Germany Holidays 2020 Public Holidays and Observances
List of Germany Holidays 2020. All you need to know about Public Holidays and Observances in Germany.
Date
Holiday
Type / Where
Jan 1, Wednesday
New Year’s Day
National holiday
Jan 6, Monday
Epiphany
BW, BY, ST
Feb 14, Friday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
Feb 24, Monday
Shrove Monday
Observance
Feb 25, Tuesday
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
Observance
Feb 26, Wednesday
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Mar 20, Friday
March equinox
Season
Mar 29, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Apr 5, Sunday
Palm Sunday
Observance
Apr 9, Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Apr 10, Friday
Good Friday
Silent Day
Apr 12, Sunday
Easter Day
Silent Day / Brandenburg
Apr 13, Monday
Easter Monday
National holiday
May 1, Friday
May Day
National holiday
May 10, Sunday
Mother’s Day
Observance
May 21, Thursday
Ascension Day
National holiday
May 31, Sunday
Whit Sunday
Silent Day / Brandenburg
Jun 1, Monday
Whit Monday
National holiday
Jun 11, Thursday
Corpus Christi
BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN, TH
Jun 20, Saturday
June Solstice
Season
Aug 8, Saturday
Peace Festival
Bavaria
Aug 15, Saturday
Assumption of Mary
Bavaria, Saarland
Sep 22, Tuesday
September equinox
Season
Oct 3, Saturday
Day of German Unity
National holiday
Oct 25, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Oct 31, Saturday
Halloween
Observance
Nov 1, Sunday
All Saints’ Day
Silent Day / BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL, TH
Nov 11, Wednesday
St. Martin’s Day
Observance
Nov 15, Sunday
National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
Nov 18, Wednesday
Repentance Day
Saxony
Nov 22, Sunday, Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Nov 29, Sunday
First Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 6, Sunday
Second Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 6, Sunday
Saint Nicholas Day
Observance
Dec 13, Sunday
Third Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 20, Sunday
Fourth Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 21, Monday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 24, Thursday
Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Dec 25, Friday
Christmas Day
National holiday
Dec 26, Saturday
Boxing Day
National holiday
Dec 31, Thursday
New Year’s Eve
Observance