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Germany holidays 2026 and 2027

Germany (DE). Public holidays fall on 7 weekdays in Germany in 2026.

Id
DE
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028
Last verified
2026-10-13

2026

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed[1]
Fri 3 Apr 2026Good FridayClosed[1]
Mon 6 Apr 2026Easter MondayClosed[1]
Fri 1 May 2026Labor DayClosed[1]
Thu 14 May 2026Ascension DayClosed[1]
Mon 25 May 2026Pentecost MondayClosed[1]
Sat 3 Oct 2026German Unity DayClosed[1]
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayClosed[1]
Sat 26 Dec 2026Second Day of ChristmasClosed[1]

2027

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed[1]
Fri 26 Mar 2027Good FridayClosed[1]
Mon 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayClosed[1]
Sat 1 May 2027Labor DayClosed[1]
Thu 6 May 2027Ascension DayClosed[1]
Mon 17 May 2027Pentecost MondayClosed[1]
Sun 3 Oct 2027German Unity DayClosed[1]
Sat 25 Dec 2027Christmas DayClosed[1]
Sun 26 Dec 2027Second Day of ChristmasClosed[1]
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

Germany holidays: questions

How many weekdays is Germany closed in 2026?

7: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Labor Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Ascension Day (Thu 14 May 2026); Pentecost Monday (Mon 25 May 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).

Use it from the API

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=DE&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

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