National holidays of Germany in 2020
This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for Germany. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 6, 2020 | Epiphany | |
| Monday | Jan. 6, 2020 | Three Kings Day | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Wednesday | Jan. 22, 2020 | Franco-German Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 27, 2020 | Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 28, 2020 | European Privacy Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 10, 2020 | Children's Hospice Day | |
| Friday | Feb. 14, 2020 | Valentine's Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 24, 2020 | Fasching | Fastnacht. Not a Public Holiday |
| Monday | Feb. 24, 2020 | Shrove Monday | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 25, 2020 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 26, 2020 | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | |
| Sunday | March 8, 2020 | International Women's Day | |
| Tuesday | March 17, 2020 | St. Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | March 20, 2020 | March Equinox | |
| Thursday | March 26, 2020 | Girls' Day - Career Information Day | |
| Sunday | March 29, 2020 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Sunday | April 5, 2020 | Palm Sunday | |
| Thursday | April 9, 2020 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | |
| Sunday | April 12, 2020 | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | April 13, 2020 | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | April 13, 2020 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
| Thursday | April 23, 2020 | German Beer Day | |
| Thursday | April 30, 2020 | Walpurgis Night | |
| Friday | May 1, 2020 | Labour Day | |
| Friday | May 1, 2020 | May Day | |
| Saturday | May 2, 2020 | German Food Bank Day | |
| Tuesday | May 5, 2020 | Europe Day (Council of Europe) | |
| Friday | May 8, 2020 | Anniversary of the End of World War II | |
| Saturday | May 9, 2020 | Europe Day (European Union) | |
| Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mother's Day | |
| Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
| Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Ascension Day | |
| Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Ascension Day | Himmelfahrt. 40 days after Easter |
| Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Father's Day | |
| Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Father's Day | Celebrated on Ascension Day |
| Saturday | May 23, 2020 | Constitution Day | |
| Sunday | May 31, 2020 | Whit Sunday | |
| Monday | June 1, 2020 | International Childrens' Day | |
| Monday | June 1, 2020 | Whit Monday | |
| Monday | June 1, 2020 | Whit Monday | 7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday |
| Wednesday | June 3, 2020 | European Bicycle Day | |
| Saturday | June 6, 2020 | Visually Impaired People Day | |
| Thursday | June 11, 2020 | Corpus Christi | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Saturday | June 20, 2020 | June Solstice | |
| Sunday | June 21, 2020 | Car-free Sunday | |
| Saturday | June 27, 2020 | Architecture Day | |
| Saturday | Aug. 8, 2020 | Peace Festival in Augsburg | |
| Saturday | Aug. 15, 2020 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Saturday | Aug. 15, 2020 | Assumption Day | Bavaria, Saarland |
| Tuesday | Sept. 1, 2020 | World Peace Day | |
| Saturday | Sept. 12, 2020 | German Language Day | |
| Sunday | Sept. 13, 2020 | European Heritage Days | |
| Saturday | Sept. 19, 2020 | Oktoberfest | Start of Oktoberfest. Not a public holiday. |
| Sunday | Sept. 20, 2020 | German World Children's Day | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 22, 2020 | September Equinox | |
| Saturday | Oct. 3, 2020 | Day of German Unity | |
| Saturday | Oct. 3, 2020 | German Unity Day | Celebrated on October 3rd |
| Sunday | Oct. 4, 2020 | Harvest Festival | |
| Sunday | Oct. 11, 2020 | Grandparents' Day | |
| Saturday | Oct. 24, 2020 | Day of the Libraries | |
| Sunday | Oct. 25, 2020 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Friday | Oct. 30, 2020 | World Thrift Day | |
| Saturday | Oct. 31, 2020 | Day of Reformation | Several states |
| Saturday | Oct. 31, 2020 | Halloween | |
| Sunday | Nov. 1, 2020 | All Saints' Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 1, 2020 | All Saints' Day | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Monday | Nov. 9, 2020 | Fall of the Berlin Wall | |
| Monday | Nov. 9, 2020 | Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 11, 2020 | St. Martin's Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 15, 2020 | National Day of Mourning | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 18, 2020 | Repentance Day | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 18, 2020 | Repentance Day | Saxony. Wednesday before November 23 |
| Sunday | Nov. 22, 2020 | Sunday of the Dead | |
| Sunday | Nov. 29, 2020 | First Advent Sunday | |
| Sunday | Dec. 6, 2020 | Saint Nicholas Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 6, 2020 | Second Advent Sunday | |
| Sunday | Dec. 13, 2020 | Third Advent Sunday | |
| Saturday | Dec. 19, 2020 | Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | |
| Sunday | Dec. 20, 2020 | Fourth Advent Sunday | |
| Monday | Dec. 21, 2020 | December Solstice | |
| Thursday | Dec. 24, 2020 | Christmas Eve | |
| Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday | Dec. 26, 2020 | St. Stephen's Day | Second day of Christmas |
| Saturday | Dec. 26, 2020 | Boxing Day | |
| Thursday | Dec. 31, 2020 | New Year's Eve |
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