Germany public holidays 2027

The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Friday 1 January; the last is Second Day of Christmas on Sunday 26 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Germany holidays page. Other years: 2026.

Long weekends in 2027

• 3 days: Friday 1 January – Sunday 3 January (New Year's Day)
• 4 days: Friday 26 March – Monday 29 March (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
• 3 days: Saturday 15 May – Monday 17 May (Pentecost Monday)

Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

• Take Friday 7 May off → 4 days, Thursday 6 May – Sunday 9 May (Ascension Day)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

Sources

• Unification Treaty, Article 2 (German Unity Day) — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: Unification Treaty, Article 2 (German Unity Day). Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.