Bridge days in Germany 2026
Public holidays, bridge days and long weekends for Germany in 2026. Set your leave days and see where to book them.
Weekends and public holidays are free. Every other day off costs one leave day.
Best plan for 5 leave days
14 days off in 2 breaks. Leave days used: 5 of 5.
Select a break to mark it in the calendar and save it as .ics.
- Public holiday
- Weekend
- Leave day to book
- Selected break
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Public holiday: New Year's Day | 2, Leave day to book | 3, Weekend | 4, Weekend | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10, Weekend | 11, Weekend |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17, Weekend | 18, Weekend |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24, Weekend | 25, Weekend |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend | 29, Weekend |
| 30, Leave day to book | 31, Leave day to book |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Leave day to book | 2, Leave day to book | 3, Public holiday: Good Friday | 4, Weekend | 5, Weekend | ||
| 6, Public holiday: Easter Monday | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11, Weekend | 12, Weekend |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18, Weekend | 19, Weekend |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Weekend | 26, Weekend |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Public holiday: Labour Day | 2, Weekend | 3, Weekend | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9, Weekend | 10, Weekend |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Public holiday: Ascension Day | 15 | 16, Weekend | 17, Weekend |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23, Weekend | 24, Weekend |
| 25, Public holiday: Whit Monday | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30, Weekend | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6, Weekend | 7, Weekend |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13, Weekend | 14, Weekend |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20, Weekend | 21, Weekend |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27, Weekend | 28, Weekend |
| 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4, Weekend | 5, Weekend | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11, Weekend | 12, Weekend |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18, Weekend | 19, Weekend |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Weekend | 26, Weekend |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | 2, Weekend | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8, Weekend | 9, Weekend |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15, Weekend | 16, Weekend |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22, Weekend | 23, Weekend |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29, Weekend | 30, Weekend |
| 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, Weekend | 6, Weekend | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12, Weekend | 13, Weekend |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Weekend | 20, Weekend |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26, Weekend | 27, Weekend |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3, Public holiday: German Unity Day | 4, Weekend | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10, Weekend | 11, Weekend |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17, Weekend | 18, Weekend |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24, Weekend | 25, Weekend |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend | 29, Weekend |
| 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, Weekend | 6, Weekend | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12, Weekend | 13, Weekend |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Weekend | 20, Weekend |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Public holiday: Christmas Day | 26, Public holiday: St. Stephen's Day | 27, Weekend |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Long weekends that need no leave
- 3 – 6 Apr4 days off
- 1 – 3 May3 days off
- 23 – 25 May3 days off
- 25 – 27 Dec3 days off
Holiday data from Nager.Date, fetched 15 October 2026.
Public holidays in Germany 2026
Nager.Date lists 9 nationwide public holidays for Germany in 2026. Holidays on a weekday: 7. Holidays on a weekend: 2. 10 more public holidays apply in some regions only.
Best one-day bridge: 1 – 4 Jan, 4 days off for one leave day.
With 5 leave days the best plan gives 14 days off in total.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | Neujahr · New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 6 January | Tuesday | Heilige Drei Könige · Epiphany | Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt |
| 8 March | Sunday | Internationaler Frauentag · International Women's Day | Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| 3 April | Friday | Karfreitag · Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 5 April | Sunday | Ostersonntag · Easter Sunday | Brandenburg |
| 6 April | Monday | Ostermontag · Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 1 May | Friday | Tag der Arbeit · Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 14 May | Thursday | Christi Himmelfahrt · Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| 24 May | Sunday | Pfingstsonntag · Pentecost | Brandenburg |
| 25 May | Monday | Pfingstmontag · Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| 4 June | Thursday | Fronleichnam · Corpus Christi | Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland |
| 15 August | Saturday | Mariä Himmelfahrt · Assumption Day | Saarland |
| 20 September | Sunday | Weltkindertag · World Children's Day | Thüringen |
| 3 October | Saturday | Tag der Deutschen Einheit · German Unity Day | Nationwide |
| 31 October | Saturday | Reformationstag · Reformation Day | 9 regions |
| 1 November | Sunday | Allerheiligen · All Saints' Day | Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland |
| 18 November | Wednesday | Buß- und Bettag · Repentance and Prayer Day | Sachsen |
| 25 December | Friday | Erster Weihnachtstag · Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 December | Saturday | Zweiter Weihnachtstag · St. Stephen's Day | Nationwide |
Only days that Nager.Date marks as public holidays count. Bank, school and optional days are left out.
Source: Nager.Date, fetched 15 October 2026.
Regional calendars
Germany has regional public holidays. Open a region to include them.