Public holidays provide great opportunities to maximize your leave days.
With a little planning, you can extend your time off work or plan a longer trip without sacrificing too many days off.
We have some suggestions to help you optimize your leave days
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- January: Take 4 Leave days from 2 – 5 Jan and enjoy 9 Days off (30.12- 7.01)
- March: Take 4 Leave days from 4 – 7 March and enjoy 9 Days off (2 – 10) – only for Berlin and MV
- Easter: Take 4 Leave days from 2 – 5 April and enjoy 10 Days off (29.03 – 07.04)
- May: Take 8 Leave days from 29 April – 10 May and enjoy 16 Days off (27.04 – 12.05)
- Pfingsten: Take 8 Leave days from 21 – 31 May and enjoy 16 Days off (18.05. – 02.06) Fronleichnam (30.05) only for BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL
- October: Take 4 Leave days from 30 Sept – 4 Oct and enjoy 9 Days off (28.09 – 6.10)
- December:
Take 7 Leave days from 23 Dec – 3 Jan and enjoy 17 Days off (21.12 – 07.01)
Take 11 Leave days from 23 Dec – 10 Jan and enjoy 23 Days off (21.12 – 13.01)
School holidays 2024
Bundesland | Weihnachtsferien (23/24) | Winterferien | Osterferien | Pfingstferien | Sommerferien | Herbstferien | Weihnachtsferien |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baden-Württemberg | 23.12 – 05.01 | 23.03 – 05.04 | 21.05 – 31.05 | 25.07 – 07.09 | 28.10 – 30.10, 31.10 | 23.12 – 04.01 | |
Bayern | 23.12 – 05.01 | 12.02 – 16.02 | 25.03 – 06.04 | 21.05 – 01.06 | 29.07 – 09.09 | 28.10 – 31.10, 20.11 | 23.12 – 03.01 |
Berlin | 23.12 – 05.01 | 05.02 – 10.02 | 25.03 – 05.04 | 10.05 | 18.07 – 30.08 | 04.10, 21.10 – 02.11 | 23.12 – 31.12 |
Brandenburg | 23.12 – 05.01 | 05.02 – 09.02 | 25.03 – 05.04 | 18.07 – 31.08 | 04.10, 21.10 – 02.11 | 23.12 – 31.12 | |
Bremen | 23.12 – 05.01 | 01.02 – 02.02 | 18.03 – 02.04 | 10.05, 21.05 | 24.06 – 02.08 | 04.10 – 19.10, 01.11 | 23.12 – 04.01 |
Hamburg | 22.12 – 05.01 | 02.02 | 18.03 – 28.03 | 10.05, 21.05 – 24.05 | 18.07 – 28.08 | 04.10, 21.10 – 01.11 | 20.12 – 03.01 |
Hessen | 27.12 – 13.01 | 25.03 – 13.04 | 15.07 – 23.08 | 14.10 – 25.10 | 23.12 – 10.01 | ||
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 21.12 – 03.01 | 05.02 – 16.02 | 25.03 – 03.04 | 10.05, 17.05 – 21.05 | 22.07 – 31.08 | 04.10, 21.10 – 26.10, 01.11 | 23.12 – 06.01 |
Niedersachsen | 27.12 – 05.01 | 01.02 – 02.02 | 18.03 – 28.03 | 10.05, 21.05 | 24.06 – 02.08 | 04.10 – 19.10, 01.11 | 23.12 – 04.01 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 21.12 – 05.01 | 25.03 – 06.04 | 21.05 | 08.07 – 20.08 | 14.10 – 26.10 | 23.12 – 06.01 | |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 27.12 – 05.01 | 25.03 – 02.04 | 21.05 – 29.05 | 15.07 – 23.08 | 14.10 – 25.10 | 23.12 – 08.01 | |
Saarland | 21.12 – 02.01 | 12.02 – 16.02 | 25.03 – 05.04 | 21.05 – 24.05 | 15.07 – 23.08 | 14.10 – 25.10 | 23.12 – 03.01 |
Sachsen | 23.12 – 02.01 | 12.02 – 23.02 | 28.03 – 05.04 | 10.05, 18.05 – 21.05 | 20.06 – 02.08 | 07.10 – 19.10 | 23.12 – 03.01 |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 21.12 – 03.01 | 05.02 – 10.02 | 25.03 – 30.03 | 21.05 – 24.05 | 24.06 – 03.08 | 30.09 – 12.10, 01.11 | 23.12 – 04.01 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 27.12 – 06.01 | 02.04 – 19.04 | 10.05 – 11.05 | 22.07 – 31.08 | 04.10, 21.10 – 01.11 | 19.12 – 07.01 | |
Thüringen | 22.12 – 05.01 | 12.02 – 16.02 | 25.03 – 06.04 | 10.05 | 20.06 – 31.07 | 30.09 – 12.10 | 23.12 – 03.01 |
Public holidays 2024
Date | Day | Holiday | German Name | States |
---|---|---|---|---|
01.01.2024 | Mon | New Year’s Day | Neujahr | ALL |
06.01.2024 | Sat | Epiphany | Heilige Drei Könige | BW, BY, ST |
08.03.2024 | Fri | International Women’s Day | Internationaler Frauentag | BE, MV |
29.03.2024 | Fri | Good Friday | Karfreitag | ALL |
31.03.2024 | Sun | Easter Sunday | Ostersonntag | Brandenburg |
01.04.2024 | Mon | Easter Monday | Ostermontag | ALL |
01.05.2024 | Wed | Labour Day | Tag der Arbeit | ALL |
09.05.2024 | Thu | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfahrt | ALL |
19.05.2024 | Sun | Whit Sunday | Pfingstsonntag | Brandenburg |
20.05.2024 | Mon | Whit Monday | Pfingstmontag | ALL |
30.05.2024 | Thu | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam | BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN, TH |
15.08.2024 | Thu | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfahrt | BY, SL |
20.09.2024 | Fri | Children’s Day | Weltkindertag | Thüringen |
03.10.2024 | Thu | Day of German Unity | Tag der Deutschen Einheit | National |
31.10.2024 | Thu | Reformation Day | Reformationstag | BB, HH, MV, NI, SH, SN, ST,TH |
01.11.2024 | Fri | All Saints’ Day | Allerheiligen | BW, BY, NW, RP, SL |
20.11.2024 | Wed | Repentance Day | Buß- und Bettag | Sachsen |
25.12.2024 | Wed | Christmas Day | 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag | ALL |
26.12.2024 | Thu | 2nd Day of Christmas | 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag | ALL |
Federal States
BW: Baden-Württemberg
BY: Bayern
BE: Berlin
BB: Brandenburg
HB: Bremen
HH: Hamburg
HE: Hessen
MV: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
NI: Niedersachsen
NW: Nordrhein-Westfalen
RP: Rheinland-Pfalz
SL: Saarland
SN: Sachsen
ST: Sachsen-Anhalt
SH: Schleswig-Holstein
SN: Sachsen
ST: Sachsen-Anhalt
SH: Schleswig-Holstein
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