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School holidays in Germany 2025

School holidays in Germany are set by region (German states). Public holidays still apply more widely. Open the planner to pick a region and compare with France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

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Regions in Germany

School holidays follow German states. Open a region on the timeline to stack it against a neighbour.

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School holidays by region

Baden-Württemberg

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 4 Jan 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 26 Apr 2025
Pentecost Holidays10 Jun 2025 – 20 Jun 2025
Summer Holidays31 Jul 2025 – 13 Sep 2025
Autumn Holidays27 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2025
Reformation Day31 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026

Bavaria

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 3 Jan 2025
Spring Holidays3 Mar 2025 – 7 Mar 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Pentecost Holidays10 Jun 2025 – 20 Jun 2025
Summer Holidays1 Aug 2025 – 15 Sep 2025
Autumn Holidays3 Nov 2025 – 7 Nov 2025
Repentance Day19 Nov 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026

Berlin

Winter holidays3 Feb 2025 – 8 Feb 2025
Easter holidays14 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Day off2 May 2025
Day off30 May 2025
Pentecost holiday10 Jun 2025
Summer holidays24 Jul 2025 – 6 Sep 2025
Autumn holidays20 Oct 2025 – 1 Nov 2025
Christmas holidays22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026

Brandenburg

Winter holidays3 Feb 2025 – 8 Feb 2025
Easter holidays14 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Variable holiday2 May 2025
Variable holiday30 May 2025
Pentecost holiday10 Jun 2025
Summer holidays24 Jul 2025 – 6 Sep 2025
Autumn holidays20 Oct 2025 – 1 Nov 2025
Christmas holidays22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026

Bremen

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 4 Jan 2025
Mid-Year Holidays3 Feb 2025 – 4 Feb 2025
Easter Holidays7 Apr 2025 – 19 Apr 2025
Church Day and the Day after 1 May30 Apr 2025 – 2 May 2025
Day after Ascension30 May 2025
Pentecost Holiday10 Jun 2025
Summer Holidays3 Jul 2025 – 13 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays13 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026

General Schools

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 6 Jan 2025
Winter Holidays3 Feb 2025 – 14 Feb 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2025
Additional holiday30 May 2025
Pentecost Holidays6 Jun 2025 – 10 Jun 2025
Summer Holidays28 Jul 2025 – 6 Sep 2025
Additional holiday2 Oct 2025
Autumn Holidays20 Oct 2025 – 24 Oct 2025
Additional holiday3 Nov 2025
Christmas Holidays20 Dec 2025 – 3 Jan 2026

Hamburg

Christmas Holidays20 Dec 2024 – 3 Jan 2025
Mid-Year Break31 Jan 2025
Spring Holidays10 Mar 2025 – 21 Mar 2025
Bridge Day2 May 2025
Pentecost Holidays26 May 2025 – 30 May 2025
Summer Holidays24 Jul 2025 – 3 Sep 2025
Autumn Holidays20 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays17 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026

Hesse

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 2025
Easter Holidays7 Apr 2025 – 21 Apr 2025
Summer Holidays7 Jul 2025 – 15 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays6 Oct 2025 – 18 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 10 Jan 2026

Lower Saxony

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 4 Jan 2025
Mid-Year Holidays3 Feb 2025 – 4 Feb 2025
Easter Holidays7 Apr 2025 – 19 Apr 2025
Church Day30 Apr 2025
Day after 1 May2 May 2025
Day after Ascension30 May 2025
Pentecost Holiday10 Jun 2025
Summer Holidays3 Jul 2025 – 13 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays13 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 4 Jan 2025
Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 6 Jan 2025
Winter Holidays3 Feb 2025 – 8 Feb 2025
Winter Holidays3 Feb 2025 – 14 Feb 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Additional holiday2 May 2025
Additional holiday30 May 2025
Pentecost Holidays6 Jun 2025 – 10 Jun 2025
Summer Holidays14 Jul 2025 – 30 Aug 2025
Summer Holidays28 Jul 2025 – 6 Sep 2025
Additional holiday1 Oct 2025
Additional holiday2 Oct 2025
Autumn Holidays20 Oct 2025 – 24 Oct 2025
Autumn Holidays20 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2025
Additional holiday3 Nov 2025
Christmas Holidays20 Dec 2025 – 3 Jan 2026
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 3 Jan 2026

North Rhine-Westphalia

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 6 Jan 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 26 Apr 2025
Pentecost Holidays10 Jun 2025
Summer Holidays14 Jul 2025 – 26 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays13 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 6 Jan 2026

Rhineland-Palatinate

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 8 Jan 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Summer Holidays7 Jul 2025 – 15 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays13 Oct 2025 – 24 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 7 Jan 2026

Saarland

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 3 Jan 2025
Carnival Holidays24 Feb 2025 – 4 Mar 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Summer Holidays7 Jul 2025 – 14 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays13 Oct 2025 – 24 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026

Saxony

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 3 Jan 2025
Winter Holidays17 Feb 2025 – 1 Mar 2025
Easter Holidays18 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Day off30 May 2025
Summer Holidays28 Jun 2025 – 8 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays6 Oct 2025 – 18 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026

Saxony-Anhalt

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 4 Jan 2025
Winter Holidays27 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025
Easter Holidays7 Apr 2025 – 19 Apr 2025
Holiday Day30 May 2025
Summer Holidays28 Jun 2025 – 8 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays13 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026

Schleswig-Holstein

Christmas Holidays19 Dec 2024 – 7 Jan 2025
Easter Holidays11 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Ascension30 May 2025
Summer Holidays28 Jul 2025 – 30 Aug 2025
Summer Holidays28 Jul 2025 – 6 Sep 2025
Autumn Holidays13 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2025
Autumn Holidays20 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays19 Dec 2025 – 6 Jan 2026

Thuringia

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 3 Jan 2025
Winter Holidays3 Feb 2025 – 8 Feb 2025
Easter Holidays7 Apr 2025 – 19 Apr 2025
Day off from school30 May 2025
Summer Holidays28 Jun 2025 – 8 Aug 2025
Autumn Holidays6 Oct 2025 – 18 Oct 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 3 Jan 2026

Vocational Schools

Christmas Holidays23 Dec 2024 – 4 Jan 2025
Winter Holidays3 Feb 2025 – 8 Feb 2025
Easter Holidays14 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025
Additional holiday2 May 2025
Additional holiday30 May 2025
Summer Holidays14 Jul 2025 – 30 Aug 2025
Additional holiday1 Oct 2025
Autumn Holidays20 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2025
Additional holiday3 Nov 2025
Christmas Holidays22 Dec 2025 – 3 Jan 2026

Public holidays

New Year's Day1 Jan 2025
Epiphany6 Jan 2025
International Women's Day8 Mar 2025
Good Friday18 Apr 2025
Easter Sunday20 Apr 2025
Easter Monday21 Apr 2025
Labour Day1 May 2025
Liberation Day8 May 2025
Ascension Day29 May 2025
Pentecost Sunday8 Jun 2025
Pentecost Monday9 Jun 2025
Corpus Christi19 Jun 2025
High Festival of Peace8 Aug 2025
Assumption Day15 Aug 2025
World Children's Day20 Sep 2025
Day of German Unity3 Oct 2025
Reformation Day31 Oct 2025
All Saints' Day1 Nov 2025
Repentance Day19 Nov 2025
Christmas Day25 Dec 2025
2nd Day of Christmas26 Dec 2025

Questions

When are school holidays in Germany 2025?

School holidays in Germany are set by region (German states). Public holidays still apply more widely. Open the planner to pick a region and compare with France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Do school holidays differ by region in Germany?

Yes. School holidays in Germany differ by region (German states). Pick a region on the timeline, then stack a neighbour.

How do I compare Germany with neighbouring countries?

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