School holidays & public holidays
School holidays Germany 2028
All school holiday dates 2028 for Germany’s 16 federal states in one clear, easy-to-read overview.
| Federal state | Winter | Spring | Easter | Pentecost | Summer | Autumn | Christmas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | – | – | 4/18–4/22 | 6/6–6/17 | 7/27–9/9 | 10/30–11/3 | 12/23–1/812/23–1/5 |
| Bavaria | – | 2/28–3/3 | 4/10–4/21 | 6/6–6/16 | 7/31–9/11 | 10/30–11/3 | 12/24–1/712/23–1/5 |
| Berlin | 1/31–2/5 | – | 4/10–4/22 | 6/1–6/2 | 7/1–8/12 | 10/2–10/14 | 12/22–1/2 |
| Brandenburg | 1/31–2/5 | – | 4/10–4/22 | – | 6/29–8/12 | 10/2–10/14 | 12/22–1/2 |
| Bremen | 1/31–2/1 | – | 4/10–4/22 | – | 7/20–8/30 | 10/23–11/4 | 12/23–1/812/27–1/6 |
| Hamburg | 1/28–1/28 | – | 3/6–3/17 | 5/22–5/26 | 7/3–8/11 | 10/2–10/13 | 12/18–12/29 |
| Hesse | – | – | 4/3–4/14 | – | 7/3–8/11 | 10/9–10/20 | 12/23–1/1112/27–1/12 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 2/5–2/17 | – | 4/12–4/21 | 6/2–6/6 | 6/26–8/5 | 10/23–10/28 | 12/22–1/412/22–1/2 |
| Lower Saxony | 1/31–2/1 | – | 4/10–4/22 | – | 7/20–8/30 | 10/23–11/4 | 12/23–1/812/27–1/6 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | – | – | 4/10–4/22 | – | 7/10–8/22 | 10/23–11/4 | 12/24–1/812/21–1/5 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | – | – | 4/10–4/21 | – | 7/3–8/11 | 10/9–10/20 | 12/23–1/712/21–1/8 |
| Saarland | 2/21–2/29 | – | 4/12–4/21 | – | 7/3–8/11 | 10/9–10/20 | 12/20–1/2 |
| Saxony | 2/14–2/26 | – | 4/14–4/22 | 5/26–5/26 | 7/22–9/1 | 10/23–11/3 | 12/23–1/112/23–1/3 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 2/7–2/12 | – | 4/10–4/22 | 6/3–6/10 | 7/22–9/1 | 10/30–11/3 | 12/21–1/2 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | – | – | 4/3–4/15 | 5/26–5/26 | 6/24–8/4 | 10/16–10/30 | 12/23–1/812/21–1/5 |
| Thuringia | 2/7–2/12 | – | 4/3–4/15 | 5/26–5/26 | 7/22–9/1 | 10/23–11/3 | 12/23–1/5 |
- Baden-Württemberg
- Easter
- 4/18–4/22
- Pentecost
- 6/6–6/17
- Summer
- 7/27–9/9
- Autumn
- 10/30–11/3
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/812/23–1/5
- Bavaria
- Spring
- 2/28–3/3
- Easter
- 4/10–4/21
- Pentecost
- 6/6–6/16
- Summer
- 7/31–9/11
- Autumn
- 10/30–11/3
- Christmas
- 12/24–1/712/23–1/5
- Berlin
- Winter
- 1/31–2/5
- Easter
- 4/10–4/22
- Pentecost
- 6/1–6/2
- Summer
- 7/1–8/12
- Autumn
- 10/2–10/14
- Christmas
- 12/22–1/2
- Brandenburg
- Winter
- 1/31–2/5
- Easter
- 4/10–4/22
- Summer
- 6/29–8/12
- Autumn
- 10/2–10/14
- Christmas
- 12/22–1/2
- Bremen
- Winter
- 1/31–2/1
- Easter
- 4/10–4/22
- Summer
- 7/20–8/30
- Autumn
- 10/23–11/4
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/812/27–1/6
- Hamburg
- Winter
- 1/28–1/28
- Easter
- 3/6–3/17
- Pentecost
- 5/22–5/26
- Summer
- 7/3–8/11
- Autumn
- 10/2–10/13
- Christmas
- 12/18–12/29
- Hesse
- Easter
- 4/3–4/14
- Summer
- 7/3–8/11
- Autumn
- 10/9–10/20
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/1112/27–1/12
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Winter
- 2/5–2/17
- Easter
- 4/12–4/21
- Pentecost
- 6/2–6/6
- Summer
- 6/26–8/5
- Autumn
- 10/23–10/28
- Christmas
- 12/22–1/412/22–1/2
- Lower Saxony
- Winter
- 1/31–2/1
- Easter
- 4/10–4/22
- Summer
- 7/20–8/30
- Autumn
- 10/23–11/4
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/812/27–1/6
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Easter
- 4/10–4/22
- Summer
- 7/10–8/22
- Autumn
- 10/23–11/4
- Christmas
- 12/24–1/812/21–1/5
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Easter
- 4/10–4/21
- Summer
- 7/3–8/11
- Autumn
- 10/9–10/20
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/712/21–1/8
- Saarland
- Winter
- 2/21–2/29
- Easter
- 4/12–4/21
- Summer
- 7/3–8/11
- Autumn
- 10/9–10/20
- Christmas
- 12/20–1/2
- Saxony
- Winter
- 2/14–2/26
- Easter
- 4/14–4/22
- Pentecost
- 5/26–5/26
- Summer
- 7/22–9/1
- Autumn
- 10/23–11/3
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/112/23–1/3
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Winter
- 2/7–2/12
- Easter
- 4/10–4/22
- Pentecost
- 6/3–6/10
- Summer
- 7/22–9/1
- Autumn
- 10/30–11/3
- Christmas
- 12/21–1/2
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Easter
- 4/3–4/15
- Pentecost
- 5/26–5/26
- Summer
- 6/24–8/4
- Autumn
- 10/16–10/30
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/812/21–1/5
- Thuringia
- Winter
- 2/7–2/12
- Easter
- 4/3–4/15
- Pentecost
- 5/26–5/26
- Summer
- 7/22–9/1
- Autumn
- 10/23–11/3
- Christmas
- 12/23–1/5
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Try it for freeSchool 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.