School Vacations in Germany
Updated - July 2021
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 2022
- Bayern 2022
- Berlin 2022
- Brandenburg 2022
- Bremen 2022
- Hamburg 2022
- Hessen 2022
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2022
- Niedersachsen 2022
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 2022
- Rheinland-Pfalz 2022
- Saarland 2022
- Sachsen 2022
- Sachsen-Anhalt 2022
- Schleswig-Holstein 2022
- Thüringen 2022
2022 School Vacations by State*
Baden-Württemberg
- Autumn
- Oct 31 + Nov 2 - Nov 6
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
- Winter
- -
- Easter
- Apr 14 + Apr 19 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- Jun 7 - Jun 18
- Summer
- Jul 28 - Sep 10
- Autumn
- Oct 31 + Nov 2 - Nov 4
- Christmas
- Dec 21, 2022 - Jan 7, 2023
Bayern (Bavaria)
- Autumn
- Nov 2 - Nov 5 + Nov 17
- Christmas
- Dec 24, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
- Winter
- Feb 28 - Mar 4
- Easter
- Apr 11 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- Jun 7 - Jun 18
- Summer
- Aug 1 - Sep 12
- Autumn
- Oct 31 - Nov 4 + Nov 16
- Christmas
- Dec 24, 2022 - Jan 7, 2023
Berlin
- Autumn
- Oct 11 - Oct 23
- Christmas
- Dec 24 - Dec 31
- Winter
- Jan 29 - Feb 5
- Easter
- Mar 7 + Apr 11 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- May 27 + Jun 7
- Summer
- Jul 7 - Aug 19
- Autumn
- Oct 24 - Nov 5
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023
Brandenburg
- Autumn
- Oct 11 - Oct 23, 2022
- Christmas
- Dec 23 - Dec 31, 2o22
- Winter
- Jan 31 - Feb 5
- Easter
- Apr 11 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- -
- Summer
- Jul 7 - Aug 20
- Autumn
- Oct 24 - Nov 5
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2022 - Jan 3, 2023
Bremen
- Autumn
- Oct 18 - Oct 30, 2022
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
- Winter
- Jan 31 - Feb 1
- Easter
- Apr 4 - Apr 19
- Pentecost
- May 27 + Jun 7
- Summer
- Jul 14 - Aug 24
- Autumn
- Oct 17 - Oct 29
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2022 - Jan 6, 2023
Hamburg
- Autumn
- Oct 4, 2021 - Oct 15, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 4, 2022
- Winter
- Jan 28, 2022
- Easter
- Mar 7 - Mar 18
- Pentecost
- May 23 - May 27
- Summer
- Jul 7 - Aug 17
- Autumn
- Oct 10 - Oct 21
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2022 - Jan 6, 2023
Hessen (Hesse)
- Autumn
- Oct 11, 2021 - Oct 23, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
- Winter
- -
- Easter
- Apr 11 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- -
- Summer
- Jul 25 - Sep 2
- Autumn
- Oct 24 - Oct 29
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2022 - Jan 7, 2023
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Vorpommerania)
- Autumn
- Oct 2, 2021 - Oct 9, 2021 + Nov 1, 2021 - Nov 2, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021
- Winter
- Feb 5 - Feb 18
- Easter
- Apr 11 - Apr 20
- Pentecost
- May 27 + Jun 3 - Jun 7
- Summer
- Jul 4 - Aug 13
- Autumn
- Oct 10 - Oct 14 + Nov 1 - Nov 2
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)
- Autumn
- Oct 18, 2021 - Oct 29, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 7, 2022
- Winter
- Jan 31 - Feb 1
- Easter
- Apr 4 - Apr 19
- Pentecost
- May 27 + Jun 7
- Summer
- Jul 14 - Aug 24
- Autumn
- Oct 17 - Oct 28
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2022 - Jan 6, 2023
Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Autumn
- Oct 11, 2021 - Oct 23, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 24, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
- Winter
- -
- Easter
- Apr 11 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- -
- Summer
- Jun 27 - Aug 9
- Autumn
- Oct 4 - Oct 15
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2022 - Jan 6, 2023
Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Winter
- Feb 21 - Feb 25
- Easter
- Apr 13 - Apr 22
- Pentecost
- -
- Summer
- Jul 25 - Sep 2
- Autumn
- Oct 17 - Oct 31
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023
Saarland
- Autumn
- Oct 18 - Oct 29
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 3, 2022
- Winter
- Feb 21 - Mar 1
- Easter
- Apr 14 - Apr 22
- Pentecost
- Jun 7 - Jun 10
- Summer
- Jul 25 - Sep 2
- Autumn
- Oct 24 - Nov 4
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2022 - Jan 4, 2023
Sachsen (Saxony)
- Winter
- Feb 12 - Feb 26
- Easter
- Apr 15 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- May 27
- Summer
- Jul 18 - Aug 26
- Autumn
- Oct 17 - Oct 29
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023
Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)
- Autumn
- Oct 25, 2021 - Oct 30, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
- Winter
- Feb 12 - Feb 19
- Easter
- Apr 11 - Apr 16
- Pentecost
- May 23 - May 28
- Summer
- Jul 14 - Aug 24
- Autumn
- Oct 24 - Nov 4
- Christmas
- Dec 21, 2022 - Jan 5, 2023
Schleswig-Holstein
- Autumn
- Oct 4, 2021 - Oct 16, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
- Winter
- -
- Easter
- Apr 4 - Apr 16
- Pentecost
- May 27 - May 28
- Summer
- Jul 4 - Aug 13
- Autumn
- Oct 10 - Oct 21
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2022 - Jan 7, 2023
Thüringen
- Autumn
- Oct 25, 2021 - Nov 6, 2021
- Christmas
- Dec 23, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021
- Winter
- Feb 12, 2022 - Feb 19, 2022
- Easter
- Apr 11 - Apr 23
- Pentecost
- May 27
- Summer
- Jul 18 - Aug 27
- Autumn
- Oct 17 - Oct 29
- Christmas
- Dec 22, 2022 - Jan 3, 2023
* Source - https://www.holidays-info.com/germany/school-holidays/2022/
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).