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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- Baden-Württemberg 2008 -- 2009
- Bayern 2008 -- 2009
- Berlin 2008 -- 2009
- Brandenburg 2008 -- 2009
- Bremen 2008 -- 2009
- Hamburg 2008 -- 2009
- Hessen 2008 -- 2009
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2008 -- 2009
- Niedersachsen 2008 -- 2009
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 2008 -- 2009
- Rheinland-Pfalz 2008 -- 2009
- Saarland 2008 -- 2009
- Sachsen 2008 -- 2009
- Sachsen-Anhalt 2008 -- 2009
- Schleswig-Holstein 2008 -- 2009
- Thüringen 2008 -- 2009
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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



