Long weekends in Germany, 2027
2027 has 9 public holidays, and 5 of them give you a weekday off. The best bridge: 5 days off for 1 day of leave around Good Friday and Easter Monday.
The best bridges in 2027
Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.
- Fri, Jan 1
New Year's Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 3
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 4
Take off: Mon, Jan 4
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 10
Take off: Mon, Jan 4 to Fri, Jan 8
- Free long weekend
- Fri, Mar 26 and Mon, Mar 29
Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Free long weekend
4 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Mar 26 to Mon, Mar 29
- Best value
5 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Mar 25 to Mon, Mar 29
Take off: Thu, Mar 25
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Mar 20 to Sun, Apr 4
Take off: Mon, Mar 22 to Thu, Mar 25 and Tue, Mar 30 to Fri, Apr 2
- Free long weekend
- Thu, May 6
Ascension Day
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, May 6 to Sun, May 9
Take off: Fri, May 7
- Longest break
12 days off for 6 days of leave · Thu, May 6 to Mon, May 17
Take off: Fri, May 7 and Mon, May 10 to Fri, May 14
- Best value
- Mon, May 17
Whit Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, May 15 to Mon, May 17
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, May 14 to Mon, May 17
Take off: Fri, May 14
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, May 8 to Mon, May 17
Take off: Mon, May 10 to Fri, May 14
- Free long weekend
Plan your leave for 2027
Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.
27 days off in 4 breaks
Uses 10 days of leave
- Fri, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 44 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, Mar 20 to Mon, Mar 2910 days off for 4 days of leave
- Sat, May 1 to Sun, May 99 days off for 4 days of leave
- Fri, May 14 to Mon, May 174 days off for 1 day of leave
2027 at a glance
Public holidays in Germany, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1Friday | Friday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| January 6Wednesday | Wednesday | Epiphany | Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, and Sachsen-Anhalt |
| March 8Monday | Monday | International Women's Day | Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| March 26Friday | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| March 28Sunday | Sunday | Easter Sunday, Falls on a weekend | Brandenburg |
| March 29Monday | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| May 1Saturday | Saturday | Labour Day, Falls on a weekend | Nationwide |
| May 6Thursday | Thursday | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| May 16Sunday | Sunday | Pentecost, Falls on a weekend | Brandenburg |
| May 17Monday | Monday | Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| May 27Thursday | Thursday | Corpus Christi | 6 regionsBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland |
| August 15Sunday | Sunday | Assumption, Falls on a weekend | Saarland |
| September 20Monday | Monday | International Children's Day | Thüringen |
| October 3Sunday | Sunday | German Unity Day, Falls on a weekend | Nationwide |
| October 31Sunday | Sunday | Reformation Day, Falls on a weekend | 9 regionsBrandenburg, Hansestadt Bremen, Hansestadt Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen |
| November 1Monday | Monday | All Saints' Day | 5 regionsBaden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland |
| November 17Wednesday | Wednesday | Day of Prayer and Repentance | Sachsen |
| December 25Saturday | Saturday | Christmas Day, Falls on a weekend | Nationwide |
| December 26Sunday | Sunday | Boxing Day, Falls on a weekend | Nationwide |
Turn Good Friday into a trip
Plan the days, the stays and the bookings in one itinerary, with your group, on Waiz.
Long weekends in Germany: questions
There are 9 nationwide public holidays in Germany in 2027, 5 of them on a weekday. Regions add their own, from 10 to 12 in total depending on where you work.
Taking 1 day of leave off around Good Friday and Easter Monday (Thu, Mar 25) gives you 5 days off in a row.
Spend leave next to public holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or a Monday or Friday next to a weekend. With 10 days of leave of leave, the planner above finds 27 days off in 2027.
Holiday dates from the date-holidays project (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against official government sources. Company agreements and contracts can add or move days off; check yours before booking.
