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Best days to take off in Germany (Bayern) in 2026

With 20 days of annual leave, booking the right days gives 52 days off across 7 breaks. Below are all 14 public holidays in Germany (Bayern) in 2026, the long weekends you get for free, and the bridge days worth booking.

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Public holidays in Germany (Bayern) in 2026

DateHolidayFalls on
Thu 1 JanNew Year's Day NeujahrDay off
Tue 6 JanEpiphany Heilige Drei KönigeDay off
Fri 3 AprGood Friday KarfreitagDay off
Mon 6 AprEaster Monday OstermontagDay off
Fri 1 MayLabour Day MaifeiertagDay off
Thu 14 MayAscension Day Christi HimmelfahrtDay off
Mon 25 MayWhit Monday PfingstmontagDay off
Thu 4 JunCorpus Christi FronleichnamDay off
Sat 3 OctNational Holiday Tag der Deutschen EinheitWeekend
Sun 1 NovAll Saints' Day AllerheiligenWeekend
Thu 24 DecChristmas Eve Heiliger AbendDay off
Fri 25 DecChristmas Day 1. WeihnachtstagDay off
Sat 26 DecBoxing Day 2. WeihnachtstagWeekend
Thu 31 DecNew Year's Eve SilvesterDay off

3 of these fall on a weekend in 2026.

Dates for Bayern. Other regions can differ.

Long weekends in Germany (Bayern) in 2026

Best bridge days to book in 2026

A bridge day is a working day between a public holiday and a weekend. Booking it joins them into one long break.

  1. Book Fri 2 Jan (1 day) for 4 days off, Thu 1 Jan to Sun 4 Jan, around New Year's Day.
  2. Book Wed 7 Jan, Thu 8 Jan and Fri 9 Jan (3 days) for 6 days off, Tue 6 Jan to Sun 11 Jan, around Epiphany.
  3. Book Thu 2 Apr (1 day) for 5 days off, Thu 2 Apr to Mon 6 Apr, around Good Friday, Easter Monday.
  4. Book Thu 30 Apr (1 day) for 4 days off, Thu 30 Apr to Sun 3 May, around Labour Day.
  5. Book Fri 15 May (1 day) for 4 days off, Thu 14 May to Sun 17 May, around Ascension Day.
  6. Book Fri 22 May (1 day) for 4 days off, Fri 22 May to Mon 25 May, around Whit Monday.
  7. Book Fri 5 Jun (1 day) for 4 days off, Thu 4 Jun to Sun 7 Jun, around Corpus Christi.
  8. Book Wed 23 Dec (1 day) for 5 days off, Wed 23 Dec to Sun 27 Dec, around Christmas Eve, Christmas Day.

How many days off can you get in 2026?

Leave bookedDays offPer day booked
5 days22 days4.4x
10 days39 days3.9x
15 days54 days3.6x
20 days69 days3.5x
25 days84 days3.4x

A plan for 20 days of leave in 2026

20 days of leave become 52 days off, in 7 breaks of at least five days.

  1. Thu 1 Jan to Tue 6 Jan: 6 days off for 2 booked (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan)
  2. Thu 2 Apr to Mon 6 Apr: 5 days off for 1 booked (Thu 2 Apr)
  3. Sat 25 Apr to Sun 3 May: 9 days off for 4 booked (Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr)
  4. Sat 9 May to Sun 17 May: 9 days off for 4 booked (Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Fri 15 May)
  5. Thu 21 May to Mon 25 May: 5 days off for 2 booked (Thu 21 May, Fri 22 May)
  6. Sat 30 May to Sun 7 Jun: 9 days off for 4 booked (Mon 1 Jun, Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Fri 5 Jun)
  7. Sat 19 Dec to Sun 27 Dec: 9 days off for 3 booked (Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec)

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Questions about 2026 in Germany

How many public holidays does Germany (Bayern) have in 2026?

Germany (Bayern) has 14 public holidays in 2026, and 3 of them fall on a weekend.

When are the long weekends in Germany (Bayern) in 2026?

Without booking any leave: Fri 3 Apr to Mon 6 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday), Fri 1 May to Sun 3 May (Labour Day), Sat 23 May to Mon 25 May (Whit Monday) and Thu 24 Dec to Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

What are the best days to take off in Germany (Bayern) in 2026?

Book Thu 2 Apr to get 5 days off, from Thu 2 Apr to Mon 6 Apr. With 20 days of leave, the best plan gives 52 days off across 7 breaks.

About these dates

These dates have been checked by hand against Germany's official calendar.

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are listed here as bank holidays, but they are not statutory public holidays in any Bundesland. Some employers give them, some give a half day, some give neither. Check your contract.

Assumption in Bayern and Corpus Christi in Sachsen and Thüringen apply only in some municipalities, not across the whole Bundesland.