Long weekends in Germany, 2026
Germany's nine nationwide holidays land generously in 2026 — Labour Day and Christmas on Fridays, Easter Monday and Whit Monday on Mondays, and Ascension on its usual bridge-friendly Thursday.
New Year's Day
Thursday holiday — take the Friday as a bridge day and you're off until Monday.
Good Friday + Easter Monday
Friday and Monday holidays wrap a full weekend — four days off, zero leave.
Labour Day
Falls on a Friday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Ascension Day
Thursday holiday — take the Friday as a bridge day and you're off until Monday.
Whit Monday
Falls on a Monday — an automatic three-day weekend.
German Unity Day
Falls on the weekend this year.
Christmas Day
Falls on a Friday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Second Christmas Day
Falls on the weekend this year.
Worth knowing
This list covers the nine nationwide holidays. Depending on your Bundesland you may have more — Epiphany, Corpus Christi, Reformation Day, All Saints' Day and others are regional.
German Unity Day (3 October) and Second Christmas Day (26 December) fall on Saturdays in 2026; Germany has no general substitution rule, so those are lost to the weekend for most employees.
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