Public Holidays in Germany 2021, national, bank, school holidays

Public and National Holidays in Germany – Calendar for 2021

There are 9 national holidays celebrated in Germany in 2021.

Official German holidays and non-working days in 2021:

Date	Weekday	Name	Notes
January 1st	Wednesday	New Year’s Day	New Year’s Day, which is on January 1st, or the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, is a public holiday in Germany. Most shops and the offices are closed.
January 6th	Monday	Epiphany	Only in certain regions. Long weekend.
March 8th	Sunday	International Women’s Day	Only in certain regions.
April 10th	Friday	Good Friday	Long weekend.
April 12th	Sunday	Easter	Only in certain regions.
April 13th	Monday	Easter Monday	Long weekend.
May 1st	Friday	Labor Day	Long weekend.
May 21st	Thursday	Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ
May 31st	Sunday	Pentecost Sunday	Only in certain regions.
June 1st	Monday	Pentecost Monday	Long weekend.
June 11th	Thursday	Feast of Corpus Christi	Only in certain regions.
August 15th	Saturday	Assumption of Mary	Only in certain regions.
September 20th	Sunday	World Children’s Day	Only in certain regions.
October 3rd	Saturday	Germany Unity Day
October 3rd	Saturday	Day of German Unity	Only in certain regions.
October 31st	Saturday	Reformation Day	Only in certain regions.
November 1st	Sunday	All Saints’ Day	Only in certain regions.
November 18th	Wednesday	Repentance and Prayer Day	Only in certain regions.
December 25th	Friday	First Day of Christmastide	Long weekend.
December 26th	Saturday	Second Day of Christmastide

Date	Weekday	Name
March 3rd	Tuesday	World Wildlife Day
March 20th	Friday	March Equinox
May 10th	Sunday	Mother’s Day
May 21st	Thursday	Father’s Day
June 20th	Saturday	June Solstice
June 30th	Tuesday	International Asteroid Day
July 18th	Saturday	Nelson Mandela International Day
September 22nd	Tuesday	September Equinox
December 21st	Monday	December Solstice
December 24th	Thursday	Christmas Eve
December 31st	Thursday	New Year’s Eve