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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* 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).