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School holidays: Germany 2026

Public holidays 2026

Periods in the year
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen, Lower Saxony
Hamburg
Hesse
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia

OpenHolidays data, kept by volunteers; periods may be missing. Check with the school.

Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0). Data obtained on 2026-11-01.

School holidays 2026
NameStartEndRegions
Christmas Holidays17/12/202502/01/2026Hamburg
Christmas Holidays19/12/202506/01/2026Schleswig-Holstein
Christmas Holidays20/12/202503/01/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Christmas Holidays22/12/202503/01/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Christmas Holidays22/12/202506/01/2026North Rhine-Westphalia
Christmas Holidays22/12/202507/01/2026Rhineland-Palatinate
Christmas Holidays22/12/202505/01/2026Lower Saxony
Christmas Holidays22/12/202502/01/2026Saxony
Christmas Holidays22/12/202505/01/2026Baden-Württemberg
Christmas Holidays22/12/202502/01/2026Saarland
Christmas Holidays22/12/202503/01/2026Thuringia
Christmas Holidays22/12/202505/01/2026Saxony-Anhalt
Christmas Holidays22/12/202505/01/2026Bremen
Christmas Holidays22/12/202510/01/2026Hesse
Christmas Holidays22/12/202505/01/2026Bavaria
Christmas holidays22/12/202502/01/2026Brandenburg
Christmas holidays22/12/202502/01/2026Berlin
Mid-Year Break30/01/202630/01/2026Hamburg
Winter Holidays31/01/202606/02/2026Saxony-Anhalt
Mid-Year Holidays02/02/202603/02/2026Bremen
Mid-Year Holidays02/02/202603/02/2026Lower Saxony
Winter holidays02/02/202607/02/2026Brandenburg
Winter holidays02/02/202607/02/2026Berlin
Winter Holidays09/02/202614/02/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Winter Holidays09/02/202620/02/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Winter Holidays09/02/202621/02/2026Saxony
Carnival Holidays16/02/202620/02/2026Saarland
Spring Holidays16/02/202620/02/2026Bavaria
Winter Holidays16/02/202621/02/2026Thuringia
Spring Holidays02/03/202613/03/2026Hamburg
Easter Holidays23/03/202607/04/2026Lower Saxony
Easter Holidays23/03/202607/04/2026Bremen
Easter Holidays26/03/202610/04/2026Schleswig-Holstein
Easter Holidays30/03/202610/04/2026Bavaria
Easter Holidays30/03/202608/04/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Easter Holidays30/03/202610/04/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Easter Holidays30/03/202604/04/2026Saxony-Anhalt
Easter Holidays30/03/202611/04/2026North Rhine-Westphalia
Easter Holidays30/03/202611/04/2026Baden-Württemberg
Easter Holidays30/03/202610/04/2026Hesse
Easter Holidays30/03/202610/04/2026Rhineland-Palatinate
Easter holidays30/03/202610/04/2026Berlin
Easter holidays30/03/202610/04/2026Brandenburg
Easter Holidays03/04/202610/04/2026Saxony
Easter Holidays07/04/202617/04/2026Saarland
Easter Holidays07/04/202617/04/2026Thuringia
Pentecost Holidays11/05/202615/05/2026Hamburg
Additional holiday15/05/202615/05/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Ascension15/05/202615/05/2026Schleswig-Holstein
Day after Ascension15/05/202615/05/2026Bremen
Day after Ascension15/05/202615/05/2026Lower Saxony
Day off15/05/202615/05/2026Saxony
Day off15/05/202615/05/2026Berlin
Day off from school15/05/202615/05/2026Thuringia
Variable holiday15/05/202615/05/2026Brandenburg
Pentecost Holidays22/05/202626/05/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Pentecost Holiday26/05/202626/05/2026Lower Saxony
Pentecost Holiday26/05/202626/05/2026Bremen
Pentecost Holidays26/05/202605/06/2026Bavaria
Pentecost Holidays26/05/202605/06/2026Baden-Württemberg
Pentecost Holidays26/05/202626/05/2026North Rhine-Westphalia
Pentecost Holidays26/05/202629/05/2026Saxony-Anhalt
Pentecost holiday26/05/202626/05/2026Brandenburg
Pentecost holiday26/05/202626/05/2026Berlin
Summer Holidays29/06/202607/08/2026Saarland
Summer Holidays29/06/202607/08/2026Hesse
Summer Holidays29/06/202607/08/2026Rhineland-Palatinate
Summer Holidays02/07/202612/08/2026Lower Saxony
Summer Holidays02/07/202612/08/2026Bremen
Summer Holidays04/07/202614/08/2026Thuringia
Summer Holidays04/07/202615/08/2026Schleswig-Holstein
Summer Holidays04/07/202614/08/2026Saxony-Anhalt
Summer Holidays04/07/202614/08/2026Saxony
Summer Holidays04/07/202608/08/2026Schleswig-Holstein
Summer Holidays09/07/202619/08/2026Hamburg
Summer holidays09/07/202622/08/2026Berlin
Summer holidays09/07/202622/08/2026Brandenburg
Summer Holidays13/07/202629/08/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Summer Holidays13/07/202622/08/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Summer Holidays20/07/202601/09/2026North Rhine-Westphalia
Summer Holidays30/07/202612/09/2026Baden-Württemberg
Summer Holidays03/08/202614/09/2026Bavaria
Autumn Holidays05/10/202617/10/2026Hesse
Autumn Holidays05/10/202624/10/2026Schleswig-Holstein
Autumn Holidays05/10/202616/10/2026Rhineland-Palatinate
Autumn Holidays05/10/202616/10/2026Saarland
Autumn Holidays12/10/202624/10/2026Saxony
Autumn Holidays12/10/202624/10/2026Schleswig-Holstein
Autumn Holidays12/10/202624/10/2026Lower Saxony
Autumn Holidays12/10/202624/10/2026Thuringia
Autumn Holidays12/10/202624/10/2026Bremen
Autumn Holidays15/10/202624/10/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Autumn Holidays17/10/202631/10/2026North Rhine-Westphalia
Autumn Holidays19/10/202624/10/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Autumn Holidays19/10/202630/10/2026Hamburg
Autumn Holidays19/10/202630/10/2026Saxony-Anhalt
Autumn holidays19/10/202631/10/2026Berlin
Autumn holidays19/10/202630/10/2026Brandenburg
Autumn Holidays26/10/202630/10/2026Baden-Württemberg
Reformation Day31/10/202631/10/2026Baden-Württemberg
Autumn Holidays02/11/202606/11/2026Bavaria
Repentance Day18/11/202618/11/2026Bavaria
Additional holiday26/11/202626/11/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Additional holiday27/11/202627/11/2026Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Christmas Holidays19/12/202602/01/2027Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Christmas Holidays21/12/202602/01/2027Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Christmas Holidays21/12/202601/01/2027Hamburg
Christmas Holidays21/12/202631/12/2026Saarland
Christmas Holidays21/12/202602/01/2027Saxony-Anhalt
Christmas Holidays21/12/202606/01/2027Schleswig-Holstein
Christmas Holidays23/12/202612/01/2027Hesse
Christmas Holidays23/12/202609/01/2027Bremen
Christmas Holidays23/12/202602/01/2027Saxony
Christmas Holidays23/12/202608/01/2027Rhineland-Palatinate
Christmas Holidays23/12/202609/01/2027Baden-Württemberg
Christmas Holidays23/12/202602/01/2027Thuringia
Christmas Holidays23/12/202609/01/2027Lower Saxony
Christmas Holidays23/12/202606/01/2027North Rhine-Westphalia
Christmas holidays23/12/202602/01/2027Berlin
Christmas holidays23/12/202602/01/2027Brandenburg
Christmas Holidays24/12/202608/01/2027Bavaria