Brandenburg Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Brandenburg observes 12 Feiertage in 2026: 7 fall on a weekday and 5 land on a weekend, leaving 254 working days across the year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Germany; what changes is the Bundesland's set of Feiertage.
How Brandenburg differs from the nationwide German holidays
Brandenburg is unusual in counting Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday) and Pfingstsonntag (Whit Sunday) as gesetzliche Feiertage in their own right, alongside Reformationstag on 31 October. Because Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday always fall on a Sunday, they never change a business-day count, and Reformationstag falls on a Saturday in 2026 and a Sunday in 2027, so for both shipped years Brandenburg's working-day total matches the nationwide German count even though its holiday calendar is longer. The state holidays move the count only in years where 31 October is a weekday. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
Added in Brandenburg (2026)
- Ostersonntag (Sunday, April 5)
- Pfingstsonntag (Sunday, May 24)
- Reformationstag (Saturday, October 31)
Effect on the working-day count
Brandenburg observes all nine nationwide German Feiertage and adds its own on top; none are dropped.
Brandenburg Feiertage calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Feiertag |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag |
| April 5 | Sunday (weekend) | Ostersonntag |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag |
| May 1 | Friday | Tag der Arbeit |
| May 14 | Thursday | Christi Himmelfahrt |
| May 24 | Sunday (weekend) | Pfingstsonntag |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag |
| October 3 | Saturday (weekend) | Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
| October 31 | Saturday (weekend) | Reformationstag |
| December 25 | Friday | Erster Weihnachtstag |
| December 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Zweiter Weihnachtstag |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Feiertage on weekdays
7
Working days
254
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling Feiertage, Brandenburg has 254 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Brandenburg use this state calendar, not just the nine nationwide Feiertage.