Public holidays 2027
Public holidays 2027 in Germany
Nationwide public holidays (each Land adds its own). 5 weekdays off for a Monday to Friday week, 4 holidays on the weekend, 256 working days in the year.
| Date | Holiday | Day off? |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January | New Year's Day (Neujahr) | Yes |
| Friday 26 March | Good Friday (Karfreitag) | Yes |
| Monday 29 March | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) | Yes |
| Saturday 1 May | Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit) (Saturday) | No, weekend |
| Thursday 6 May | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) | Yes |
| Monday 17 May | Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) | Yes |
| Sunday 3 October | German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) (Sunday) | No, weekend |
| Saturday 25 December | Christmas Day (1. Weihnachtstag) (Saturday) | No, weekend |
| Sunday 26 December | St Stephen's Day (2. Weihnachtstag) (Sunday) | No, weekend |
Download the Germany 2027 calendar (.ics): one all-day event per row, for Google Calendar, Outlook or a Jira Service Management SLA calendar.
What to know about Germany's 2027 holidays
The working week here is Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday off.
2027 is a poor year for German holidays: four of the nine nationwide ones (Labour Day, German Unity Day, Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day) fall on a weekend, and German law has no substitute days.
Each Land adds its own: Epiphany (6 January) in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, International Women’s Day (8 March) in Berlin, Corpus Christi (Thursday 27 May 2027) and All Saints’ Day (1 November) in several Länder, Reformation Day (31 October) in several northern and eastern ones.
Source: Land Berlin (berlin.de), Bavarian and Baden-Württemberg interior ministries, read in November 2026.
Long weekends in 2027
- Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days off in a row
- Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days off in a row
- Sat 15 May to Mon 17 May: 3 days off in a row
Bridge days: one day of leave, four or more days off
Take one of these working days as leave and it joins a holiday to the weekend. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so plan cover early.
- Friday 7 May: 4 days off in a row
Working days in 2027
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 256 |
256 working days, 2,048 hours at 8 a day. Compare every country month by month in Working days 2027, or count a date range with the business days calculator, which can fill in these holidays for you.
Plan the team around them
- Public holidays 2027: all 35 countries side by side, with the weekend rules compared.
- Out of office message generator: works out the day you are back, skipping these holidays.
- OutSync: leave requests in Jira and Confluence, who is out on the board, and approved leave in a shared Google Calendar.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Germany in 2027?
9 days are listed for 2027. 5 of them are weekdays off for someone working Monday to Friday; 4 fall on the weekend. The dates are from Land Berlin (berlin.de), Bavarian and Baden-Württemberg interior ministries.
How many working days does Germany have in 2027?
256 working days for a Monday to Friday week, 2,048 hours at 8 hours a day. Regional and optional days are not taken off.