Public holidays 2026 in Berlin
10 public holidays. 3 of them fall on a weekend and bring no day off.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Neujahr New Year’s Day | 1 January 2026 | Thursday |
| Internationaler Frauentag International Women’s Day not nationwide | 8 March 2026 | Sunday |
| Karfreitag Good Friday | 3 April 2026 | Friday |
| Ostermontag Easter Monday | 6 April 2026 | Monday |
| Tag der Arbeit Labour Day | 1 May 2026 | Friday |
| Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension Day | 14 May 2026 | Thursday |
| Pfingstmontag Whit Monday | 25 May 2026 | Monday |
| Tag der Deutschen Einheit German Unity Day | 3 October 2026 | Saturday |
| 1. Weihnachtstag Christmas Day | 25 December 2026 | Friday |
| 2. Weihnachtstag Second Day of Christmas | 26 December 2026 | Saturday |
How Berlin differs from other states
In 2026, 254 working days remain from Monday to Friday, as many as with the nationwide holidays alone, because the only state holiday falls on a weekend. No state has more.
A day off here, not elsewhere
- Internationaler Frauentag (International Women’s Day), 08/03 (Sunday), no extra day off
A day off elsewhere, not here
- Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany), 06/01
- Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday), 05/04
- Pfingstsonntag (Whit Sunday), 24/05
- Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi), 04/06
- Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption Day), 15/08
- Weltkindertag (World Children’s Day), 20/09
- Reformationstag (Reformation Day), 31/10
- Allerheiligen (All Saints’ Day), 01/11
- Buß- und Bettag (Day of Repentance and Prayer), 18/11
Other years and states
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These holidays in your leave plan
Tiveo applies them per person, based on the state where they work. Someone in Munich gets Assumption Day off, while a colleague in Neuss does not. A single company-wide holiday calendar can’t show that.
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