With about 83 million citizens, Germany is the most populated country within the European Union. The country is divided in 16 federal states called Bündeslander. These 16 each have their own school holidays based on the agenda set by the local governments. Although the dates do change, all German states roughly follow the same school calendar.
In this blog post we show you two overviews. The first overview shows the general school vacations calendar for Germany. This table gives you an idea about when Germany’s schools are out. Within the start and end date, each school will close their doors for a certain period. The exact dates, which varies by state, can be found below.
| School Holiday | Start Date | End Date |
| Christmas Holidays | 21.12.20 | 06.01.21 |
| Winter Holidays | 01.02.21 | 21.02.21 |
| Easter Holidays | 06.04.21 | 16.04.21 |
| Whit Sunday Break | 22.05.21 | 05.06.21 |
| Summer Holidays | 24.06.21 | 01.09.21 |
| Autumn Holidays | 02.10.21 | 29.10.21 |
| Christmas Holidays | 22.12.21 | 04.01.22 |
| Autumn Holidays | 10.10.22 | 28.10.22 |
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This is our overview of Germany’s school holidays 2020, 2021 and beyond. We will continuously update our overview when new school vacations are announced. The public holidays don’t change unless we spot errors. The school vacations and public holidays are also incorporated in our daily crowd prediction. Source: Germany Government.
Germany School Holidays 2020 – per Bundesland
| School Holiday | Start Date | End Date | Bündesland |
| Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2020 | 31/12/2020 | Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland |
| Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2020 | 02/01/2021 | Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2020 | 04/01/2021 | Hamburg |
| Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2020 | 05/01/2021 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2020 | 06/01/2021 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2020 | 09/01/2021 | Hessen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2020 | 02/01/2021 | Thüringen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2020 | 06/01/2021 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2020 | 08/01/2021 | Bremen, Niedersachsen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2020 | 09/01/2021 | Bayern, Baden-Württemberg |
| Winter Holidays | 01/02/2021 | 06/02/2021 | Brandenburg, Berlin, Bremen |
| Winter Holidays | 01/02/2021 | 02/02/2021 | Niedersachsen |
| Winter Holidays | 06/02/2021 | 18/02/2021 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Winter Holidays | 08/02/2021 | 20/02/2021 | Sachsen |
| Winter Holidays | 08/02/2021 | 13/02/2021 | Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen |
| Winter Holidays | 15/02/2021 | 19/02/2021 | Saarland |
| Easter Holidays | 01/03/2021 | 12/03/2021 | Hamburg |
| Easter Holidays | 27/03/2021 | 10/04/2021 | Bremen |
| Easter Holidays | 29/03/2021 | 10/04/2021 | Bayern, Berlin, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Thüringen |
| Easter Holidays | 29/03/2021 | 09/04/2021 | Brandenburg, Niedersachsen |
| Easter Holidays | 29/03/2021 | 07/04/2021 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saarland |
| Easter Holidays | 29/03/2021 | 06/04/2021 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Easter Holidays | 29/03/2021 | 03/04/2021 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Easter Holidays | 01/04/2021 | 16/04/2021 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Easter Holidays | 02/04/2021 | 10/04/2021 | Sachsen |
| Easter Holidays | 06/04/2021 | 10/04/2021 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Easter Holidays | 06/04/2021 | 16/04/2021 | Hessen |
| Whit Sunday Break | 10/05/2021 | 14/05/2021 | Hamburg |
| Whit Sunday Break | 10/05/2021 | 22/05/2021 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Whit Sunday Break | 14/05/2021 | 25/05/2021 | Bremen, Niedersachsen |
| Whit Sunday Break | 14/05/2021 | 15/05/2021 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Whit Sunday Break | 21/05/2021 | 25/05/2021 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Whit Sunday Break | 25/05/2021 | 05/06/2021 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Whit Sunday Break | 25/05/2021 | 04/06/2021 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Whit Sunday Break | 25/05/2021 | 02/06/2021 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Whit Sunday Break | 25/05/2021 | 28/05/2021 | Saarland |
| Summer Holidays | 21/06/2021 | 31/07/2021 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Summer Holidays | 21/06/2021 | 31/07/2021 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Summer Holidays | 24/06/2021 | 06/08/2021 | Berlin |
| Summer Holidays | 24/06/2021 | 07/08/2021 | Brandenburg |
| Summer Holidays | 24/06/2021 | 04/08/2021 | Hamburg |
| Summer Holidays | 05/07/2021 | 17/08/2021 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Summer Holidays | 19/07/2021 | 27/08/2021 | Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland |
| Summer Holidays | 22/07/2021 | 01/09/2021 | Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Summer Holidays | 22/07/2021 | 01/09/2021 | Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Bremen |
| Summer Holidays | 26/07/2021 | 03/09/2021 | Sachsen |
| Summer Holidays | 26/07/2021 | 04/09/2021 | Thüringen |
| Summer Holidays | 29/07/2021 | 11/09/2021 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Summer Holidays | 30/07/2021 | 13/09/2021 | Bayern |
| Autumn Holidays | 02/10/2021 | 09/10/2021 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Autumn Holidays | 04/10/2021 | 15/10/2021 | Hamburg |
| Autumn Holidays | 04/10/2021 | 16/10/2021 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Autumn Holidays | 11/10/2021 | 23/10/2021 | Hessen |
| Autumn Holidays | 11/10/2021 | 22/10/2021 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Autumn Holidays | 11/10/2021 | 23/10/2021 | Berlin, Brandenburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Autumn Holidays | 18/10/2021 | 29/10/2021 | Niedersachsen, Saarland |
| Autumn Holidays | 18/10/2021 | 30/10/2021 | Bremen |
| Autumn Holidays | 18/10/2021 | 30/10/2021 | Sachsen |
| Autumn Holidays | 25/10/2021 | 06/11/2021 | Thüringen |
| Autumn Holidays | 25/10/2021 | 30/10/2021 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Autumn Holidays | 31/10/2021 | 06/11/2021 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Autumn Holidays | 02/11/2021 | 05/11/2021 | Bayern |
| Christmas Holidays | 22/12/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Christmas Holidays | 22/12/2021 | 08/01/2022 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 03/01/2022 | Saarland |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Brandenburg |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 04/01/2022 | Hamburg |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 08/01/2022 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 08/01/2022 | Hessen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Thüringen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 08/01/2022 | Bremen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 07/01/2022 | Bremen |
| Christmas Holidays | 23/12/2021 | 08/01/2022 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Christmas Holidays | 24/12/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Berlin |
| Christmas Holidays | 24/12/2021 | 08/01/2022 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Christmas Holidays | 24/12/2021 | 08/01/2022 | Bayern |
Public Holidays in Germany 2021
Individual states (Bundesländer) could have slightly different public holidays.
|
Public Holiday |
Date |
|
New Year’s Day |
January 1, 2021 |
|
Epiphany |
January 6, 2021 |
|
Good Friday |
April 2, 2021 |
|
Easter Sunday |
April 4, 2021 |
|
Easter Monday |
April 5, 2021 |
|
Labour Day |
May 1, 2021 |
|
Ascension Day |
May 13, 2021 |
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Whitsun |
May 23, 2021 |
|
German Unity Day |
October 3, 2021 |
|
All Saint’s Day |
November 6, 2021 |
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Christmas |
December 25, 2021 |
|
Boxing Day |
December 26, 2021 |