School Vacations in Germany

Updated - December 2018

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 2019
• Bayern 2019
• Berlin 2019
• Brandenburg 2019
• Bremen 2019
• Hamburg 2019
• Hessen 2019
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2019
• Niedersachsen 2019
• Nordrhein-Westfalen 2019
• Rheinland-Pfalz 2019
• Saarland 2019
• Sachsen 2019
• Sachsen-Anhalt 2019
• Schleswig-Holstein 2019
• Thüringen 2019

2019 School Vacations by State*

Baden-Württemberg

Winter

n/a

Ostern/Früjahr

15 - 27 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

11 - 21 June

Sommer

29 July - 10 September

Herbst

28 – 30 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 4 January

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Bayern (Bavaria)

Winter

4 – 8 March

Ostern/Früjahr

15 – 27 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

11 - 21 June

Sommer

29 July - 9 September

Herbst

28 – 31 October, 20 November

Weihnachten

23 December - 4 January

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Berlin

Winter

4 - 9 February

Ostern/Früjahr

15 - 26 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

31 May, 11 June

Sommer

20 June - 2 August

Herbst

4 October, 7 - 19 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 4 January

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Brandenburg

Winter

4 - 9 February

Ostern/Früjahr

15 - 26 April

Sommer

20 June - 3 August

Herbst

4 - 18 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 3 January

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Bremen

Winter

1 & 2 February

Ostern/Früjahr

6 - 23 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

31 May, 11 June

Sommer

4 July - 14 August

Herbst

4 - 18 October

Weihnachten

21 December - 6 January

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Hamburg

Winter

2 February

Ostern/Früjahr

4 - 16 March

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

13 - 17 May, 31 May

Sommer

27 June - 7 August

Herbst

4 - 18 October, 1 November

Weihnachten

20 December - 3 January

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Hessen (Hesse)

Winter

n/a

Ostern/Früjahr

15 April - 27 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

n/a

Sommer

1 July - 9 August

Herbst

30 September - 12 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 11 January

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Vorpommerania)

Winter

4 - 15 February

Ostern/Früjahr

15 - 24 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

22 May, 7 – 11 June

Sommer

1 July - 10 August

Herbst

4 October, 7 – 12 October
1 November

Weihnachten

23 December - 6 January

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Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)

Winter

31 January - 1 February

Ostern/Früjahr

8 -23 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

31 May, 11 June

Sommer

4 July - 14 August

Herbst

4 - 18 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 6 January

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Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Winter

n/a

Ostern/Früjahr

15 - 27 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

11 June

Sommer

15 July - 27 August

Herbst

14 - 26 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 6 January

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Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Winter

25 February – 1 March

Ostern/Früjahr

23 - 30 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

n/a

Sommer

1 July - 9 August

Herbst

30 September - 11 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 6 January

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Saarland

Winter

25 February – 3 March

Ostern/Früjahr

17 - 26 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

n/a

Sommer

1 July - 9 August

Herbst

7 - 18 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 3 January

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Sachsen (Saxony)

Winter

18 February – 2 March

Ostern/Früjahr

19 - 26 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

31 May

Sommer

8 July - 16 August

Herbst

14 - 25 October

Weihnachten

21 December - 3 January

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Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)

Winter

11 - 15 February

Ostern/Früjahr

18- 30 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

31 May – 1 June

Sommer

4 July - 14 August

Herbst

4 - 11 October, 1 November

Weihnachten

23 December - 4 January

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Schleswig-Holstein

Winter

n/a

Ostern/Früjahr

4 - 18 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

31 May

Sommer

1 July - 10 August

Herbst

4 - 18 October

Weihnachten

23 December - 6 January

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Thüringen

Winter

11 - 15 February

Ostern/Früjahr

15 - 27 April

Himmelfahrt/Pfingsten

31 May

Sommer

8 July - 17 August

Herbst

7 - 19 October

Weihnachten

21 December - 3 January

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* Source - https://www.schulferien.org/Schulferien_nach_Jahren/2019/schulferien_2019.html
There may be slight variances with some dates from city to city or within a particular State. Check the website above for explanations (in German).