Public holidays in Saxony 2025
Saxony has 11 public holidays in 2025.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Wednesday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 18 April Friday | Good Friday Public holiday |
| 21 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Thursday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 29 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 9 June Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 3 October Friday | German Unity Day Public holiday |
| 31 October Friday | Reformation Day Public holiday |
| 19 November Wednesday | Day of Prayer and Repentance Public holiday |
| 25 December Thursday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Friday | Second Day of Christmas Public holiday |
Local public holidays in 2025
Public holidays in only part of Saxony — see each note for where.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 19 June Thursday | Corpus Christi Public holiday in some areasA public holiday only in municipalities named by state decree, in the Bautzen area. |
Other days in 2025
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 14 February Friday | Valentine's Day Observance |
| 27 February Thursday | Women's Carnival Day Observance |
| 3 March Monday | Shrove Monday Observance |
| 4 March Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday Observance |
| 5 March Wednesday | Ash Wednesday Observance |
| 17 April Thursday | Maundy Thursday Observance |
| 20 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Observance |
| 11 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 8 June Sunday | Pentecost Observance |
| 1 November Saturday | All Saints' Day Observance |
| 2 November Sunday | All Souls' Day Observance |
| 11 November Tuesday | Saint Martin Observance |
| 16 November Sunday | Memorial Day Observance |
| 23 November Sunday | Totensonntag Observance |
| 30 November Sunday | 1. Advent Observance |
| 7 December Sunday | 2. Advent Observance |
| 14 December Sunday | 3. Advent Observance |
| 21 December Sunday | 4. Advent Observance |
| 24 December Wednesday | Christmas Eve Not a statutory day offNot a public holiday by law, though many shops and offices close early. |
| 31 December Wednesday | 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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