School holidays & public holidays

School holidays Germany 2026

All school holiday dates 2026 for Germany’s 16 federal states in one clear, easy-to-read overview.

Federal state	Winter	Spring	Easter	Pentecost	Summer	Autumn	Christmas
Baden-Württemberg	–	–	3/30–4/11	5/26–6/5	7/30–9/12	10/26–10/30	12/22–1/512/23–1/9
Bavaria	–	2/16–2/20	3/30–4/10	5/26–6/5	8/3–9/14	11/2–11/6	12/22–1/512/24–1/8
Berlin	2/2–2/7	–	3/30–4/10	–	7/9–8/22	10/19–10/31	12/22–1/212/23–1/2
Brandenburg	2/2–2/7	–	3/30–4/10	5/26–5/26	7/9–8/22	10/19–10/30	12/22–1/212/23–1/2
Bremen	2/2–2/3	–	3/23–4/7	–	7/2–8/12	10/12–10/24	12/22–1/512/23–1/9
Hamburg	1/30–1/30	–	3/2–3/13	5/11–5/15	7/9–8/19	10/19–10/30	12/17–1/212/21–1/1
Hesse	–	–	3/30–4/10	–	6/29–8/7	10/5–10/17	12/22–1/1012/23–1/12
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	2/9–2/20	–	3/30–4/8	5/22–5/26	7/13–8/22	10/15–10/24	12/20–1/312/21–1/2
Lower Saxony	2/2–2/3	–	3/23–4/7	–	7/2–8/12	10/12–10/24	12/22–1/512/23–1/9
North Rhine-Westphalia	–	–	3/30–4/11	5/26–5/26	7/20–9/1	10/17–10/31	12/22–1/612/23–1/6
Rhineland-Palatinate	–	–	3/30–4/10	–	6/29–8/7	10/5–10/16	12/22–1/712/23–1/8
Saarland	2/16–2/20	–	4/7–4/17	–	6/29–8/7	10/5–10/16	12/22–1/212/21–12/31
Saxony	2/9–2/21	–	4/3–4/10	5/15–5/15	7/4–8/14	10/12–10/24	12/22–1/212/23–1/2
Saxony-Anhalt	1/31–2/6	–	3/30–4/4	5/26–5/29	7/4–8/14	10/19–10/30	12/22–1/512/21–1/2
Schleswig-Holstein	–	–	3/26–4/10	5/15–5/15	7/4–8/15	10/12–10/24	12/19–1/612/21–1/6
Thuringia	2/16–2/21	–	4/7–4/17	5/15–5/15	7/4–8/14	10/12–10/24	12/22–1/312/23–1/2

Baden-Württemberg
Easter
3/30–4/11
Pentecost
5/26–6/5
Summer
7/30–9/12
Autumn
10/26–10/30
Christmas
12/22–1/512/23–1/9
Bavaria
Spring
2/16–2/20
Easter
3/30–4/10
Pentecost
5/26–6/5
Summer
8/3–9/14
Autumn
11/2–11/6
Christmas
12/22–1/512/24–1/8
Berlin
Winter
2/2–2/7
Easter
3/30–4/10
Summer
7/9–8/22
Autumn
10/19–10/31
Christmas
12/22–1/212/23–1/2
Brandenburg
Winter
2/2–2/7
Easter
3/30–4/10
Pentecost
5/26–5/26
Summer
7/9–8/22
Autumn
10/19–10/30
Christmas
12/22–1/212/23–1/2
Bremen
Winter
2/2–2/3
Easter
3/23–4/7
Summer
7/2–8/12
Autumn
10/12–10/24
Christmas
12/22–1/512/23–1/9
Hamburg
Winter
1/30–1/30
Easter
3/2–3/13
Pentecost
5/11–5/15
Summer
7/9–8/19
Autumn
10/19–10/30
Christmas
12/17–1/212/21–1/1
Hesse
Easter
3/30–4/10
Summer
6/29–8/7
Autumn
10/5–10/17
Christmas
12/22–1/1012/23–1/12
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Winter
2/9–2/20
Easter
3/30–4/8
Pentecost
5/22–5/26
Summer
7/13–8/22
Autumn
10/15–10/24
Christmas
12/20–1/312/21–1/2
Lower Saxony
Winter
2/2–2/3
Easter
3/23–4/7
Summer
7/2–8/12
Autumn
10/12–10/24
Christmas
12/22–1/512/23–1/9
North Rhine-Westphalia
Easter
3/30–4/11
Pentecost
5/26–5/26
Summer
7/20–9/1
Autumn
10/17–10/31
Christmas
12/22–1/612/23–1/6
Rhineland-Palatinate
Easter
3/30–4/10
Summer
6/29–8/7
Autumn
10/5–10/16
Christmas
12/22–1/712/23–1/8
Saarland
Winter
2/16–2/20
Easter
4/7–4/17
Summer
6/29–8/7
Autumn
10/5–10/16
Christmas
12/22–1/212/21–12/31
Saxony
Winter
2/9–2/21
Easter
4/3–4/10
Pentecost
5/15–5/15
Summer
7/4–8/14
Autumn
10/12–10/24
Christmas
12/22–1/212/23–1/2
Saxony-Anhalt
Winter
1/31–2/6
Easter
3/30–4/4
Pentecost
5/26–5/29
Summer
7/4–8/14
Autumn
10/19–10/30
Christmas
12/22–1/512/21–1/2
Schleswig-Holstein
Easter
3/26–4/10
Pentecost
5/15–5/15
Summer
7/4–8/15
Autumn
10/12–10/24
Christmas
12/19–1/612/21–1/6
Thuringia
Winter
2/16–2/21
Easter
4/7–4/17
Pentecost
5/15–5/15
Summer
7/4–8/14
Autumn
10/12–10/24
Christmas
12/22–1/312/23–1/2

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School holiday dates are based on the summaries published by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs, data as of October 9, 2025; no guarantee is made as to their accuracy. Public holidays are calculated based on the applicable state regulations.