| Date |
Weekday |
Name |
Holiday Type |
| Jan 1 |
Monday |
New Year’s Day |
National |
| Jan 6 |
Saturday |
Epiphany |
Christian |
| Jan 22 |
Monday |
Franco-German Day |
Observance |
| Jan 27 |
Saturday |
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism |
Observance |
| Jan 28 |
Sunday |
European Privacy Day |
Observance |
| Feb 12 |
Monday |
Shrove Monday |
Observance |
| Feb 13 |
Tuesday |
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday |
Christian |
| Feb 14 |
Wednesday |
Ash Wednesday |
Silent Day |
| Feb 14 |
Wednesday |
Valentine’s Day |
Observance |
| Mar 20 |
Tuesday |
March equinox |
Season |
| Mar 25 |
Sunday |
Daylight Saving Time starts |
Clock change |
| Mar 25 |
Sunday |
Palm Sunday |
Christian |
| Mar 29 |
Thursday |
Maundy Thursday |
Silent Day |
| Mar 30 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Silent Day, public |
| Apr 1 |
Sunday |
Easter Day |
Christian |
| Apr 2 |
Monday |
Easter Monday |
Christian |
| Apr 23 |
Monday |
German Beer Day |
Observance |
| Apr 26 |
Thursday |
Girls’ Day – Career Information Day |
Observance |
| Apr 30 |
Monday |
Walpurgis Night |
Observance |
| May 1 |
Tuesday |
May Day |
National |
| May 5 |
Saturday |
Europe Day |
Observance |
| May 10 |
Thursday |
Ascension Day |
National holiday, Christian |
| May 13 |
Sunday |
Mother’s Day |
Observance |
| May 20 |
Sunday |
Whit Sunday |
Silent Day |
| May 20 |
Sunday |
Whit Sunday |
Christian |
| May 21 |
Monday |
Whit Monday |
National, Christian |
| May 23 |
Wednesday |
Constitution Day |
Observance |
| May 31 |
Thursday |
Corpus Christi |
Local holiday, Christian |
| May 31 |
Thursday |
Corpus Christi |
Christian,Local |
| Jun 3 |
Sunday |
European Bicycle Day |
Observance |
| Jun 6 |
Wednesday |
Visually Impaired People Day |
Observance |
| Jun 16 |
Saturday |
Day of Music |
Observance |
| Jun 17 |
Sunday |
Car-free Sunday |
Observance |
| Jun 21 |
Thursday |
June Solstice |
Season |
| Jun 23 |
Saturday |
Architecture Day |
Observance |
| Aug 8 |
Wednesday |
Peace Festival in Augsburg |
Local |
| Aug 15 |
Wednesday |
Assumption of Mary |
Christian, Common Local Holidays |
| Sep 1 |
Saturday |
World Peace Day |
Observance |
| Sep 8 |
Saturday |
German Language Day |
Observance |
| Sep 9 |
Sunday |
European Heritage Days (Day of the Open Monument) |
Observance |
| Sep 9 |
Sunday |
Day of the Homeland |
Observance |
| Sep 20 |
Thursday |
German World Childrens’ Day |
Observance |
| Sep 23 |
Sunday |
September equinox |
Season |
| Sep 28 |
Friday |
German Sandwich Day |
Observance |
| Sep 29 |
Saturday |
German Food Bank Day |
Observance |
| Oct 3 |
Wednesday |
Day of German Unity |
National |
| Oct 7 |
Sunday |
Space Exploration Day |
Observance |
| Oct 7 |
Sunday |
Harvest Festival |
Observance |
| Oct 24 |
Wednesday |
Day of the Libraries |
Observance |
| Oct 28 |
Sunday |
Daylight Saving Time ends |
Clock change |
| Oct 30 |
Tuesday |
World Thrift Day |
Observance |
| Oct 31 |
Wednesday |
Reformation Day |
Local |
| Oct 31 |
Wednesday |
Halloween |
Observance |
| Nov 1 |
Thursday |
All Saints’ Day |
Silent Day, public |
| Nov 9 |
Friday |
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day |
Observance |
| Nov 9 |
Friday |
Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Observance |
| Nov 11 |
Sunday |
St. Martin’s Day |
Observance, Christian |
| Nov 18 |
Sunday |
National Day of Mourning |
Silent Day |
| Nov 21 |
Wednesday |
Repentance Day |
Christian |
| Nov 25 |
Sunday |
Sunday of the Dead |
Silent Day |
| Dec 2 |
Sunday |
First Sunday Advent |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 6 |
Thursday |
Saint Nicholas Day |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 9 |
Sunday |
Second Sunday Advent |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 16 |
Sunday |
Third Sunday Advent |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 19 |
Wednesday |
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide |
Observance |
| Dec 21 |
Friday |
December Solstice |
Season |
| Dec 23 |
Sunday |
Fourth Sunday Advent |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 24 |
Monday |
Christmas Eve |
Silent Day |
| Dec 25 |
Tuesday |
Christmas Day |
National holiday, Christian |
| Dec 26 |
Wednesday |
Boxing Day |
National holiday, Christian |
| Dec 31 |
Monday |
New Year’s Eve |
Observance |
