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School holidays in Germany 2029: all states

Compare school holidays in all 16 German states, open the calendar for your state and download the dates as PDF, ICS or an Excel-compatible file.

Annual calendar 2029
Official date overview

School holidays in 2029 by German state

Germany’s states determine their holiday dates and report them to the Standing Conference of Education Ministers. Summer holidays are coordinated across states; the remaining dates are set by each state.

Checked: Sep 6, 2026 · KMK school-holiday overview

16 states, 18 school groups: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania publishes separate periods for general schools, vocational schools and additional dates shared by both. This creates three school groups without increasing the number of states.

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Quick comparison

Compare holiday dates across all 16 states

The table summarizes the main school-break periods across 16 regions or holiday areas. Individual days and special rules remain available in the detail cards and regional pages.

State Winter Easter / spring Pentecost Summer Autumn Christmas
Baden-Württemberg — Mar 26–Apr 7 May 22–Jun 1 Jul 26–Sep 8 Oct 29–Nov 2 Dec 22–Jan 5
Bavaria Feb 12–Feb 16 Mar 26–Apr 6 May 22–Jun 1 Jul 30–Sep 10 Oct 29–Nov 2 Dec 24–Jan 4
Berlin Jan 29–Feb 3 Mar 26–Apr 6 May 22–May 25 Jul 1–Aug 11 Oct 1–Oct 12 Dec 21–Jan 4
Brandenburg Jan 29–Feb 3 Mar 26–Apr 6 May 22–May 22 Jun 28–Aug 11 Oct 1–Oct 12 Dec 21–Jan 4
Bremen Feb 1–Feb 2 Mar 19–Apr 3 May 22–May 22 Jul 19–Aug 29 Oct 22–Nov 2 Dec 21–Jan 5
Hamburg Feb 2–Feb 2 Mar 5–Mar 16 May 11–May 18 Jul 2–Aug 10 Oct 1–Oct 12 Dec 21–Jan 4
Hesse — Mar 29–Apr 13 — Jul 16–Aug 24 Oct 15–Oct 26 Dec 24–Jan 11
Lower Saxony Feb 1–Feb 2 Mar 19–Apr 3 May 22–May 22 Jul 19–Aug 29 Oct 22–Nov 2 Dec 21–Jan 5
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Feb 5–Feb 10Feb 5–Feb 16 Mar 28–Apr 6 May 18–May 22 Jun 18–Jul 28Jul 16–Sep 1 Oct 22–Oct 27 Dec 21–Jan 4
North Rhine-Westphalia — Mar 26–Apr 7 May 22–May 22 Jul 2–Aug 14 Oct 15–Oct 27 Dec 20–Jan 4
Rhineland-Palatinate — Mar 26–Apr 6 — Jul 16–Aug 24 Oct 22–Nov 2 Dec 24–Jan 9
Saarland Feb 12–Feb 16 Mar 26–Apr 6 May 22–May 25 Jul 16–Aug 24 Oct 22–Nov 2 Dec 21–Jan 4
Saxony Feb 5–Feb 16 Mar 29–Apr 6 May 19–May 22 Jul 21–Aug 31 Oct 22–Nov 2 Dec 22–Jan 4
Saxony-Anhalt Feb 5–Feb 10 Mar 26–Mar 31 May 11–May 25 Jul 21–Aug 31 Oct 29–Nov 2 Dec 21–Jan 5
Schleswig-Holstein — Mar 23–Apr 6 — Jun 23–Jul 27Jun 23–Aug 3 Sep 28–Oct 19Oct 8–Oct 19 Dec 21–Jan 8
Thuringia Feb 12–Feb 17 Mar 26–Apr 7 — Jul 21–Aug 31 Oct 22–Nov 3 Dec 22–Jan 4
Holiday dates by region

School holidays in 2029 in detail

School calendars can differ between states, cantons, regions and school groups. Select the region that actually governs the school you are planning for.

Baden-Württemberg

6 Holiday periods

DE-BW
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    14 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    13 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    45 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Bavaria

8 Holiday periods

DE-BY
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    14 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Spring Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    43 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Repentance Day
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Berlin

10 Holiday periods

DE-BE
  1. Christmas holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Winter holidays
    Date range:

    –

    6 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Day off
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Easter holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Day off
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Day off
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Pentecost holidays
    Date range:

    –

    4 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Summer holidays
    Date range:

    –

    42 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  9. Autumn holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  10. Christmas holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Brandenburg

9 Holiday periods

DE-BB
  1. Christmas holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Winter holidays
    Date range:

    –

    6 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Variable holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Variable holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Pentecost holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Summer holidays
    Date range:

    –

    45 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Autumn holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  9. Christmas holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Bremen

10 Holiday periods

DE-HB
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Mid-Year Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Day before 1 May
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Day after Ascension
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Pentecost Holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    42 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Days after the 3 of October
    Date range:

    –

    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  9. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  10. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Hamburg

6 Holiday periods

DE-HH
  1. Mid-Year Break
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  2. Spring Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    8 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    40 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Hesse

5 Holiday periods

DE-HE
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    17 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    40 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    19 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Lower Saxony

10 Holiday periods

DE-NI
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Mid-Year Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Day before 1 May
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Day after Ascension
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Pentecost Holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    42 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Days after the 3 October
    Date range:

    –

    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  9. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  10. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · General Schools

4 Holiday periods

DE-MV · DE-MV-ABS
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Winter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    41 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · General Schools, Vocational Schools

8 Holiday periods

DE-MV · DE-MV-ABS · DE-MV-BBS
  1. Additional holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  2. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    10 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Additional holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Additional holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    6 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Additional holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Additional holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · Vocational Schools

5 Holiday periods

DE-MV · DE-MV-BBS
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    13 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Winter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    6 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Additional holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    48 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Additional holiday
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date

North Rhine-Westphalia

6 Holiday periods

DE-NW
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    13 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    44 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    13 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Rhineland-Palatinate

5 Holiday periods

DE-RP
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    19 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    40 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    17 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Saarland

7 Holiday periods

DE-SL
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    14 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Carnival Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    4 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    40 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Saxony

8 Holiday periods

DE-SN
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Winter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    9 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Day off
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    4 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    42 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    14 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Saxony-Anhalt

8 Holiday periods

DE-ST
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    13 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Winter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    6 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    6 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Holiday Day
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Pentecost Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    42 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Schleswig-Holstein

8 Holiday periods

DE-SH
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    16 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    15 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Ascension
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Summer Holidays Exception

    Islands Sylt, Föhr, Amrum, Helgoland and the Halligen

    Date range:

    –

    35 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    42 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Autumn Holidays Exception

    Islands Sylt, Föhr, Amrum, Helgoland and the Halligen

    Date range:

    –

    22 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    12 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    19 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Thuringia

7 Holiday periods

DE-TH
  1. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    14 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Winter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    6 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  3. Easter Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    13 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Day off from school
    Date range:

    –

    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Summer Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    42 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Autumn Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    13 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Christmas Holidays
    Date range:

    –

    14 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

School holiday guide

How to plan around school holidays in Germany

This overview brings together the school-holiday dates stored for 2029 while preserving their published scope. It shows when each break begins and ends and which region or holiday group the entry is intended for.

Use the list to plan travel, childcare and shared time off. The responsible education authority and the individual school remain decisive for attendance, the first day of classes and school-specific changes.

Reading date ranges and duration

The displayed range includes both its start and end date. Duration therefore means calendar days: weekends and public holidays within a break are counted as well. It is not the number of teaching days cancelled.

A half-day entry may describe the last school day before a longer break. Labels such as “provisional” or “exception” identify entries that deserve an additional check before making a booking.

Choosing the correct regional scope

The region filter shows the exact stored holiday group. Codes beside a group are the geographic or group identifiers supplied with the data. Compare them with the school location and, where relevant, the type of school.

A break with the same name can begin or end on different dates in neighboring regions. Regional records are therefore kept separate instead of being merged into a misleading nationwide period.

School breaks are not public holidays

School holidays govern time away from school, while statutory public holidays mainly affect work and opening rules. A school break does not mean that authorities, shops or businesses are closed. Conversely, an individual public holiday can occur during an ordinary school week.

Compare the dates with the annual calendar when planning a trip. It lists public holidays separately, preventing school breaks, weekends and statutory days off from being treated as the same thing.

Updates and limitations

School calendars can be amended after publication. Stored dates are replaced when updated periods become available, so there can be a delay between a decision and its appearance here.

Depending on the education system, individual schools may add flexible, training or weather-related days off. Always consult the current calendar of the responsible authority or school before making a decision involving attendance or significant costs.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about school holidays in Germany

Are these school-holiday dates legally binding?
The page reproduces stored periods with their applicable scope. The education authority and school remain decisive for attendance, the return to class and short-notice changes.
Which region should I select?
The school’s location is normally relevant, not the family home or travel destination. For special school types or holiday groups, also check the school’s official calendar.
Why does the same break vary by region?
Education responsibilities are often regional. Start dates, end dates and the length of summer, autumn or winter breaks can therefore differ within one country.
Does the duration count teaching days only?
No. It counts the complete period including its start date, end date, weekends and public holidays. It is not a calculation of cancelled teaching days.
Are public holidays included in this list?
Only when they fall within a published school-holiday period. Statutory public holidays are a separate category in the annual calendar and are not automatically school holidays.
Can additional days off be added later?
Yes. Authorities can amend school calendars, and individual schools may add flexible or school-specific days. Check the latest school calendar before making a binding plan.