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