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 2021 2022
• Bayern 2021 2022
• Berlin 2021 2022
• Brandenburg 2021 2022
• Bremen 2021 2022
• Hamburg 2021 2022
• Hessen 2021 2022
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2021 2022
• Niedersachsen 2021 2022
• Nordrhein-Westfalen 2021 2022
• Rheinland-Pfalz 2021 2022
• Saarland 2021 2022
• Sachsen 2021< - 2022
• Sachsen-Anhalt 2021 2022
• Schleswig-Holstein 2021 2022
• Thüringen 2021 2022

2021 School Vacations by State*

Baden-Württemberg

Winter

-

Easter

Apr 1 + Apr 6 - Apr 10

Pentecost

May 25 - Jun 5

Summer

Jul 29 - Sep 11

Autumn

Oct 31 + Nov 2 - Nov 6

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022

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Bayern (Bavaria)

Winter

Feb 15 - Feb 19

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 10

Pentecost

May 25 - Jun 4

Summer

Jul 30 - Sep 13

Autumn

Nov 2 - Nov 5 + Nov 17

Christmas

Dec 24, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022

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Berlin

Winter

Feb 1 - Feb 6

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 10

Pentecost

May 14

Summer

Jun 24 - Aug 6

Autumn

Oct 11 - Oct 23

Christmas

Dec 24 - Dec 31

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Brandenburg

Winter

Feb 1 - Feb 6

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 9

Pentecost

-

Summer

Jun 24 - Aug 7

Autumn

Oct 11 - Oct 23

Christmas

Dec 23 - Dec 31

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Bremen

Winter

Feb 1 - Feb 2

Easter

Mar 27 - Apr 10

Pentecost

May 14 + May 25

Summer

Jul 22 - Sep 1

Autumn

Oct 18 - Oct 30

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022

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Hamburg

Winter

Jan 29

Easter

Mar 1 - Mar 12

Pentecost

May 10 - May 14

Summer

Jun 24 - Aug 4

Autumn

Oct 4 - Oct 15

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 4, 2022

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Hessen (Hesse)

Winter

-

Easter

Apr 6 - Apr 16

Pentecost

-

Summer

Jul 19 - Aug 27

Autumn

Oct 11 - Oct 23

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Vorpommerania)

Winter

Feb 6 - Feb 19

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 7

Pentecost

May 14 + May 21 - May 25

Summer

Jun 21 - Jul 31

Autumn

Oct 2 - Oct 9 + Nov 1 - Nov 2

Christmas

Dec 22 - Dec 31

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Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)

Winter

Feb 1 - Feb 2

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 9

Pentecost

May 14 + May 25

Summer

Jul 22 - Sep 1

Autumn

Oct 18 - Oct 29

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 7, 2022

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Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Winter

-

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 10

Pentecost

May 25

Summer

Jul 5 - Aug 17

Autumn

Oct 11 - Oct 23

Christmas

Dec 24, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022

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Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Winter

-

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 6

Pentecost

May 25 - Jun 2

Summer

Jul 19 - Aug 27

Autumn

Oct 11 - Oct 22

Christmas

Dec 23 - Dec 31

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Saarland

Winter

Feb 15 - Feb 19

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 7

Pentecost

May 25 - May 28

Summer

Jul 19 - Aug 27

Autumn

Oct 18 - Oct 29

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 3, 2022

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Sachsen (Saxony)

Winter

Jan 31 - Feb 6 + Feb 8 - Feb 20

Easter

Mar 27 - Apr 10

Pentecost

May 14

Summer

Jul 26 - Sep 3

Autumn

Oct 18 - Oct 30

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 1, 2022

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Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)

Winter

Feb 8 - Feb 13

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 3

Pentecost

May 10 - May 22

Summer

Jul 22 - Sep 1

Autumn

Oct 25 - Oct 30

Christmas

Dec 22, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022

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Schleswig-Holstein

Winter

-

Easter

Apr 1 - Apr 16

Pentecost

May 14 - May 15

Summer

Jun 21 - Jul 31

Autumn

Oct 4 - Oct 16

Christmas

Dec 23, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022

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Thüringen

Winter

Jan 25 - Jan 30 + Feb 8 - Feb 13

Easter

Mar 29 - Apr 10

Pentecost

May 14

Summer

Jul 26 - Sep 4

Autumn

Oct 25 - Nov 6

Christmas

Dec 23 - Dec 31

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* Source - https://www.holidays-info.com/germany/school-holidays/2021/
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).

2022 School Vacations by State*

Baden-Württemberg

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)

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

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

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

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

Winter

Jan 28

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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

Winter

Feb 12 - Feb 19

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).

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