National holidays of Germany in 2021
This page contains a calendar of all 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Jan. 1, 2021 | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 6, 2021 | Epiphany | |
| Friday | Jan. 22, 2021 | Franco-German Day | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 27, 2021 | Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | |
| Thursday | Jan. 28, 2021 | European Privacy Day | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 10, 2021 | Children's Hospice Day | |
| Sunday | Feb. 14, 2021 | Valentine's Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 15, 2021 | Shrove Monday | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 16, 2021 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 17, 2021 | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | |
| Monday | March 8, 2021 | International Women's Day | |
| Wednesday | March 17, 2021 | St. Patrick's Day | |
| Saturday | March 20, 2021 | March Equinox | |
| Sunday | March 28, 2021 | Palm Sunday | |
| Sunday | March 28, 2021 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Thursday | April 1, 2021 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | April 2, 2021 | Good Friday | |
| Sunday | April 4, 2021 | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | April 5, 2021 | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | April 22, 2021 | Girls' Day - Career Information Day | |
| Friday | April 23, 2021 | German Beer Day | |
| Friday | April 30, 2021 | Walpurgis Night | |
| Saturday | May 1, 2021 | May Day | |
| Wednesday | May 5, 2021 | Europe Day (Council of Europe) | |
| Saturday | May 8, 2021 | Anniversary of the End of World War II | |
| Sunday | May 9, 2021 | Europe Day (European Union) | |
| Sunday | May 9, 2021 | Mother's Day | |
| Thursday | May 13, 2021 | Father's Day | |
| Thursday | May 13, 2021 | Ascension Day | |
| Sunday | May 23, 2021 | Constitution Day | |
| Sunday | May 23, 2021 | Whit Sunday | |
| Monday | May 24, 2021 | Whit Monday | |
| Tuesday | June 1, 2021 | International Childrens' Day | |
| Thursday | June 3, 2021 | Corpus Christi | |
| Thursday | June 3, 2021 | European Bicycle Day | |
| Sunday | June 6, 2021 | Visually Impaired People Day | |
| Sunday | June 20, 2021 | Car-free Sunday | |
| Monday | June 21, 2021 | June Solstice | |
| Saturday | June 26, 2021 | Architecture Day | |
| Sunday | Aug. 8, 2021 | Peace Festival in Augsburg | |
| Sunday | Aug. 15, 2021 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 1, 2021 | World Peace Day | |
| Saturday | Sept. 11, 2021 | German Language Day | |
| Sunday | Sept. 12, 2021 | European Heritage Days | |
| Monday | Sept. 20, 2021 | German World Children's Day | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 22, 2021 | September Equinox | |
| Sunday | Oct. 3, 2021 | Harvest Festival | |
| Sunday | Oct. 3, 2021 | Day of German Unity | |
| Sunday | Oct. 10, 2021 | Grandparents' Day | |
| Sunday | Oct. 24, 2021 | Day of the Libraries | |
| Friday | Oct. 29, 2021 | World Thrift Day | |
| Sunday | Oct. 31, 2021 | Reformation Day | |
| Sunday | Oct. 31, 2021 | Halloween | |
| Sunday | Oct. 31, 2021 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Monday | Nov. 1, 2021 | All Saints' Day | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 9, 2021 | Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 9, 2021 | Fall of the Berlin Wall | |
| Thursday | Nov. 11, 2021 | St. Martin's Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 14, 2021 | National Day of Mourning | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 17, 2021 | Repentance Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 21, 2021 | Sunday of the Dead | |
| Sunday | Nov. 28, 2021 | First Advent Sunday | |
| Sunday | Dec. 5, 2021 | Second Advent Sunday | |
| Monday | Dec. 6, 2021 | Saint Nicholas Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 12, 2021 | Third Advent Sunday | |
| Sunday | Dec. 19, 2021 | Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | |
| Sunday | Dec. 19, 2021 | Fourth Advent Sunday | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 21, 2021 | December Solstice | |
| Friday | Dec. 24, 2021 | Christmas Eve | |
| Saturday | Dec. 25, 2021 | Christmas Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 26, 2021 | Boxing Day | |
| Friday | Dec. 31, 2021 | New Year's Eve |
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