Holidays in Germany 2024

Germany observes 9 bundesweite Feiertage in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 0 land on a weekend, leaving 253 Arbeitstage across the year on the national-only count.

2024 bundesweite Feiertage calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Hinweise
Jan 1	Monday	Neujahrstag	Neujahrstag on Monday January 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Mar 29	Friday	Karfreitag	Karfreitag on Friday March 29 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Apr 1	Monday	Ostermontag	Ostermontag on Monday April 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
May 1	Wednesday	Tag der Arbeit	Tag der Arbeit on Wednesday May 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
May 9	Thursday	Christi Himmelfahrt	Christi Himmelfahrt on Thursday May 9 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 20	Monday	Pfingstmontag	Pfingstmontag on Monday May 20 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Oct 3	Thursday	Tag der Deutschen Einheit	Tag der Deutschen Einheit on Thursday October 3 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Dec 25	Wednesday	Erster Weihnachtstag	Erster Weihnachtstag on Wednesday December 25 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Dec 26	Thursday	Zweiter Weihnachtstag	Zweiter Weihnachtstag on Thursday December 26 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Feiertage on weekdays

Arbeitstage

253

All 9 bundesweite Feiertage land on weekdays in 2024, producing the maximum working-day reduction Germany typically sees in a non-leap year. Germany observes 9 bundesweite Feiertage that apply across all 16 Bundesländer. State-specific Feiertage such as Reformationstag, Allerheiligen, Heilige Drei Könige, Fronleichnam, and Buß- und Bettag are excluded from this federal set.

Holidays not included

Each Bundesland's Feiertagsgesetz sets its own state holidays on top of the federal nine. Heilige Drei Könige (Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt), Fronleichnam (Catholic states), Mariä Himmelfahrt (Saarland and parts of Bayern), Reformationstag (some states), Allerheiligen (Catholic states), and Buß- und Bettag (Sachsen) are excluded from this federal set.

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Germany Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many bundesweite Feiertage does Germany have in 2024?

Germany observes 9 bundesweite Feiertage in 2024. Of those, 9 fall on a weekday and 0 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many Arbeitstage does Germany have in 2024?

Germany has 253 Arbeitstage in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 9 weekday-falling bundesweite Feiertage. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 bundesweiter Feiertag dates fall on a weekday?

9 of Germany's 9 bundesweite Feiertage in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the Arbeitstage count: Neujahrstag (Monday, January 1); Karfreitag (Friday, March 29); Ostermontag (Monday, April 1); Tag der Arbeit (Wednesday, May 1); Christi Himmelfahrt (Thursday, May 9); Pfingstmontag (Monday, May 20); Tag der Deutschen Einheit (Thursday, October 3); Erster Weihnachtstag (Wednesday, December 25); Zweiter Weihnachtstag (Thursday, December 26).