Holidays in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) 2026
Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) has 11 public holidays in 2026. 9 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in Germany. The next public holiday in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) is German Unity Day on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
Holidays in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) 2026
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New Year's Day
Neujahr
Federal holiday -
Good Friday
Karfreitag
Federal holiday -
Easter Monday
Ostermontag
Federal holiday -
Labor Day
Erster Mai
Federal holiday -
Ascension Day
Christi Himmelfahrt
Federal holiday -
Pentecost Monday
Pfingstmontag
Federal holiday -
Corpus Christi
Fronleichnam
Only in: Augsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
Regional holiday -
German Unity Day
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Federal holiday -
All Saints' Day
Allerheiligen
Only in: Augsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
Regional holiday -
Christmas Day
Erster Weihnachtstag
Federal holiday -
Second Day of Christmas
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
Federal holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) have in 2026?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) has 11 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)?
- The next public holiday in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) is German Unity Day on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in Germany in 2026?
- Germany has 9 federal public holidays in 2026: New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), Good Friday (April 3, 2026), Easter Monday (April 6, 2026), Labor Day (May 1, 2026), Ascension Day (May 14, 2026), Pentecost Monday (May 25, 2026), German Unity Day (October 3, 2026), Christmas Day (December 25, 2026), Second Day of Christmas (December 26, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.