Public holidays · one federal state
Holidays in Saxony 2026
11 public holidays in Saxony 2026 — 9 nationwide and 2 regional, plus 1 local only (individual municipalities).
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All holidays in 2026
| Day | Date | Holiday | Scope | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | nationwide | past |
| Fri | 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | nationwide | past |
| Mon | 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | nationwide | past |
| Fri | 1 May 2026 | Labour Day | nationwide | past |
| Thu | 14 May 2026 | Ascension Day | nationwide | past |
| Mon | 25 May 2026 | Whit Monday | nationwide | past |
| Thu | 4 Jun 2026 | Corpus Christi | local | past |
| Sat | 3 Oct 2026 | German Unity Day | nationwide | past |
| Sat | 31 Oct 2026 | Reformation Day | regional | in 11 days |
| Wed | 18 Nov 2026 | Day of Repentance and Prayer | regional | in 29 days |
| Fri | 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | nationwide | in 66 days |
| Sat | 26 Dec 2026 | St. Stephen's Day | nationwide | in 67 days |
Best bridge day in Saxony
One vacation day, 4 days off
Christmas Day falls on a Friday (25 Dec 2026). Take the bridge day off and you get a multi-day stretch out of office.
Fri 25.freiHolidaySat 26.freiHolidaySun 27.freiSundayMon 28.frei1 vacation day
Other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg12 holidays
- Bavaria12 holidays
- Berlin10 holidays
- Brandenburg12 holidays
- Bremen10 holidays
- Hamburg10 holidays
- Hesse10 holidays
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern11 holidays
- Lower Saxony10 holidays
- North Rhine-Westphalia11 holidays
- Rhineland-Palatinate11 holidays
- Saarland12 holidays
- Saxony-Anhalt11 holidays
- Schleswig-Holstein10 holidays
- Thuringia11 holidays