Holidays in Germany 2027

Germany observes 9 federal public holidays in 2027, an unusually weekend-heavy year. 4 of the 9 land on a Saturday or Sunday, including Tag der Arbeit on 1 May, Tag der Deutschen Einheit on 3 October, and both Weihnachtstage on 25 and 26 December. The result is 256 working days on the federal-only count, materially higher than 2026 because fewer holidays carve out weekday time.

2027 federal holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Friday	Neujahrstag	New Year's Day on a Friday opens with a three-day weekend, with most offices reopening Monday 4 January.
Mar 26	Friday	Karfreitag	Karfreitag arrives early in 2027, kicking off the four-day Easter weekend a full week before Ostermontag on 29 March.
Mar 29	Monday	Ostermontag	Ostermontag closes the Easter weekend, the earliest Easter the calendar has seen since 2008.
May 1	Saturday (weekend)	Tag der Arbeit	Tag der Arbeit lands on a Saturday, so it does not produce an extra day off under the federal holiday calendar.
May 6	Thursday	Christi Himmelfahrt	Christi Himmelfahrt on a Thursday makes Friday 7 May the strongest Brückentag of the year.
May 17	Monday	Pfingstmontag	Pfingstmontag closes a four-day Pentecost weekend that opened with Pfingstsonntag on 16 May.
Oct 3	Sunday (weekend)	Tag der Deutschen Einheit	Tag der Deutschen Einheit lands on a Sunday, so it is absorbed into the regular weekend with no in-lieu Monday off.
Dec 25	Saturday (weekend)	Erster Weihnachtstag	Erster Weihnachtstag on a Saturday and Zweiter Weihnachtstag on Sunday both fall on the weekend, joining the Christmas-to-New Year shutdown without an in-lieu day.
Dec 26	Sunday (weekend)	Zweiter Weihnachtstag	Zweiter Weihnachtstag on a Sunday is absorbed into the weekend in 2027.

2027 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Federal holidays on weekdays

Working days

256

The 4 weekend-falling holidays absorb into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, leaving only 5 weekday-falling Feiertage to reduce the working day total. The early Easter combined with weekend collisions on Tag der Arbeit and Tag der Deutschen Einheit makes 2027 a particularly long working year for Germany.

Brückentage to plan around

The strongest Brückentag in 2027 is Friday 7 May, between Christi Himmelfahrt on Thursday 6 May and the weekend. Taking that single day off produces a four-day weekend. Pfingstmontag on 17 May extends the Pentecost weekend to four days. Erster Weihnachtstag on a Saturday and Zweiter Weihnachtstag on a Sunday combine into a four-day stretch with 27 December, since the New Year holiday on 1 January 2028 also falls on a Saturday.

Skonto windows that span the early Easter weekend will run shorter than usual in 2027. A Net 30 invoice issued in early March can lose three working days to Karfreitag and Ostermontag depending on alignment. Verify against the calculator before pinning a hard payment deadline.

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Holidays in Germany 2027 - FAQ

How many federal public holidays does Germany have in 2027?

Germany observes 9 bundesweite Feiertage in 2027. Of those, 5 fall on a weekday and 4 land on a weekend. Both Weihnachtstage (25 and 26 December) fall on the weekend, and Tag der Arbeit on 1 May lands on a Saturday, which materially reduces the working-day savings compared with 2026.

How many working days does Germany have in 2027?

Germany has 256 working days in 2027 on the federal-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 5 weekday-falling federal holidays. Bundesländer observing Reformationstag, Allerheiligen, or Fronleichnam will have one to three fewer working days.

Is Easter unusually early in 2027?

Yes. Easter Sunday lands on 28 March 2027, which is among the earliest dates Easter can fall under the Gregorian computus. Karfreitag is on 26 March and Ostermontag is on 29 March. The early Easter pulls the long weekend forward in the year, leaving a long stretch from Ostermontag to Christi Himmelfahrt on 6 May without a federal holiday.