Germany Holidays 2017 Public Holidays and Observances
List of Germany Holidays 2017. All you need to know about Public Holidays and Observances in Germany.
Date
Holiday
Type / Where
Jan 1, Sunday
New Year’s Day
National holiday
Jan 6, Friday
Epiphany
BW, BY, ST
Feb 14, Tuesday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
Feb 27, Monday
Shrove Monday
Observance
Feb 28, Tuesday
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
Observance
Mar 1, Wednesday
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Mar 20, Monday
March equinox
Season
Mar 26, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Apr 9, Sunday
Palm Sunday
Observance
Apr 13, Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Apr 14, Friday
Good Friday
Silent Day
Apr 16, Sunday
Easter Day
Silent Day
Brandenburg
Apr 17, Monday
Easter Monday
National holiday
May 1, Monday
May Day
National holiday
May 14, Sunday
Mother’s Day
Observance
May 25, Thursday
Ascension Day
National holiday
Jun 4, Sunday
Whit Sunday
Silent Day
Brandenburg
Jun 5, Monday
Whit Monday
National holiday
Jun 15, Thursday
Corpus Christi
BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN, TH
Jun 21, Wednesday
June Solstice
Season
Aug 8, Tuesday
Peace Festival
Local holiday
Bavaria
Aug 15, Tuesday
Assumption of Mary
Bavaria, Saarland
Sep 22, Friday
September equinox
Season
Oct 3, Tuesday
Day of German Unity
National holiday
Oct 29, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Oct 31, Tuesday
Reformation Day
B, BB, BW, HB, MVP, NDS, SN, ST, TH
Oct 31, Tuesday
Halloween
Observance
Nov 1, Wednesday
All Saints’ Day
Silent Day / BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL, TH
Nov 11, Saturday
St. Martin’s Day
Observance
Nov 19, Sunday
National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
Nov 22, Wednesday
Repentance Day
Saxony
Nov 26, Sunday, Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Dec 3, Sunday
First Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 6, Wednesday
Saint Nicholas Day
Observance
Dec 10, Sunday
Second Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 17, Sunday
Third Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 21, Thursday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 24, Sunday
Fourth Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 24, Sunday
Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Dec 25, Monday
Christmas Day
National holiday
Dec 26, Tuesday
Boxing Day
National holiday
Dec 31, Sunday
New Year’s Eve
Observance
Germany Holidays 2016 Public Holidays and Observances
Germany Holidays 2017 Public Holidays and Observances