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U.S. Mission Germany will observe the following American and German holidays:

2023

Jan

01

Sunday

New Year’s Day

GER

Jan

02

Monday

New Year’s Day (observed)

AM

Jan

06

* M

Friday

Epiphany

GER

Jan

16

Monday

Martin Luther King Day

AM

Feb

20

Monday

President’s Day

AM

Mar

08

* B

Wednesday

International Women’s Day

GER

Apr

07

Friday

Good Friday

GER

Apr

10

Monday

Easter Monday

GER

May

01

Monday

May Day

GER

May

18

Thursday

Ascension Day

GER

May

29

Monday

Memorial Day / Whit Monday

AM / GER

Jun

08

* D, F, M

Thursday

Corpus Christi Day

GER

Jun

19

Monday

Juneteenth

AM

Jul

04

Tuesday

Independence Day

AM

Aug

15

* M

Tuesday

Assumption of Mary Day

GER

Sep

04

Monday

Labor Day

AM

Oct

03

Tuesday

Day of German Unity

GER

Oct

09

Monday

Columbus Day

AM

Oct

31

* L, HH

Tuesday

Reformation Day

GER

Nov

01

* D, M

Wednesday

All Saints’ Day

GER

Nov

10

Friday

Veterans Day (observed)

AM

Nov

22

* L

Wednesday

Repentance Day

GER

Nov

23

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day

AM

Dec

25

Monday

Christmas Day

AM/GER

Dec

26

Tuesday

2nd Christmas Day

GER

Germany-wide holidays are observed at the Embassy and all constituent posts. Regional holidays are identified by (*) and designated as follows: B=Berlin, D=Düsseldorf, F=Frankfurt, H=Hamburg, M=Munich, L=Leipzig. 

2024

Jan

01

Monday

New Year’s Day

AM/Local

Jan

06

*M

Saturday

Epiphany

Local

Jan

15

Monday

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

AM

Feb

19

Monday

Washington’s Birthday

AM

Mar

08

*B

Friday

International Women’s Day

Local

Mar

29

Friday

Good Friday

Local

Apr

01

Monday

Easter Monday

Local

May

01

Wednesday

May Day

Local

May

09

Thursday

Ascension Day

Local

May

20

Monday

Whit Monday

Local

May

27

Monday

Memorial Day

AM

May

30

*D, F, M

Thursday

Corpus Christi Day

Local

Jun

19

Wednesday

Juneteenth National Independence Day

AM

Jul

04

Thursday

Independence Day

AM

Aug

15

*all posts for 2024

Thursday

Assumption of Mary Day (M)/Day Off (B, F, D, HH, L)

Local

Sep

02

Monday

Labor Day

AM

Oct

03

Thursday

Day of German Unity

Local

Oct

14

Monday

Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day

AM

Oct

31

*L, HH

Thursday

Reformation Day

Local

Nov

01

*D, M

Friday

All Saints’ Day

Local

Nov

11

Monday

Veterans Day

AM

Nov

20

*L

Wednesday

Repentance Day

Local

Nov

28

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day

AM

Dec

25

Wednesday

Christmas Day

AM/Local

Dec

26

Thursday

2nd Christmas Day

Local

Germany-wide holidays are observed at the Embassy and all constituent posts. Regional holidays are identified by (*) and designated as follows:

B=Berlin, D=Düsseldorf, F=Frankfurt, HH=Hamburg, M=Munich, L=Leipzig.

Local holidays that fall on a rest day, for most employees Saturday or Sunday, will not be observed on another day as is the case with U.S. holidays.