Projection under the rules currently represented
Public holidays in Germany 2040
The calculation lists 23 dates: 11 nationwide and 12 with regional or local scope.
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Dates and scope
Public holidays 2040
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Status | Regional scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||
| Sunday | New Year's Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Epiphany | Regional | Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Saxony-Anhalt | |
| March | ||||
| Thursday | International Women's Day | Regional | Berlin Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Public | Nationwide | |
| April | ||||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Regional | Brandenburg | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Public | Nationwide | |
| May | ||||
| Tuesday | Labour Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Whit Sunday | Regional | Brandenburg | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Public | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | Regional | Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Hesse North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland | |
| August | ||||
| Wednesday | Augsburg Peace Festival | Regional | Local (not state-wide) | |
| Wednesday | Assumption Day | Regional | Saarland | |
| Wednesday | Assumption Day in Bavarian municipalities | Regional | Local (not state-wide) | |
| September | ||||
| Thursday | World Children's Day | Regional | Thuringia | |
| October | ||||
| Wednesday | German Unity Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Reformation Day | Regional | Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia | |
| November | ||||
| Thursday | All Saints' Day | Regional | Baden-Württemberg Bavaria North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland | |
| Wednesday | Day of Repentance and Prayer | Regional | Saxony | |
| December | ||||
| Monday | Christmas Eve | Religious | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Boxing Day | Public | Nationwide | |
| Monday | New Year's Eve | Info | Nationwide | |
National rules
Nationwide dates occur most often on Monday (4 entries in this calculation).
Regional differences
12 dates apply only in particular federal states or locally; check the scope shown in each row.
Data basis
Verified data basis for 2040
The german annual dates follow the applicable holiday rules and were checked against the linked source-backed data basis.