Public holidays in Germany 2024
Germany has 9 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
9public holidays
9weekday days off
253working days in 2024
104weekend days
The dates listed are the nine holidays observed nationwide. Each Land adds its own, from Epiphany in Bavaria to Reformation Day in the northern and eastern states.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | |
| Thursday | German Unity Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Second Day of Christmas |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 9 | 253 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 May 2024Pentecost Monday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 10 May 2024 for Thu 9 to Sun 12 May 2024Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 4 October 2024 for Thu 3 to Sun 6 October 2024German Unity Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Questions about 2024 in Germany
- How many working days are there in Germany in 2024?
- 253 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Germany have in 2024?
- 9 public holidays. 0 fall on the weekend.
- What counts as the weekend in Germany?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Germany 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Germany has 9 public holidays and 253 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/germany/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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