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Public holidays in Germany 2020

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Every public holiday in Germany in 2020 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

See 2020 on a calendar. Open the Germany calendar to see these marked on a year-at-a-glance grid next to your own leave, travel and deadlines. Free, no sign-up.

Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2020 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Germany, 2020

DateDayHolidayType
1 JanuaryWednesdayNew Year's DayNational
6 JanuaryMondayEpiphanyRegional
8 MarchSundayWomen's DayRegional
10 AprilFridayGood FridayNational
12 AprilSundayEaster SundayRegional
13 AprilMondayEaster MondayNational
1 MayFridayLabor DayNational
8 MayFriday75th anniversary of the liberation from Nazism and the end of the Second World War in EuropeRegional
21 MayThursdayAscension DayNational
31 MaySundayPentecostRegional
1 JuneMondayPentecost MondayNational
11 JuneThursdayCorpus ChristiRegional
8 AugustSaturdayAugsburg Peace FestivalRegional
15 AugustSaturdayAssumption DayRegional
20 SeptemberSundayWorld Children's DayRegional
3 OctoberSaturdayGerman Unity DayNational
31 OctoberSaturdayReformation DayRegional
1 NovemberSundayAll Saints' DayRegional
18 NovemberWednesdayRepentance and Prayer DayRegional
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational
26 DecemberSaturdaySecond Day of ChristmasNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 9 national holidays in 2020, 7 fall on a weekday and 2 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Germany 2019 · Public holidays in Germany 2021

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Germany.