School holidays Germany 2029

All school holiday dates 2029 for Germany’s 16 federal states in one clear, easy-to-read overview.

Federal state	Winter	Spring	Easter	Pentecost	Summer	Autumn	Christmas
Baden-Württemberg	–	–	3/26–4/7	5/22–6/1	7/26–9/8	10/29–11/2	12/23–1/512/22–1/5
Bavaria	–	2/12–2/16	3/26–4/6	5/22–6/1	7/30–9/10	10/29–11/2	12/23–1/512/24–1/4
Berlin	1/29–2/3	–	3/26–4/6	5/22–5/25	7/1–8/11	10/1–10/12	12/22–1/212/21–1/4
Brandenburg	1/29–2/3	–	3/26–4/6	5/22–5/22	6/28–8/11	10/1–10/12	12/22–1/212/21–1/4
Bremen	2/1–2/2	–	3/19–4/3	–	7/19–8/29	10/22–11/2	12/27–1/612/21–1/5
Hamburg	2/2–2/2	–	3/5–3/16	5/11–5/18	7/2–8/10	10/1–10/12	12/21–1/4
Hesse	–	–	3/29–4/13	–	7/16–8/24	10/15–10/26	12/27–1/1212/24–1/11
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	2/5–2/16	–	3/28–4/6	5/18–5/22	6/18–7/28	–	12/22–1/2
Lower Saxony	2/1–2/2	–	3/19–4/3	–	7/19–8/29	10/22–11/2	12/27–1/612/21–1/5
North Rhine-Westphalia	–	–	3/26–4/7	5/22–5/22	7/2–8/14	10/15–10/27	12/21–1/512/20–1/4
Rhineland-Palatinate	–	–	3/26–4/6	–	7/16–8/24	10/22–11/2	12/21–1/812/24–1/9
Saarland	2/12–2/16	–	3/26–4/6	5/22–5/25	7/16–8/24	10/22–11/2	12/20–1/212/21–1/4
Saxony	2/5–2/16	–	3/29–4/6	5/19–5/22	7/21–8/31	–	12/23–1/3
Saxony-Anhalt	2/5–2/10	–	3/26–3/31	5/11–5/25	7/21–8/31	10/29–11/2	12/21–1/212/21–1/5
Schleswig-Holstein	–	–	3/23–4/6	5/11–5/11	6/23–8/3	10/8–10/19	12/21–1/512/21–1/8
Thuringia	2/12–2/17	–	3/26–4/7	5/11–5/11	7/21–8/31	–	12/23–1/5

Baden-Württemberg
Easter
3/26–4/7
Pentecost
5/22–6/1
Summer
7/26–9/8
Autumn
10/29–11/2
Christmas
12/23–1/512/22–1/5
Bavaria
Spring
2/12–2/16
Easter
3/26–4/6
Pentecost
5/22–6/1
Summer
7/30–9/10
Autumn
10/29–11/2
Christmas
12/23–1/512/24–1/4
Berlin
Winter
1/29–2/3
Easter
3/26–4/6
Pentecost
5/22–5/25
Summer
7/1–8/11
Autumn
10/1–10/12
Christmas
12/22–1/212/21–1/4
Brandenburg
Winter
1/29–2/3
Easter
3/26–4/6
Pentecost
5/22–5/22
Summer
6/28–8/11
Autumn
10/1–10/12
Christmas
12/22–1/212/21–1/4
Bremen
Winter
2/1–2/2
Easter
3/19–4/3
Summer
7/19–8/29
Autumn
10/22–11/2
Christmas
12/27–1/612/21–1/5
Hamburg
Winter
2/2–2/2
Easter
3/5–3/16
Pentecost
5/11–5/18
Summer
7/2–8/10
Autumn
10/1–10/12
Christmas
12/21–1/4
Hesse
Easter
3/29–4/13
Summer
7/16–8/24
Autumn
10/15–10/26
Christmas
12/27–1/1212/24–1/11
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Winter
2/5–2/16
Easter
3/28–4/6
Pentecost
5/18–5/22
Summer
6/18–7/28
Christmas
12/22–1/2
Lower Saxony
Winter
2/1–2/2
Easter
3/19–4/3
Summer
7/19–8/29
Autumn
10/22–11/2
Christmas
12/27–1/612/21–1/5
North Rhine-Westphalia
Easter
3/26–4/7
Pentecost
5/22–5/22
Summer
7/2–8/14
Autumn
10/15–10/27
Christmas
12/21–1/512/20–1/4
Rhineland-Palatinate
Easter
3/26–4/6
Summer
7/16–8/24
Autumn
10/22–11/2
Christmas
12/21–1/812/24–1/9
Saarland
Winter
2/12–2/16
Easter
3/26–4/6
Pentecost
5/22–5/25
Summer
7/16–8/24
Autumn
10/22–11/2
Christmas
12/20–1/212/21–1/4
Saxony
Winter
2/5–2/16
Easter
3/29–4/6
Pentecost
5/19–5/22
Summer
7/21–8/31
Christmas
12/23–1/3
Saxony-Anhalt
Winter
2/5–2/10
Easter
3/26–3/31
Pentecost
5/11–5/25
Summer
7/21–8/31
Autumn
10/29–11/2
Christmas
12/21–1/212/21–1/5
Schleswig-Holstein
Easter
3/23–4/6
Pentecost
5/11–5/11
Summer
6/23–8/3
Autumn
10/8–10/19
Christmas
12/21–1/512/21–1/8
Thuringia
Winter
2/12–2/17
Easter
3/26–4/7
Pentecost
5/11–5/11
Summer
7/21–8/31
Christmas
12/23–1/5

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School holiday dates are based on the overviews of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK), as of October 9, 2025, last checked on October 7, 2026. Dates from autumn 2029 onward come from the states’ holiday regulations. No guarantee is made as to accuracy. Public holidays are calculated based on the applicable state regulations. Go to source