Germany

Public holidays in Germany in 2017

Germany had 10 public holidays in 2017; 9 fall on weekdays. 7 more holidays are kept only in some regions.

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HolidaySome regions only

Long weekends and bridge days in 2017

  • Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr4 days off · Good Friday and Easter Monday
  • Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May3 days off · Labour Day
  • Sat 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun3 days off · Whit Monday
  • Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec4 days off · Christmas Day and Boxing Day
  • Bridge day: take Fri 26 May off, and Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May is 4 days off in a row (Ascension Day).
  • Bridge day: take Mon 2 Oct off, and Sat 30 Sept – Tue 3 Oct is 4 days off in a row (National Holiday).
  • Bridge day: take Mon 30 Oct off, and Sat 28 Oct – Tue 31 Oct is 4 days off in a row (Reformation 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 2017

DateHolidayTypeWhere
Sun 1 Janon a weekendNew Year's DayNeujahrPublic holidayNationwide
Fri 6 JanEpiphanyHeilige Drei KönigePublic holidayBaden-Württemberg, Bayern and Sachsen-Anhalt
Fri 14 AprGood FridayKarfreitagPublic holidayNationwide
Sun 16 Apron a weekendEaster SundayOstersonntagPublic holidayBrandenburg
Mon 17 AprEaster MondayOstermontagPublic holidayNationwide
Mon 1 MayLabour DayMaifeiertagPublic holidayNationwide
Thu 25 MayAscension DayChristi HimmelfahrtPublic holidayNationwide
Sun 4 Junon a weekendPentecostPfingstsonntagPublic holidayBrandenburg
Mon 5 JunWhit MondayPfingstmontagPublic holidayNationwide
Thu 15 JunCorpus ChristiFronleichnamPublic holidayBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland
Tue 15 AugAssumptionMariä HimmelfahrtPublic holidaySaarland
Tue 3 OctNational HolidayTag der Deutschen EinheitPublic holidayNationwide
Tue 31 OctReformation DayReformationstagPublic holidayNationwide
Wed 1 NovAll Saints' DayAllerheiligenPublic holidayBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland
Wed 22 NovDay of Prayer and RepentanceBuß- und BettagPublic holidaySachsen
Sun 24 DecChristmas EveHeiliger AbendBanks and offices closedNationwide
Mon 25 DecChristmas Day1. WeihnachtstagPublic holidayNationwide
Tue 26 DecBoxing Day2. WeihnachtstagPublic holidayNationwide
Sun 31 DecNew Year's EveSilvesterBanks and offices closedNationwide

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.
  • 2017 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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