Holidays and Observances in Germany in 2021
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| 6 Jan | Wednesday | Epiphany | Christian, Common local holiday | BW, BY, ST |
| 22 Jan | Friday | Franco-German Day | Observance | |
| 27 Jan | Wednesday | Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Observance | |
| 28 Jan | Thursday | European Privacy Day | Observance | |
| 10 Feb | Wednesday | Children's Hospice Day | Observance | |
| 14 Feb | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| 15 Feb | Monday | Shrove Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| 16 Feb | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Observance, Christian | |
| 17 Feb | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Silent Day | |
| 8 Mar | Monday | International Women's Day | Observance | All except B |
| 8 Mar | Monday | International Women's Day | Common local holiday | Berlin |
| 17 Mar | Wednesday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| 20 Mar | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | |
| 28 Mar | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 28 Mar | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 1 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Silent Day | |
| 2 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Silent Day, public holiday | |
| 4 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Christian, Common local holiday | Brandenburg |
| 4 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Silent Day | All except BB |
| 5 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday, Christian | |
| 22 Apr | Thursday | Girls' Day - Career Information Day | Observance | |
| 23 Apr | Friday | German Beer Day | Observance | |
| 30 Apr | Friday | Walpurgis Night | Observance | |
| 1 May | Saturday | May Day | National holiday | |
| 5 May | Wednesday | Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Observance | |
| 8 May | Saturday | Anniversary of the End of World War II | Observance | |
| 9 May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| 9 May | Sunday | Europe Day (European Union) | Observance | |
| 13 May | Thursday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| 13 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday, Christian | |
| 23 May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance, Christian | All except BB |
| 23 May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Christian, Common local holiday | Brandenburg |
| 23 May | Sunday | Constitution Day | Observance | |
| 24 May | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday, Christian | |
| 1 Jun | Tuesday | International Childrens' Day | Observance | B, BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH |
| 3 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian, Common local holiday | BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN*, TH* |
| 3 Jun | Thursday | European Bicycle Day | Observance | |
| 6 Jun | Sunday | Visually Impaired People Day | Observance | |
| 20 Jun | Sunday | Car-free Sunday | Observance | |
| 21 Jun | Monday | June Solstice | Season | |
| 26 Jun | Saturday | Architecture Day | Observance | |
| 8 Aug | Sunday | Peace Festival in Augsburg | Local holiday | Bavaria** |
| 15 Aug | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Christian, Common local holiday | Bavaria*, Saarland |
| 1 Sep | Wednesday | World Peace Day | Observance | |
| 11 Sep | Saturday | German Language Day | Observance | |
| 12 Sep | Sunday | European Heritage Days | Observance | |
| 20 Sep | Monday | German World Children's Day | Common local holiday | Thuringia |
| 20 Sep | Monday | German World Children's Day | Observance | |
| 22 Sep | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| 3 Oct | Sunday | Day of German Unity | National holiday | |
| 3 Oct | Sunday | Harvest Festival | Observance | |
| 10 Oct | Sunday | Grandparents' Day | Observance | Bavaria |
| 24 Oct | Sunday | Day of the Libraries | Observance | |
| 29 Oct | Friday | World Thrift Day | Observance | |
| 31 Oct | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 31 Oct | Sunday | Reformation Day | Common local holiday | BB, HB, HH, MVP, NDS, SH, SN, ST, TH |
| 31 Oct | Sunday | Halloween | Observance | |
| 1 Nov | Monday | All Saints' Day | Silent Day, public holiday | BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL |
| 9 Nov | Tuesday | Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| 9 Nov | Tuesday | Fall of the Berlin Wall | Observance | |
| 11 Nov | Thursday | St. Martin's Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 14 Nov | Sunday | National Day of Mourning | Silent Day | |
| 17 Nov | Wednesday | Repentance Day | Christian, Common local holiday | Saxony |
| 21 Nov | Sunday | Sunday of the Dead | Silent Day | |
| 28 Nov | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 5 Dec | Sunday | Second Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 6 Dec | Monday | Saint Nicholas Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 12 Dec | Sunday | Third Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 19 Dec | Sunday | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 19 Dec | Sunday | Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Observance | |
| 21 Dec | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| 24 Dec | Friday | Christmas Eve | Silent Day | |
| 25 Dec | Saturday | Christmas Day | National holiday, Christian | |
| 26 Dec | Sunday | Boxing Day | National holiday, Christian | |
| 31 Dec | Friday | New Year's Eve | Bank holiday | |
* Observed only in some communities of this state. Hover your mouse over the region or click on the holiday for details. | ||||
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