Germany

Bridge days Germany 2026

The federal overview of the strongest bridge-day opportunities in Germany for 2026, clearly broken down by state.

What to check first

In Germany, planning always starts with the state first.

The strongest opportunities appear where state-level holidays and weekends align cleanly.

Each state page links directly to its sibling pages so users never hit a dead end.

Useful next pages

All states for this year

Bridge days Baden-Wuerttemberg 2026

Many public holidays, with Corpus Christi acting as a statewide lever for late-spring bridge opportunities.

Bridge days Bavaria 2026

Especially strong on public holidays; Assumption Day and Corpus Christi make Bavaria distinct in calendar planning.

Bridge days Berlin 2026

International Women's Day matters here as an extra holiday, while confessional holidays are fewer than in southern states.

Bridge days Brandenburg 2026

Reformation Day is a statewide holiday and makes the autumn calendar meaningfully different from Berlin.

Bridge days Bremen 2026

A compact calendar with a strong focus on Reformation Day and bridge opportunities near the summer period.

Bridge days Hamburg 2026

A city-state with Reformation Day and often cleanly readable holiday clusters in spring.

Bridge days Hesse 2026

Corpus Christi is relevant here, while school-holiday windows are usually more compact than in Bavaria or Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Bridge days Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2026

International Women's Day plus Reformation Day change the rhythm compared with many western states.

Bridge days Lower Saxony 2026

A northern German calendar with Reformation Day and clear autumn and spring windows.

Bridge days North Rhine-Westphalia 2026

All Saints' Day and Corpus Christi make North Rhine-Westphalia much stronger in autumn and late spring than many northern states.

Bridge days Rhineland-Palatinate 2026

All Saints' Day and Corpus Christi create extra options even though the summer block stays relatively compact.

Bridge days Saarland 2026

A small state with an unusually high number of church-shaped holidays and correspondingly strong bridge-day potential.

Bridge days Saxony 2026

Day of Repentance and Prayer is the major differentiator in November; Corpus Christi is not statewide here.

Bridge days Saxony-Anhalt 2026

Epiphany and Reformation Day make Saxony-Anhalt stand out in January and autumn.

Bridge days Schleswig-Holstein 2026

Reformation Day is the main extra holiday; school-holiday timing often matters more than extra public holidays.

Bridge days Thuringia 2026

Reformation Day is statewide, while Corpus Christi applies only regionally and cannot be planned at the whole-state level.

Official sources

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