Saarland Business Day Calculator

Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026

Calculate business days in Saarland with its own statewide Feiertage. Saarland shares the Monday to Friday working week and the Saturday and Sunday weekend with the rest of Germany, but its Feiertage calendar is different, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the count built on the nine nationwide Feiertage.

How Saarland differs from the nationwide German holidays

Saarland has the longest holiday calendar of any German state. Beyond the nine nationwide holidays it adds Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) on the Thursday 60 days after Easter, Mariä Himmelfahrt on 15 August, and Allerheiligen on 1 November. Unlike Bavaria, Saarland observes Mariä Himmelfahrt statewide rather than by municipality. In 2026 and 2027 Mariä Himmelfahrt falls on a weekend, so it is Fronleichnam that changes the 2026 count and Fronleichnam plus a Monday Allerheiligen that change the 2027 count. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

Worked example

Adding 1 business days to Wednesday, June 3, 2026 using Saarland's Feiertage lands on Friday, June 5, 2026. With the nine nationwide German Feiertage, the same calculation lands on Thursday, June 4, 2026: the gap comes from Saarland's own calendar.

Saarland Feiertage in 2026

Date	Day	Feiertag	Notes
January 1	Thursday	Neujahrstag	Neujahrstag on Thursday January 1 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
April 3	Friday	Karfreitag	Karfreitag on Friday April 3 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
April 6	Monday	Ostermontag	Ostermontag on Monday April 6 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
May 1	Friday	Tag der Arbeit	Tag der Arbeit on Friday May 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
May 14	Thursday	Christi Himmelfahrt	Christi Himmelfahrt on Thursday May 14 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 25	Monday	Pfingstmontag	Pfingstmontag on Monday May 25 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
June 4	Thursday	Fronleichnam	Fronleichnam on Thursday June 4 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
August 15	Saturday (weekend)	Mariä Himmelfahrt	Mariä Himmelfahrt lands on a Saturday (August 15) and is absorbed into the weekend without an in-lieu working day.
October 3	Saturday (weekend)	Tag der Deutschen Einheit	Tag der Deutschen Einheit lands on a Saturday (October 3) and is absorbed into the weekend without an in-lieu working day.
November 1	Sunday (weekend)	Allerheiligen	Allerheiligen lands on a Sunday (November 1) and is absorbed into the weekend without an in-lieu working day.
December 25	Friday	Erster Weihnachtstag	Erster Weihnachtstag on Friday December 25 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
December 26	Saturday (weekend)	Zweiter Weihnachtstag	Zweiter Weihnachtstag lands on a Saturday (December 26) and is absorbed into the weekend without an in-lieu working day.

How to count Saarland business days

For an interactive calculation, use the Germany calculator and add Saarland's own Feiertage under Advanced options. The per-year Feiertage pages below list every Saarland date ready to paste in.

Saarland Feiertage data is verified against the saarländisches Feiertagsgesetz (saarland.de).

Saarland FAQ

Does the Saarland calculator use different Feiertage from the nationwide German set?

Is the Saarland working week Monday to Friday?

Yes. Saarland uses the Monday to Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Germany. Only the Bundesland's set of Feiertage changes.