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May 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1Labor Day | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14Ascension | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25Pentecost Monday | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
October 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3German Unity | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25Clocks −1h |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
82% of 2026 has passed · Today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Week 44 · Day 301 of 365 · 64 days left in 2026
2026 Holidays for Germany
- New Year's Day (Neujahr)
- Clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
- Good Friday (Karfreitag)
- Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
- Labor Day (Erster Mai)
- Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
- Pentecost Monday (Pfingstmontag)
- Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) (most regions: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland)
- German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
- Clocks go back 1 hour (03:00 → 02:00)
- All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen) (most regions: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland)
- Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag)
- Second Day of Christmas (Zweiter Weihnachtstag)
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Public holidays in Germany in 2026
Germany has 11 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is May (3).
All public holidays in Germany in 2026
- New Year's Day (Neujahr) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Good Friday (Karfreitag) – Friday, April 3, 2026
- Easter Monday (Ostermontag) – Monday, April 6, 2026
- Labor Day (Erster Mai) – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) – Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Pentecost Monday (Pfingstmontag) – Monday, May 25, 2026
- Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) (most regions: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland) – Thursday, June 4, 2026
- German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) – Saturday, October 3, 2026
- All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen) (most regions: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland) – Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) – Friday, December 25, 2026
- Second Day of Christmas (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) – Saturday, December 26, 2026
Clock changes in Germany in 2026
- On Sunday, Mar 29, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
- On Sunday, Oct 25, clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.
Long weekends and bridge days in Germany in 2026
The weekend in Germany: Saturday and Sunday. Germany has 4 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Labor Day)
- Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 – 3 days off (Pentecost Monday)
- Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas)
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
- Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 (Ascension Day)
- Take Fri, Jun 5 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jun 4 – Sun, Jun 7 (Corpus Christi)
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in Germany: 11
Monthly calendars for 2026
- January 2026 – 1 holiday
- February 2026 – 0 holidays
- March 2026 – 0 holidays
- April 2026 – 2 holidays
- May 2026 – 3 holidays
- June 2026 – 1 holiday
- July 2026 – 0 holidays
- August 2026 – 0 holidays
- September 2026 – 0 holidays
- October 2026 – 1 holiday
- November 2026 – 1 holiday
- December 2026 – 2 holidays