School holidays in Germany, 2026
Term breaks region by region, taken from the published education calendars. Schools add their own staff-training and free-choice days on top, so confirm the exact first and last day with your school.
School holiday dates 2026
Germany staggers its school holidays on purpose: the sixteen Länder rotate summer start dates across a window from late June to early August so the motorways and resorts are not all full at once. Dates below are the published Länder calendars for 2026/27 and 2027/28. Individual schools add a few beweglicher Ferientage of their own.
Bavaria
Christmas holidays
Starts: 22 Dec 2025
Ends: 5 Jan 2026
15 days
Carnival week (Faschingsferien)
Starts: 16 Feb 2026
Ends: 20 Feb 2026
5 days
Easter holidays
Starts: 30 Mar 2026
Ends: 10 Apr 2026
12 days
Whitsun holidays
Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are the only Länder with a full fortnight at Whitsun.
Starts: 26 May 2026
Ends: 5 Jun 2026
11 days
Summer holidays
Bavaria always takes the latest summer slot in Germany.
Starts: 1 Aug 2026
Ends: 14 Sep 2026
45 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 2 Nov 2026
Ends: 6 Nov 2026
5 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 24 Dec 2026
Ends: 8 Jan 2027
16 days
Baden-Württemberg
Christmas holidays
Starts: 22 Dec 2025
Ends: 5 Jan 2026
15 days
Easter holidays
Starts: 30 Mar 2026
Ends: 10 Apr 2026
12 days
Whitsun holidays
Starts: 26 May 2026
Ends: 5 Jun 2026
11 days
Summer holidays
Starts: 30 Jul 2026
Ends: 12 Sep 2026
45 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 26 Oct 2026
Ends: 30 Oct 2026
5 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 9 Jan 2027
18 days
Berlin
Christmas holidays
Starts: 22 Dec 2025
Ends: 2 Jan 2026
12 days
Winter holidays
Starts: 2 Feb 2026
Ends: 7 Feb 2026
6 days
Easter holidays
Starts: 30 Mar 2026
Ends: 10 Apr 2026
12 days
Summer holidays
Starts: 9 Jul 2026
Ends: 21 Aug 2026
44 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 19 Oct 2026
Ends: 30 Oct 2026
12 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 2 Jan 2027
11 days
North Rhine-Westphalia
Christmas holidays
Starts: 22 Dec 2025
Ends: 6 Jan 2026
16 days
Easter holidays
Starts: 30 Mar 2026
Ends: 11 Apr 2026
13 days
Whitsun (single day)
Starts: 26 May 2026
Ends: 26 May 2026
1 day
Summer holidays
Starts: 13 Jul 2026
Ends: 25 Aug 2026
44 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 12 Oct 2026
Ends: 24 Oct 2026
13 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 6 Jan 2027
15 days
Hamburg
Christmas holidays
Starts: 19 Dec 2025
Ends: 2 Jan 2026
15 days
Winter break (one day)
Starts: 30 Jan 2026
Ends: 30 Jan 2026
1 day
Spring holidays
Starts: 2 Mar 2026
Ends: 13 Mar 2026
12 days
May holidays
Starts: 11 May 2026
Ends: 15 May 2026
5 days
Summer holidays
Starts: 2 Jul 2026
Ends: 12 Aug 2026
42 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 5 Oct 2026
Ends: 16 Oct 2026
12 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 21 Dec 2026
Ends: 1 Jan 2027
12 days
Lower Saxony
Christmas holidays
Starts: 22 Dec 2025
Ends: 5 Jan 2026
15 days
Winter break
Starts: 2 Feb 2026
Ends: 3 Feb 2026
2 days
Easter holidays
Starts: 23 Mar 2026
Ends: 7 Apr 2026
16 days
Summer holidays
Starts: 9 Jul 2026
Ends: 19 Aug 2026
42 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 12 Oct 2026
Ends: 23 Oct 2026
12 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 6 Jan 2027
15 days
Hesse
Christmas holidays
Starts: 22 Dec 2025
Ends: 10 Jan 2026
20 days
Easter holidays
Starts: 30 Mar 2026
Ends: 11 Apr 2026
13 days
Summer holidays
Starts: 6 Jul 2026
Ends: 14 Aug 2026
40 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 5 Oct 2026
Ends: 17 Oct 2026
13 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 21 Dec 2026
Ends: 9 Jan 2027
20 days
Saxony
Christmas holidays
Starts: 22 Dec 2025
Ends: 2 Jan 2026
12 days
Winter holidays
Starts: 9 Feb 2026
Ends: 21 Feb 2026
13 days
Easter holidays
Starts: 3 Apr 2026
Ends: 10 Apr 2026
8 days
Summer holidays
Starts: 4 Jul 2026
Ends: 14 Aug 2026
42 days
Autumn holidays
Starts: 12 Oct 2026
Ends: 24 Oct 2026
13 days
Christmas holidays
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 2 Jan 2027
11 days
Dates published by: the education ministries of the Länder, coordinated by the Kultusministerkonferenz. Official source
Public holidays that close schools anyway
Neujahr
New Year's Day · Nationwide
Heilige Drei Könige
Epiphany · Regional · DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-ST
Internationaler Frauentag
International Women's Day · Regional · DE-BE, DE-MV
Karfreitag
Good Friday · Nationwide
Ostersonntag
Easter Sunday · Regional · DE-BB
Ostermontag
Easter Monday · Nationwide
Tag der Arbeit
Labour Day · Nationwide
Christi Himmelfahrt
Ascension Day · Nationwide
Pfingstsonntag
Pentecost · Regional · DE-BB
Pfingstmontag
Whit Monday · Nationwide
Fronleichnam
Corpus Christi · Regional · DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-HE, DE-NW, DE-RP, DE-SL
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Assumption Day · Regional · DE-SL
Weltkindertag
World Children's Day · Regional · DE-TH
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
German Unity Day · Nationwide
Reformationstag
Reformation Day · Regional · DE-BB, DE-MV, DE-SN, DE-ST, DE-TH, DE-HB, DE-HH, DE-NI, DE-SH
Allerheiligen
All Saints' Day · Regional · DE-BW, DE-BY, DE-NW, DE-RP, DE-SL
Buß- und Bettag
Repentance and Prayer Day · Regional · DE-SN
Erster Weihnachtstag
Christmas Day · Nationwide
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
St. Stephen's Day · Nationwide