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15 confirmed · 5 with a typical period · Munich

December 2026
25.12.
🕊 Christmas Public holiday Non-working day
26.12.
🕊 Second Day of Christmas Public holiday Non-working day
January 2027
01.01.
🕊 New Year's Day Public holiday Non-working day
06.01.
🕊 Epiphany — Public Holiday in Bavaria Public holiday Non-working day
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
March 2027
26.03.
🕊 Good Friday Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · State of Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
29.03.
🕊 Easter Monday Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land of Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
May 2027
01.05.
🕊 Labour Day Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land Brandenburg — Public Holidays Act, Section 2 ↗
06.05.
🕊 Ascension Day Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
17.05.
🕊 Whit Monday Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land of Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
August 2027
15.08.
🕊 Assumption Day — a Public Holiday in Parts of Bavaria Only Public holiday Non-working day
September 2027
12.09.
🎨 Open House Heritage Day
Germany · entire country · Cultural event · German Foundation for Monument Protection (DSD) ↗
One day a year when you can enter buildings that are otherwise closed to the public — the organiser lists more than six thousand sites across the country, ranging from private homes and workshops to industrial facilities.
18.09.–03.10.
🎪 Oktoberfest
Munich, Germany · Festival · Munich Tourist Office ↗
The world's largest folk festival, held at Theresienwiese — sixteen to eighteen days of brewery tents, traditional costumes, and the brewery parade procession on the opening day.
October 2027
03.10.
🕊 German Unity Day Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) ↗
The central celebration is held in a different federal state each year, with a street programme in the host city.
31.10.
🕊 Reformation Day — Public Holiday in Select States
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Saxon Act on Sundays and Public Holidays, Section 1 ↗
November 2027
01.11.
🕊 All Saints' Day — Public Holiday in Bavaria Public holiday Non-working day
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
Usually takes place during this period

The date of the next edition has not been confirmed yet. Check with the organizer before your trip.

May–June
🕊 Corpus Christi — Public Holiday in Bavaria date not confirmed
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
In Bavarian towns, floral carpet-lined streets serve as the setting for processions that day, while in Cologne and along the Rhine, processions are held on the water.
June–September
📅 Travel Surges at the Start of School Holidays date not confirmed
01.07–31.08
📅 Summer Saturday Lorry Driving Ban date not confirmed
November
🕊 Day of Repentance — Public Holiday in Saxony Only date not confirmed
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Saxon Sunday and Public Holidays Act, Section 1 ↗
December–April
📅 Ski Season in the Bavarian Alps date not confirmed
The German Alps are home to the country's highest peak and its only glacier ski resort — on glacier terrain the season starts earlier and runs longer than at the surrounding mountains.