Public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia 2026
North Rhine-Westphalia has 11 public holidays in 2026.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 3 April Friday | Good Friday Public holiday |
| 6 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Friday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 14 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 25 May Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 4 June Thursday | Corpus Christi Public holiday |
| 3 October Saturday | German Unity Day Public holiday |
| 1 November Sunday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Friday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Saturday | Second Day of Christmas Public holiday |
Other days in 2026
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 12 February Thursday | Women's Carnival Day Observance |
| 14 February Saturday | Valentine's Day Observance |
| 16 February Monday | Shrove Monday Observance |
| 17 February Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday Observance |
| 18 February Wednesday | Ash Wednesday Observance |
| 2 April Thursday | Maundy Thursday Observance |
| 5 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Observance |
| 10 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 24 May Sunday | Pentecost Observance |
| 2 November Monday | All Souls' Day Observance |
| 11 November Wednesday | Saint Martin Observance |
| 15 November Sunday | Memorial Day Observance |
| 18 November Wednesday | Day of Prayer and Repentance Observance |
| 22 November Sunday | Totensonntag Observance |
| 29 November Sunday | 1. Advent Observance |
| 6 December Sunday | 2. Advent Observance |
| 13 December Sunday | 3. Advent Observance |
| 20 December Sunday | 4. Advent Observance |
| 24 December Thursday | Christmas Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law, though many shops and offices close early. |
| 31 December Thursday | New Year's Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law, though many shops and offices close early. |
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