Germany Public Holidays 2027
Germany has 9 national public holidays in 2027, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and ending with Boxing Day on 26 December 2027. Christmas Day lands on a Saturday in 2027, on 25 December 2027, and no substitute weekday is granted for it here, so it costs the calendar a day off compared with a year when it falls midweek.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayNeujahr | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Good FridayKarfreitag | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter MondayOstermontag | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Labour DayMaifeiertag | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Ascension DayChristi Himmelfahrt | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Whit MondayPfingstmontag | Monday | Public holiday | |
| National HolidayTag der Deutschen Einheit | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day1. Weihnachtstag | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Boxing Day2. Weihnachtstag | SundayWeekend | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2027 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The last full review of the dataset behind the Germany calendar. No correction specific to Germany has been needed since.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Germany.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
The busiest stretch is May (3 holidays), a good window to plan around if you rely on offices, banks or schools being open. Four of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2027, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. Below you will find the full 2027 list for Germany, sorted by date, with the weekday marked for quick planning. Only nationwide public holidays are included here, which keeps the Germany calendar clean and comparable.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Germany have in 2027?
Germany has 9 national public holidays in 2027. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and the last is Boxing Day on 26 December 2027.
What is the first public holiday of 2027 in Germany?
The first public holiday of 2027 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2027.
When is New Year celebrated in Germany in 2027?
In 2027, New Year's Day in Germany is on 1 January 2027.
Are regional holidays included for Germany?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Germany are listed separately on the Germany holiday hub, together with the federal states that observe them.
Do the Germany holiday dates change from 2027 to the next year?
Some of them do. Four of the 9 holidays in 2027 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Good Friday on 26 March 2027, Easter Monday on 29 March 2027 and Ascension Day on 6 May 2027, plus 1 more.
How far ahead is the Germany calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Germany.
Which Germany holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2027. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Germany holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Germany with other countries in the same year, see the 2027 worldwide overview.
Other years for Germany
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Germany public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Germany 2027 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend on their own, and where a single day of leave turns a holiday into a four day break. That is on the Germany long weekends page for 2027, alongside how many working days 2027 actually has once weekends and holidays come out. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.