Germany

School holidays Germany 2026

The Germany-wide view of school holidays in 2026, read through the KMK and focused on the states.

What to check first

In Germany, school holidays always need to be read through the KMK overview plus the state itself.

For families, school holidays are the second planning grid next to public holidays, not just background information.

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

Useful next pages

All states for this year

School holidays Baden-Wuerttemberg 2026

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

School holidays Bavaria 2026

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

School holidays Berlin 2026

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

School holidays Brandenburg 2026

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

School holidays Bremen 2026

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

School holidays Hamburg 2026

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

School holidays Hesse 2026

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

School holidays Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2026

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

School holidays Lower Saxony 2026

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

School holidays 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.

School holidays Rhineland-Palatinate 2026

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

School holidays Saarland 2026

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

School holidays Saxony 2026

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

School holidays Saxony-Anhalt 2026

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

School holidays Schleswig-Holstein 2026

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

School holidays Thuringia 2026

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

Official sources

KMK