Germany Holidays 2018 Public Holidays and Observances
List of Germany Holidays 2018. All you need to know about Public Holidays and Observances in Germany.
Date
Holiday
Type / Where
Jan 1, Monday
New Year’s Day
National holiday
Jan 6, Saturday
Epiphany
BW, BY, ST
Feb 12, Monday
Shrove Monday
Observance
Feb 13, Tuesday
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
Observance
Feb 14, Wednesday
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Feb 14, Wednesday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
Mar 20, Tuesday
March equinox
Season
Mar 25, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Mar 25, Sunday
Palm Sunday
Observance
Mar 29, Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Mar 30, Friday
Good Friday
Silent Day
Apr 1, Sunday
Easter Day
Silent Day
Brandenburg
Apr 2, Monday
Easter Monday
National holiday
May 1, Tuesday
May Day
National holiday
May 10, Thursday
Ascension Day
National holiday
May 13, Sunday
Mother’s Day
Observance
May 20, Sunday
Whit Sunday
Silent Day / Brandenburg
May 21, Monday
Whit Monday
National holiday
May 31, Thursday
Corpus Christi
BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN, TH
Jun 21, Thursday
June Solstice
Season
Aug 8, Wednesday
Peace Festival
Bavaria
Aug 15, Wednesday
Assumption of Mary
Bavaria, Saarland
Sep 23, Sunday
September equinox
Season
Oct 3, Wednesday
Day of German Unity
National holiday
Oct 28, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Oct 31, Wednesday
Reformation Day
BB, HB, MVP, NDS, SN, ST, TH
Oct 31, Wednesday
Halloween
Observance
Nov 1, Thursday
All Saints’ Day
Silent Day / BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL, TH
Nov 11, Sunday
St. Martin’s Day
Observance
Nov 18, Sunday
National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
Nov 21, Wednesday
Repentance Day
Saxony
Nov 25, Sunday, Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Dec 2, Sunday
First Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 6, Thursday
Saint Nicholas Day
Observance
Dec 9, Sunday
Second Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 16, Sunday
Third Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 21, Friday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 23, Sunday
Fourth Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 24, Monday
Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Dec 25, Tuesday
Christmas Day
National holiday
Dec 26, Wednesday
Boxing Day
National holiday
Dec 31, Monday
New Year’s Eve
Observance