Public holidays

Public holidays Hesse 2026

The public-holiday calendar in Hesse for 2026, including state-specific differences and official context.

Why this state differs

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

Total

Nationwide

State-specific

All state-relevant public holidays

Nationwide

Neujahr

Thursday 1 January 2026

Nationwide

Karfreitag

Friday 3 April 2026

Nationwide

Ostermontag

Monday 6 April 2026

Nationwide

Tag der Arbeit

Friday 1 May 2026

Nationwide

Christi Himmelfahrt

Thursday 14 May 2026

Nationwide

Pfingstmontag

Monday 25 May 2026

State-specific

Fronleichnam

Thursday 4 June 2026

Nationwide

Tag der Deutschen Einheit

Saturday 3 October 2026

Nationwide

1. Weihnachtstag

Friday 25 December 2026

Nationwide

2. Weihnachtstag

Saturday 26 December 2026

Official sources

Official

Hessen.de

https://www.hessen.de/

Useful next pages

Bridge days Hesse 2026

The same holiday base, reframed as concrete bridge opportunities.

School holidays Hesse 2026

Place the KMK and family-planning reading right next to the public-holiday view.

Public holidays Hesse 2027

Compare the next year with the same state logic.