Public holidays in Germany 2028
Germany has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2028.
These are the 9 public holidays observed in every German state. Each state adds its own — choose yours below. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not public holidays anywhere in Germany.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Saturday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 14 April Friday | Good Friday Public holiday |
| 17 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Monday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 25 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 5 June Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 3 October Tuesday | German Unity Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Monday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Tuesday | Second Day of Christmas Public holiday |
Other days in 2028
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 14 February Monday | Valentine's Day Observance |
| 24 February Thursday | Women's Carnival Day Observance |
| 28 February Monday | Shrove Monday Observance |
| 29 February Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday Observance |
| 1 March Wednesday | Ash Wednesday Observance |
| 13 April Thursday | Maundy Thursday Observance |
| 16 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Observance |
| 14 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 4 June Sunday | Pentecost Observance |
| 1 November Wednesday | All Saints' Day Observance |
| 2 November Thursday | All Souls' Day Observance |
| 11 November Saturday | Saint Martin Observance |
| 19 November Sunday | Memorial Day Observance |
| 22 November Wednesday | Day of Prayer and Repentance Observance |
| 26 November Sunday | Totensonntag Observance |
| 3 December Sunday | 1. Advent Observance |
| 10 December Sunday | 2. Advent Observance |
| 17 December Sunday | 3. Advent Observance |
| 24 December Sunday | Christmas Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law, though many shops and offices close early. |
| 24 December Sunday | 4. Advent Observance |
| 31 December Sunday | New Year's Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law, though many shops and offices close early. |
States
Baden-Württemberg2028 holidaysBavaria2028 holidaysBerlin2028 holidaysBrandenburg2028 holidaysBremen2028 holidaysHamburg2028 holidaysHesse2028 holidaysMecklenburg-Western Pomerania2028 holidaysLower Saxony2028 holidaysNorth Rhine-Westphalia2028 holidaysRhineland-Palatinate2028 holidaysSaarland2028 holidaysSaxony2028 holidaysSaxony-Anhalt2028 holidaysSchleswig-Holstein2028 holidaysThuringia2028 holidays
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Holiday data from date-holidays by commenthol, based on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; our lists are shared under the same licence. Checked against the official source: www.hamburg.de. Holidays can change — confirm with your employer or an official source. All sources.