Events

Planning Events 2031

These are planning-relevant dates, not another public-holiday list. Use them to see clock changes, carnival, Easter context, family days, Valentine's Day, Halloween, Saint Martin's Day, Saint Nicholas and Advent in the year.

Public holidays stay separate: every detail page states clearly whether work, school, shops, travel or family planning are practically affected.

Upcoming date

1698 days until Valentine's Day

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Event pages

Open an event and check context

Dedicated pages keep public-holiday status, impact, FAQ and next planning links focused on one event.

Timeline

By month

19 dates

February

5 dates

14 Feb

Valentine's Day Not a public holiday

Fixed date for reservations, flowers, gifts and time together.

Upcoming date

1698 days until Valentine's Day

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Valentine's Day

20 Feb

Women's Carnival Street carnival

Start of street carnival in many carnival regions; check local rules and traffic.

Upcoming date

1704 days until Women's Carnival

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Carnival

24 Feb

Shrove Monday Custom

Important parade and event day, but not a nationwide public holiday.

Upcoming date

1708 days until Shrove Monday

Check local events, seasonal offers and family plans early.

Carnival

25 Feb

Shrove Tuesday Not a public holiday

Common search date around carnival; check local arrangements.

Carnival

26 Feb

Ash Wednesday Lent

Start of Lent and an important church-calendar marker.

Carnival

March

1 date

30 Mar

Daylight saving time starts Forward

During the night before Sunday, clocks jump from 02:00 to 03:00.

Daylight saving time

April

3 dates

11 Apr

Good Friday Public holiday

Nationwide public holiday.

Easter

13 Apr

Easter Sunday Sunday

Public holiday in Brandenburg; elsewhere already Sunday.

Easter

14 Apr

Easter Monday Public holiday

Nationwide public holiday.

Easter

May

2 dates

11 May

Mother's Day Family day

Second Sunday in May; not a public holiday.

Mother's Day

22 May

Father's Day Ascension Day

Falls on Ascension Day in Germany; the public holiday is nationwide.

Father's Day

October

2 dates

26 Oct

Standard time starts Back

During the night before Sunday, clocks move back from 03:00 to 02:00.

Daylight saving time

31 Oct

Halloween Not a public holiday

Halloween itself is not a public holiday; Reformation Day on the same date and All Saints' Day the next day depend on the state.

Halloween

November

2 dates

11 Nov

Saint Martin's Day Custom

Lantern walks, nursery, school, municipality and family routes around 11 November.

Saint Martin's Day

30 Nov

First Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays

December

4 dates

06 Dec

Saint Nicholas Day Advent

Family date in Advent; boots, small gifts, nursery and school need planning.

Saint Nicholas Day

07 Dec

Second Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays

14 Dec

Third Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays

21 Dec

Fourth Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays

Data basis

Recurring date rules, checked legal status

Planning events follow recurring calendar rules. Public-holiday status is kept separate and checked against German statutory source context; school context uses official KMK calendar data where relevant.

PTB clock-change rule Working Time Act section 9 KMK holiday calendar

Next planning views

Connect events with tools and school breaks

These pages turn event dates into week planning, leave planning, calendar feeds or exportable data.

Holiday planner Turn event context into leave decisions. Calendar weeks Place events in week and quarter context. School holidays Compare events with school-free periods. Winter break Check the February school-break layer. Easter break Connect Easter dates and school breaks. Calendar subscription Keep events in calendar apps. Data export Export date data for systems.

Legal clarity

Public holiday status first

Every event page states explicitly whether the date is a public holiday.

Planning

Impact beats trivia

The focus is school, work, shops, travel and family coordination.

Tools

Then open the right view

Calendar weeks and the planner handle the concrete schedule.