Germany

Public holidays in Germany in 2016

Germany had 9 public holidays in 2016; 7 fall on weekdays. 8 more holidays are kept only in some regions.

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HolidaySome regions only

Long weekends and bridge days in 2016

  • Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Fri 25 Mar – Mon 28 Mar4 days off · Good Friday and Easter Monday
  • Sat 14 May – Mon 16 May3 days off · Whit Monday
  • Sat 1 Oct – Mon 3 Oct3 days off · National Holiday
  • Sat 24 Dec – Mon 26 Dec3 days off · Christmas Day and Boxing Day
  • Bridge day: take Fri 6 May off, and Thu 5 May – Sun 8 May is 4 days off in a row (Ascension Day).

Counted with the weekend in Germany (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.

All public holidays in Germany in 2016

DateHolidayTypeWhere
Fri 1 JanNew Year's DayNeujahrPublic holidayNationwide
Wed 6 JanEpiphanyHeilige Drei KönigePublic holidayBaden-Württemberg, Bayern and Sachsen-Anhalt
Fri 25 MarGood FridayKarfreitagPublic holidayNationwide
Sun 27 Maron a weekendEaster SundayOstersonntagPublic holidayBrandenburg
Mon 28 MarEaster MondayOstermontagPublic holidayNationwide
Sun 1 Mayon a weekendLabour DayMaifeiertagPublic holidayNationwide
Thu 5 MayAscension DayChristi HimmelfahrtPublic holidayNationwide
Sun 15 Mayon a weekendPentecostPfingstsonntagPublic holidayBrandenburg
Mon 16 MayWhit MondayPfingstmontagPublic holidayNationwide
Thu 26 MayCorpus ChristiFronleichnamPublic holidayBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland
Mon 15 AugAssumptionMariä HimmelfahrtPublic holidaySaarland
Mon 3 OctNational HolidayTag der Deutschen EinheitPublic holidayNationwide
Mon 31 OctReformation DayReformationstagPublic holidayBrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen
Tue 1 NovAll Saints' DayAllerheiligenPublic holidayBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland
Wed 16 NovDay of Prayer and RepentanceBuß- und BettagPublic holidaySachsen
Sat 24 DecChristmas EveHeiliger AbendBanks and offices close at 14:00Nationwide
Sun 25 Decon a weekendChristmas Day1. WeihnachtstagPublic holidayNationwide
Mon 26 DecBoxing Day2. WeihnachtstagPublic holidayNationwide
Sat 31 DecNew Year's EveSilvesterBanks and offices close at 14:00Nationwide

Good to know

  • Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked day by day against Nager.Date’s for 2026 to 2028.
  • 2016 wasn’t among the years checked; its dates follow the same rules.
  • Days marked “banks and offices closed” aren’t public holidays, but banks and many offices close.
  • A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.

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