Germany 2026/27 - autumn and winter holidays

School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays

Autumn holidays: between 5 October and 6 November 2026, depending on the Land (Berlin 19–31 October 2026)

Christmas / New Year: from 21–24 December 2026 to 2–12 January 2027, depending on the Land (Berlin 23 December 2026 – 2 January 2027)

Winter holidays: 29 January – 19 February 2027 in eleven Länder (Berlin 1–6 February 2027); none in Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Schleswig-Holstein. Dates differ between the Länder – see below.