedensfest) | City of Augsburg (Bavaria) only |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt) | Bavaria (predominantly Catholic municipalities) and Saarland |
| Sep 20 | Monday | Children's Day (Weltkindertag) | Thuringia only |
| Oct 3 | Sunday | German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) | All states — falls on Sunday |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Reformation Day (Reformationstag) | Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia |
| Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen) | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Nov 17 | Wednesday | Day of Prayer and Repentance (Buß- und Bettag) | Saxony only |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day (1. Weihnachtstag) | All states |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Second Day of Christmas (2. Weihnachtstag) | All states |
Nationwide holidays apply to all 16 federal states. State-specific holidays vary — check with your employer or state authority for full details. Last updated: 2026-06-20.
About Germany Public Holidays
Germany's public holiday system is unique among major European nations because holiday legislation is primarily a matter for the individual federal states (Bundesländer) rather than the federal government. Only a small core set of holidays is observed uniformly across all 16 states: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day (May 1), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, German Unity Day (October 3), Christmas Day, and the Second Day of Christmas. Beyond these nine nationwide holidays, each state has the authority to designate additional public holidays reflecting its own religious, cultural, and historical traditions. This means an employee in predominantly Catholic Bavaria can enjoy up to 13 public holidays per year, while a worker in a northern Protestant state such as Hamburg typically observes only 10.
The Christian calendar shapes Germany's holiday schedule more than any other factor. Easter-based moveable feasts — Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day (39 days after Easter), and Whit Monday (50 days after Easter) — shift their dates each year according to the ecclesiastical calendar. In 2027, Easter Sunday falls on March 28, placing Good Friday on March 26, Easter Monday on March 29, Ascension Day on May 6, and Whit Monday on May 17. Catholic states add Corpus Christi (60 days after Easter, falling on May 27 in 2027) and All Saints' Day (November 1) to their calendars, while predominantly Protestant eastern states observe Reformation Day on October 31. German Unity Day on October 3 is the only purely civil, non-religious nationwide holiday, marking the moment East and West Germany formally reunified in 1990.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Germany has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2027 that apply to all 16 federal states: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, German Unity Day, Christmas Day, and Second Day of Christmas. Several individual states observe additional public holidays — for example, Epiphany (Jan 6) in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Saxony-Anhalt; Corpus Christi in Catholic states; All Saints' Day (Nov 1) in six western states; and Reformation Day (Oct 31) in eastern states.
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German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) falls on Saturday, October 3, 2027. It is a nationwide public holiday commemorating the reunification of East and West Germany on October 3, 1990. Because it falls on a Saturday in 2027, there is no substitute weekday holiday at the federal level — individual states may make different provisions.
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