School Vacations

German schools' vacation dates are determined at the state level. The individual German states are responsible for their education systems.

The vacation days will usually differ from state to state. There may be some overlap. Different beginning and ending days ensure that the German highways, rail system and airports are not overwhelmed with vacationing families at the same time.

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2008 School Vacations by State

Baden-Württemberg

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
17 - 28 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
13 - 23 May
Sommer (Summer)
24 Jul - 6 Sep
Herbst (Fall)
27 - 30 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 10 Jan 09

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Bayern (Bavaria)

Winter (Winter)
04 - 09 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
17 - 29 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
13 - 24 May
Sommer (Summer)
04 Aug - 15 Sep
Herbst (Fall)
03 - 07 Nov
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 05 Jan 09

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Berlin

Winter (Winter)
04 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
17 - 29 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 May + 13 -16 May
Sommer (Summer)
16 Jul + 17 Jul - 29 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
20 - 31 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 03 Jan 09

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Brandenburg

Winter (Winter)
04 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
19 - 28 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
13 - 16 May
Sommer (Summer)
17 Jul - 30 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
20 - 30 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 03 Jan 09

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Bremen

Winter (Winter)
31 Jan - 01 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
10 - 25 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
13 - 16 May
Sommer (Summer)
10 Jul - 20 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
13 - 25 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 06 Jan 09

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Hamburg

Winter (Winter)
01 Jan
Ostern (Easter)
10 - 20 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 May + 13 - 17 May
Sommer (Summer)
17 Jul - 27 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
13 - 25 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 02 Jan 09

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Hessen (Hesse)

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
25 Mar - 05 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
23 Jun - 01 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
06 - 18 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 10 Jan 09

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Vorpommerania)

Winter (Winter)
04 - 16 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
17 - 26 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
09 - 13 May
Sommer (Summer)
21 Jul - 30 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
27 Oct - 01 Nov
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 03 Jan 09

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Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)

Winter (Winter)
31 Jan + 01 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
10 - 26 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 May + 13 May
Sommer (Summer)
10 Jul - 20 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
13 - 25 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 06 Jan 09

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Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
17 - 29 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
13 May
Sommer (Summer)
26 Jun - 08 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
29 Sep - 11 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 06 Jan 09

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Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
12 - 28 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
23 Jun - 01 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
06 - 17 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 07 Jan 09

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Saarland

Winter (Winter)
31 Jan - 06 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
17 - 29 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
30 Jun - 09 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
04 - 18 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
19 Dec 08 - 03 Jan 09

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Sachsen (Saxony)

Winter (Winter)
04 - 15 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
20 - 28 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 May + 10 - 13 May
Sommer (Summer)
14 Jul - 22 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
20 - 30 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 02 Jan 09

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Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)

Winter (Winter)
02 - 09 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
17 - 20 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
13 - 23 May
Sommer (Summer)
10 Jul - 22 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
13 - 17 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec 08 - 05 Jan 09

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Schleswig-Holstein

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
20 Mar - 05 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
21 Jul - 30 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
13 - 25 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
22 Dec - 07 Jan 09

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Thüringen

Winter (Winter)
04 - 09 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
22 - 28 Mar
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
13 - 16 May
Sommer (Summer)
10 Jul - 20 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
13 - 24 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
20 Dec 08 - 03 Jan 09

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2009 School Vacations by State

Baden-Württemberg

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
09 - 17 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 - 13 Jun
Sommer (Summer)
30 Jul - 12 Sep
Herbst (Fall)
26 - 31 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
23 Dec 09 - 09 Jan 10

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Bayern (Bavaria)

Winter (Winter)
23 - 28 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 18 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 - 13 Jun
Sommer (Summer)
03 Aug - 14 Sep
Herbst (Fall)
02 - 04 Nov
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 02 Jan 10

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Berlin

Winter (Winter)
02 - 07 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 18 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
22 May
Sommer (Summer)
15 Jul - 28 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
19 - 30 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 02 Jan 10

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Brandenburg

Winter (Winter)
02 - 07 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
08 - 17 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
22 May
Sommer (Summer)
16 Jul - 29 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
19 - 30 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 02 Jan 10

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Bremen

Winter (Winter)
02 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
30 March - 15 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 Jun
Sommer (Summer)
25 Jun - 05 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
05 - 17 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
23 Dec 09 - 06 Jan 10

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Hamburg

Winter (Winter)
30 Jan
Ostern (Easter)
09 - 21 March
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
18 - 23 May
Sommer (Summer)
16 Jul - 26 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 24 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 01 Jan 10

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Hessen (Hesse)

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 18 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
13 Jul - 21 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 24 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 09 Jan 10

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Vorpommerania)

Winter (Winter)
09 - 20 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 14 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 - 06 Jun
Sommer (Summer)
20 Jul - 29 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
26 - 30 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 02 Jan 10

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Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)

Winter (Winter)
02 - 03 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
30 March - 15 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
22 May + 02 Jun
Sommer (Summer)
25 Jun - 05 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
05 - 17 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
23 Dec 09 - 06 Jan 10

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Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 18 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
02 Jun
Sommer (Summer)
02 Jul - 14 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 24 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
24 Dec 09 - 06 Jan 10

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Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
01 - 17 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
13 Jul - 21 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 23 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 05 Jan 10

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Saarland

Winter (Winter)
19 - 15 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 18 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
13 Jul - 22 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
19 - 31 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
18 Dec 09 - 02 Jan 10

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Sachsen (Saxony)

Winter (Winter)
09 - 21 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
09 - 18 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
22 May
Sommer (Summer)
29 Jun - 07 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 24 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
23 Dec 09 - 02 Jan 10

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Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)

Winter (Winter)
02 - 10 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 18 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
22 - 29 May
Sommer (Summer)
25 Jun - 05 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 17 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 05 Jan 10

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Schleswig-Holstein

Winter (Winter)
n/a
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 21 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
20 Jul - 29 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 24 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
21 Dec 09 - 06 Jan 10

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Thüringen

Winter (Winter)
02 - 07 Feb
Ostern (Easter)
06 - 17 Apr
Pfingsten (Whit Sunday)
n/a
Sommer (Summer)
25 Jun - 05 Aug
Herbst (Fall)
12 - 24 Oct
Weihnachten (Christmas)
19 Dec 09 - 02 Jan 10

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