Germany Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Germany 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
| 6th January | Saturday | Epiphany | Common local holiday |
| 6th January | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian |
| 22nd January | Monday | Franco-German Day | Observance |
| 27th January | Saturday | Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Observance |
| 12th February | Monday | Shrove Monday | Observance |
| 13th February | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Observance |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Silent Day |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 16th February | Friday | Hizir Fast | Observance |
| 8th March | Friday | International Women's Day | Observance |
| 8th March | Friday | International Women's Day | Common local holiday |
| 17th March | Sunday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance, Christian |
| 18th March | Monday | Anniversary of the March Revolution | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21st March | Thursday | Alevitic New Year | Observance |
| 24th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 28th March | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Silent Day |
| 28th March | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday, Christian |
| 30th March | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Silent Day |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Christian, Common local holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 31st March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday, Christian |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr | Observance, Muslim |
| 23rd April | Tuesday | German Beer Day | Observance |
| 23rd April | Tuesday | First Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew |
| 24th April | Wednesday | Second Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew |
| 25th April | Thursday | Girls' Day / Boys' Day | Observance |
| 28th April | Sunday | Sixth Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew |
| 29th April | Monday | Seventh Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew |
| 30th April | Tuesday | Walpurgis Night | Observance |
| 1st May | Wednesday | May Day | National holiday |
| 5th May | Sunday | Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Observance |
| 8th May | Wednesday | Anniversary of the End of World War II | Observance |
| 9th May | Thursday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 9th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday, Christian |
| 9th May | Thursday | Europe Day (European Union) | Observance |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 19th May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Christian, Common local holiday |
| 19th May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 20th May | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday, Christian |
| 23rd May | Thursday | Constitution Day | Observance |
| 30th May | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian, Common local holiday |
| 1st June | Saturday | International Childrens' Day | Observance |
| 3rd June | Monday | European Bicycle Day | Observance |
| 12th June | Wednesday | First Day of Shavuot | Observance, Hebrew |
| 13th June | Thursday | Second Day of Shavuot | Observance, Hebrew |
| 16th June | Sunday | Car-free Sunday | Observance |
| 17th June | Monday | Remembrance of the Victims of SED Injustice | Observance |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha | Observance, Muslim |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 24th June | Monday | St. John | Observance, Christian |
| 29th June | Saturday | Architecture Day | Observance |
| 29th June | Saturday | St Peter and Paul | Observance, Christian |
| 17th July | Wednesday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Observance, Muslim |
| 8th August | Thursday | Peace Festival in Augsburg | Local holiday |
| 15th August | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Christian, Common local holiday |
| 15th August | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian |
| 1st September | Sunday | Anti War Day | Observance |
| 8th September | Sunday | European Heritage Days | Observance |
| 14th September | Saturday | German Language Day | Observance |
| 20th September | Friday | German World Children's Day | Common local holiday |
| 20th September | Friday | German World Children's Day | Observance |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 3rd October | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Observance, Hebrew |
| 3rd October | Thursday | Day of German Unity | National holiday |
| 4th October | Friday | Second Day of Rosh Hashana | Observance, Hebrew |
| 6th October | Sunday | Harvest Festival | Observance |
| 12th October | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Observance, Hebrew |
| 13th October | Sunday | Grandparents' Day | Observance |
| 17th October | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew |
| 18th October | Friday | Second Day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew |
| 22nd October | Tuesday | Sixth Day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew |
| 23rd October | Wednesday | Seventh Day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew |
| 24th October | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Observance, Hebrew |
| 25th October | Friday | Simchat Torah | Observance, Hebrew |
| 27th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 30th October | Wednesday | World Thrift Day | Observance |
| 31st October | Thursday | Reformation Day | Common local holiday |
| 31st October | Thursday | Reformation Day | Observance, Christian |
| 31st October | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Friday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian |
| 1st November | Friday | All Saints' Day | Silent Day, public holiday |
| 2nd November | Saturday | All Souls' Day | Silent Day |
| 9th November | Saturday | Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Observance |
| 9th November | Saturday | 9th of November | Observance |
| 9th November | Saturday | Fall of the Berlin Wall | Observance |
| 11th November | Monday | St. Martin's Day | Observance, Christian |
| 17th November | Sunday | National Day of Mourning | Silent Day |
| 20th November | Wednesday | Repentance Day | Observance, Christian |
| 20th November | Wednesday | Repentance Day | Christian, Common local holiday |
| 20th November | Wednesday | Repentance Day | Silent Day |
| 24th November | Sunday | Sunday of the Dead | Silent Day |
| 1st December | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 6th December | Friday | Saint Nicholas Day | Observance, Christian |
| 8th December | Sunday | Second Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 8th December | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian |
| 15th December | Sunday | Third Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 19th December | Thursday | Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Observance |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 22nd December | Sunday | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Silent Day |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | National holiday, Christian |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | National holiday, Christian |
| 31st December | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Bank holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Germany. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Germany this year in 2024?
There are 10 holidays in Germany in 2024
How to retrieve the Germany holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=DE&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of Germany holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'DE', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);