Germany Holidays 2019 Public Holidays and Observances
List of Germany Holidays 2019. All you need to know about Public Holidays and Observances in Germany.
Date
Holiday
Type / Where
Jan 1, Tuesday
New Year’s Day
National holiday
Jan 6, Sunday
Epiphany
BW, BY, ST
Feb 14, Thursday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
Mar 4, Monday
Shrove Monday
Observance
Mar 5, Tuesday
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
Observance
Mar 6, Wednesday
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Mar 20, Wednesday
March equinox
Season
Mar 31, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Apr 14, Sunday
Palm Sunday
Observance
Apr 18, Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Apr 19, Friday
Good Friday
Silent Day
Apr 21, Sunday
Easter Day
Silent Day / Brandenburg
Apr 22, Monday
Easter Monday
National holiday
May 1, Wednesday
May Day
National holiday
May 12, Sunday
Mother’s Day
Observance
May 30, Thursday
Ascension Day
National holiday
Jun 9, Sunday
Whit Sunday
Silent Day / Brandenburg
Jun 10, Monday
Whit Monday
National holiday
Jun 20, Thursday
Corpus Christi
BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN, TH
Jun 21, Friday
June Solstice
Season
Aug 8, Thursday
Peace Festival
Bavaria
Aug 15, Thursday
Assumption of Mary
Bavaria, Saarland
Sep 23, Monday
September equinox
Season
Oct 3, Thursday
Day of German Unity
National holiday
Oct 27, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Oct 31, Thursday
Halloween
Observance
Nov 1, Friday
All Saints’ Day
Silent Day / BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL, TH
Nov 11, Monday
St. Martin’s Day
Observance
Nov 17, Sunday
National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
Nov 20, Wednesday
Repentance Day
Saxony
Nov 24, Sunday, Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Dec 1, Sunday
First Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 6, Friday
Saint Nicholas Day
Observance
Dec 8, Sunday
Second Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 15, Sunday
Third Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 22, Sunday
Fourth Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 22, Sunday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 24, Tuesday
Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Dec 25, Wednesday
Christmas Day
National holiday
Dec 26, Thursday
Boxing Day
National holiday
Dec 31, Tuesday
New Year’s Eve
Observance