Tuesday, 20 October 2026 · Week 43 · 72 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

HolidaysChristmas DayFriday · 25.12.2026 · all of Germany66 days to go →Bridge daysOne day, 4 off25–28 Dec · Christmas DayOpen planner →CalculatorGross → NetTax class, state, insurance — and your take-home payCalculate now →

Holidays in all of Germany

Next holidayChristmas DayFriday · 25.12.2026 · statutory, nationwideWhat's being celebrated? →

66days to go

The next five

Fri25.12.2026Christmas Day
Sat26.12.2026St. Stephen's DayWeekend
Fri01.01.2027New Year's Day
Fri26.03.2027Good Friday
Mon29.03.2027Easter Monday

all five apply nationwide

Bridge-day tip

One vacation day, 4 days off

Christmas Day falls on a Friday in 2026 — 25 December. Take the bridge day as vacation and you get days on end out of office — for a single day off.

Fri 25.

frei

Holiday

Sat 26.

frei

Holiday

Sun 27.

frei

Weekend

Mon 28.

frei

1 vacation day

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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

By state and year

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