German National Holidays
be aware....there is no shopping on a German National Holiday.
Basically this day is like a Sunday in Germany - the only open shops are bakeries (usually a sign outside indicates the open times on a public holiday), gas stations, the Airport or big main train stations. Usually the days before are a little crazy, as everybody runs around to get the shopping done....
Here you can find a list of them to be prepared:
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1 st of January |
New Years Day |
Neujahr |
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March / April |
Good Friday |
Karfreitag |
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March / April |
Easter Monday |
Ostermontag |
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1st of May |
Day of Work |
Tag der Arbeit |
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May |
Ascension Day |
Himmelfahrt |
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May / June |
Pentecost Monday |
Pfinstmontag |
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3rd of October |
Day of Germany Unity |
Tag der deuschen Einheit |
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25th of December |
Christmas |
1. Weihnachtsfeiertag |
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26th of December |
Christmas |
2. Weihnachtsfeiertag |
There are the additonal public holidays in Baden Würrtemberg - they might not be in other German Bundesländer.
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6th of January |
Epiphany |
Heilige drei Könige |
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June |
Corpus Christi |
Fronleichnam |
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1st of November |
All Saint’s Day |
Allerheiligen |
Please check the following link for an overview of public holidays, school holidays (German Schools only) and additional days off in Stuttgart.
https://www.stuttgart.de/schulferien
The international school of Stuttgart (ISS) runs a different vacation schedule, which can be found here:
https://www.issev.de/vacation-calendar
2018 - revised 2020
by Kira Neumann
This blog post is a personal recommendation and based on personal experience. It has been prepared with the greatest possible care and does not claim to be correct, complete or up-to-date.“
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