Thursday, 18 June 2026 · Week 25 · 195 days left in the year

A friendly almanac for life in Germany.

When is the next public holiday? Which bridge day pays off? And what's left at the end of the month? klartag knows — for all 16 federal states, year after year.

See 2026 holidays

HolidaysGerman Unity DaySaturday · 03.10.2026 · all of Germany107 days to go →Bridge daysOne day, four off14–17 May · Ascension DayOpen planner →CalculatorGross → NetTax class, state, insurance — and your take-home payCalculate now →

Holidays in all of Germany

Next holidayGerman Unity DaySaturday · 03.10.2026 · statutory, nationwideWhat's being celebrated? →

107days to go

The next five

Sat03.10.2026German Unity DayWeekend
Fri25.12.2026Christmas Day
Sat26.12.2026St. Stephen's DayWeekend
Fri01.01.2027New Year's Day
Fri26.03.2027Good Friday

all five apply nationwide

Bridge-day tip

One vacation day, 5 days off

Good Friday falls on a Friday in 2026 — 03. April. Take the bridge day as vacation and you get days on end out of office — for a single day off.

Fri 3.

frei

Holiday

Sat 4.

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Weekend

Sun 5.

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Weekend

Mon 6.

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Weekend

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Did you know?

2026 is a weekend year — 2 of 9 public holidays land on a Saturday or Sunday.

from the klartag almanac

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