Public Holidays in Germany in 2018

Germany 2018
Germany
2018

List of Holidays in Germany in 2018

Day Date Holiday Name German Name Type Comments
Monday New Year's Day Neujahrstag Public Holiday
Saturday Three King's Day Heilige Drei Könige Regional Holiday Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
Monday Fasching Fastnacht Not A Public Holiday Not a Public Holiday
Friday Good Friday Karfreitag Public Holiday
Monday Easter Monday Ostermontag Public Holiday
Tuesday Labour Day Tag der Arbeit Public Holiday International Workers' Day
Thursday Ascension Day Christi Himmelfahrt Public Holiday 39 days after Easter Sunday
Thursday Father's Day Vatertag Not A Public Holiday Celebrated on Ascension Day
Sunday Mother's Day Muttertag Not A Public Holiday 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday
Monday Whit Monday Pfingstmontag Public Holiday 7th Monday after Easter
Thursday Corpus Christi Fronleichnam Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Assumption Day Mariä Himmelfahrt Regional Holiday Bavaria, Saarland
Saturday Oktoberfest Oktoberfest Not A Public Holiday Start of Oktoberfest. Not a public holiday.
Wednesday Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit Public Holiday Celebrated on October 3rd
Wednesday Reformation Day Reformationstag Regional Holiday From 2018
Wednesday Reformation Day Reformationstag Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday All Saints' Day Allerheiligen Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Repentance Day Buß- und Bettag Regional Holiday Saxony
Tuesday Christmas Day Weihnachtstag Public Holiday
Wednesday St. Stephen's Day Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag Public Holiday Second day of Christmas
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Notes

  • Except for German Unity Day, public holidays in Germany are determined by the federal states.
  • Holidays are normally observed on their calendar date.