Public Holidays in Germany, 2025
Germany observes 9 nationwide public holidays in 2025. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records, including the regional ones that are working days elsewhere in the country.
- Public holidays
- 9
- On a weekend
- 0
- Regional only
- 11
- Business days 2025
- 252
Nationwide
Germany holiday calendar 2025
Dates marked nationwide are days off across Germany. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 6 January 2025 | Monday | Epiphany | 3 regions: DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-ST |
| 8 March 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | International Women's Day | 2 regions: DE-BE, DE-MV |
| 18 April 2025 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 20 April 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Easter Sunday | 1 region: DE-BB |
| 21 April 2025 | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 1 May 2025 | Thursday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 8 May 2025 | Thursday | Liberation Day | 1 region: DE-BE |
| 29 May 2025 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| 8 June 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Pentecost | 1 region: DE-BB |
| 9 June 2025 | Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| 19 June 2025 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | 6 regions: DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-HE, DE-NW, DE-RP, DE-SL |
| 15 August 2025 | Friday | Assumption Day | 1 region: DE-SL |
| 20 September 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | World Children's Day | 1 region: DE-TH |
| 3 October 2025 | Friday | German Unity Day | Nationwide |
| 31 October 2025 | Friday | Reformation Day | 9 regions: DE-BB, DE-HB, DE-HH, DE-MV, DE-NI, DE-SH, DE-SN, DE-ST, DE-TH |
| 1 November 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | All Saints' Day | 5 regions: DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-NW, DE-RP, DE-SL |
| 19 November 2025 | Wednesday | Repentance and Prayer Day | 1 region: DE-SN |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 December 2025 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Nationwide |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?
9 of Germany's 9 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year.
After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 252 business days in Germany.
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