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2028 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)

Public holidays in Germany in 2028

Germany has 11 public holidays in 2028. 1 of them falls on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are April, May, June, and December (2 each).

All public holidays in Germany in 2028

  • New Year's Day (Neujahr) – Saturday, January 1, 2028
  • Good Friday (Karfreitag) – Friday, April 14, 2028
  • Easter Monday (Ostermontag) – Monday, April 17, 2028
  • Labor Day (Erster Mai) – Monday, May 1, 2028
  • Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) – Thursday, May 25, 2028
  • Pentecost Monday (Pfingstmontag) – Monday, June 5, 2028
  • Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) (most regions: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland) – Thursday, June 15, 2028
  • German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) – Tuesday, October 3, 2028
  • All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen) (most regions: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland) – Wednesday, November 1, 2028
  • Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) – Monday, December 25, 2028
  • Second Day of Christmas (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) – Tuesday, December 26, 2028

Clock changes in Germany in 2028

  • On Sunday, Mar 26, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
  • On Sunday, Oct 29, clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.

Long weekends and bridge days in Germany in 2028

The weekend in Germany: Saturday and Sunday. Germany has 4 long weekends in 2028: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 – 3 days off (Labor Day)
  • Sat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5 – 3 days off (Pentecost Monday)
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 – 4 days off (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, May 26 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 25 – Sun, May 28 (Ascension Day)
  • Take Fri, Jun 16 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jun 15 – Sun, Jun 18 (Corpus Christi)
  • Take Mon, Oct 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Sep 30 – Tue, Oct 3 (German Unity Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Oct 30 and Tue, Oct 31): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Oct 28 – Wed, Nov 1 (All Saints' Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Thu, Nov 2 and Fri, Nov 3): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Nov 1 – Sun, Nov 5 (All Saints' Day)

2028 at a glance

  • 2028 has 366 days.
  • 2028 starts on a Saturday and ends on a Sunday.
  • 2028 is a leap year: February has 29 days.
  • 2028 has the same calendar as 2000 and 2056.
  • Public holidays in Germany: 11

Monthly calendars for 2028

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