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Public and school holidays in Baden-Württemberg 2026

12 public holidays: 3 on a weekend, 4 bridge days

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Public holidays in Baden-Württemberg

12 public holidays, 9 of them observed nationwide

  • 1 Jan · Thursday
  • 6 Jan · Tuesday
  • 3 Apr · Friday
  • 6 Apr · Monday
  • 1 May · Friday
  • 14 May · Thursday
  • 25 May · Monday
  • 4 Jun · Thursday
  • 3 Oct · Saturday
  • 1 Nov · Sunday
  • 25 Dec · Friday
  • 26 Dec · Saturday

Bridge days in Baden-Württemberg

One day of leave, four days off — outlined in dashed red in the calendar.

  • 2 January 2026Fridaythe day after New Year's Day
  • 5 January 2026Mondaythe day before Epiphany
  • 15 May 2026Fridaythe day after Ascension Day
  • 5 June 2026Fridaythe day after Corpus Christi

When to take leave in Baden-Württemberg

What one, two or three days of leave get you:

School holidays in Baden-Württemberg

Every holiday period with its dates and length.

  • Christmas Holidays15 days –
  • Easter Holidays13 days –
  • Pentecost Holidays11 days –
  • Summer Holidays45 days –
  • Autumn Holidays5 days –
  • Reformation Day1 day –
  • Christmas Holidays18 days –

Religious holidays, Fastnacht, and school calendar in Baden-Württemberg

In Baden-Württemberg, Maundy Thursday and Reformation Day (31 October) are recognised as religious church holidays rather than statutory public holidays, but state law explicitly orders all schools to close on both days. When the state replaced the Day of Repentance and Prayer with long-term care insurance in 1995, it preserved Whit Monday as a statutory holiday.

Carnival (Fastnet) days such as Rose Monday and Shrove Tuesday are ordinary working days under state law. There is no statewide carnival holiday, but schools frequently use their allocated flexible days off (bewegliche Ferientage) to close during the carnival week.