National holidays of Germany in 2023
This page contains a calendar of all 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Jan. 1, 2023 | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Jan. 6, 2023 | Epiphany | |
| Sunday | Jan. 22, 2023 | Franco-German Day | |
| Friday | Jan. 27, 2023 | Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | |
| Saturday | Jan. 28, 2023 | European Privacy Day | |
| Friday | Feb. 10, 2023 | Children's Hospice Day | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 14, 2023 | Valentine's Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 20, 2023 | Shrove Monday | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 21, 2023 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 22, 2023 | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | |
| Wednesday | March 8, 2023 | International Women's Day | |
| Friday | March 17, 2023 | St. Patrick's Day | |
| Monday | March 20, 2023 | March Equinox | |
| Sunday | March 26, 2023 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Sunday | April 2, 2023 | Palm Sunday | |
| Thursday | April 6, 2023 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | |
| Sunday | April 9, 2023 | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | April 10, 2023 | Easter Monday | |
| Sunday | April 23, 2023 | German Beer Day | |
| Thursday | April 27, 2023 | Girls' Day - Career Information Day | |
| Sunday | April 30, 2023 | Walpurgis Night | |
| Monday | May 1, 2023 | May Day | |
| Friday | May 5, 2023 | Europe Day (Council of Europe) | |
| Monday | May 8, 2023 | Anniversary of the End of World War II | |
| Tuesday | May 9, 2023 | Europe Day (European Union) | |
| Sunday | May 14, 2023 | Mother's Day | |
| Thursday | May 18, 2023 | Ascension Day | |
| Thursday | May 18, 2023 | Father's Day | |
| Tuesday | May 23, 2023 | Constitution Day | |
| Sunday | May 28, 2023 | Whit Sunday | |
| Monday | May 29, 2023 | Whit Monday | |
| Thursday | June 1, 2023 | International Childrens' Day | |
| Saturday | June 3, 2023 | European Bicycle Day | |
| Tuesday | June 6, 2023 | Visually Impaired People Day | |
| Thursday | June 8, 2023 | Corpus Christi | |
| Sunday | June 18, 2023 | Car-free Sunday | |
| Wednesday | June 21, 2023 | June Solstice | |
| Saturday | June 24, 2023 | Architecture Day | |
| Tuesday | Aug. 8, 2023 | Peace Festival in Augsburg | |
| Tuesday | Aug. 15, 2023 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Friday | Sept. 1, 2023 | World Peace Day | |
| Saturday | Sept. 9, 2023 | German Language Day | |
| Sunday | Sept. 10, 2023 | European Heritage Days | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 20, 2023 | German World Children's Day | |
| Saturday | Sept. 23, 2023 | September Equinox | |
| Sunday | Oct. 1, 2023 | Harvest Festival | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 3, 2023 | Day of German Unity | |
| Sunday | Oct. 8, 2023 | Grandparents' Day | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 24, 2023 | Day of the Libraries | |
| Sunday | Oct. 29, 2023 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Monday | Oct. 30, 2023 | World Thrift Day | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 31, 2023 | Reformation Day | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 31, 2023 | Halloween | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 1, 2023 | All Saints' Day | |
| Thursday | Nov. 9, 2023 | Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | |
| Thursday | Nov. 9, 2023 | Fall of the Berlin Wall | |
| Saturday | Nov. 11, 2023 | St. Martin's Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 19, 2023 | National Day of Mourning | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 22, 2023 | Repentance Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 26, 2023 | Sunday of the Dead | |
| Sunday | Dec. 3, 2023 | First Advent Sunday | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 6, 2023 | Saint Nicholas Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 10, 2023 | Second Advent Sunday | |
| Sunday | Dec. 17, 2023 | Third Advent Sunday | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 19, 2023 | Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | |
| Friday | Dec. 22, 2023 | December Solstice | |
| Sunday | Dec. 24, 2023 | Fourth Advent Sunday | |
| Sunday | Dec. 24, 2023 | Christmas Eve | |
| Monday | Dec. 25, 2023 | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 26, 2023 | Boxing Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 31, 2023 | New Year's Eve |
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