Summer holidays are coordinated long in advance, while the other holiday periods remain state-managed.
School holidays in Germany explained
Why German school holidays are coordinated through the KMK but still need to be read state by state.
Context
The Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education coordinates the overview, but the actual school-holiday dates are reported and published by the states. For families, that means: state first.
For families, bridge-day value often appears where school holidays and public holidays align cleanly.
The Germany pages therefore use state-specific holiday windows throughout, backed by visible KMK sourcing.
Official sources
Official sources
KMK
KMK – Ferienregelung
https://www.kmk.org/service/ferienregelung/ferienkalender.html
Bundesagentur
Bundesagentur für Arbeit – Brückentag
https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/vor-ort/greifswald/presse/2025-20-arbeitsagentur-bleibt-am-bruckentag-geschlossen
Bundesregierung
Bundesregierung – Tag der Deutschen Einheit
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/mediathek/tag-der-deutschen-einheit-2387018
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