Holiday calendar
🇩🇪 Public holidays in Germany
What a holiday means here
- Shops close on public holidays, the same as on Sundays. Supermarkets inside main train stations are the usual exception.
- Holidays differ by state. Cologne is in North Rhine-Westphalia, so this page shows that state’s days.
National holidays, plus regional days for: North Rhine-Westphalia
December 2026
- Fri 25 DecChristmas DayErster WeihnachtstagNational holiday
- Sat 26 DecSt. Stephen's DayZweiter WeihnachtstagNational holiday
January 2027
- Fri 1 JanNew Year's DayNeujahrNational holiday
February 2027
- Mon 8 FebRosenmontagNot officialCologne
Not an official holiday, but it is the main carnival parade day and much of Cologne stops for it. Expect closures and crowds in costume.
Source: Cologne Tourism
March 2027
- Fri 26 MarGood FridayKarfreitagNational holiday
A “quiet day” in North Rhine-Westphalia: dancing and loud events are restricted.
- Mon 29 MarEaster MondayOstermontagNational holiday
May 2027
- Sat 1 MayLabour DayTag der ArbeitNational holiday
- Thu 6 MayAscension DayChristi HimmelfahrtNational holiday
- Mon 17 MayWhit MondayPfingstmontagNational holiday
- Thu 27 MayCorpus ChristiFronleichnamRegional holidayNorth Rhine-Westphalia
October 2027
- Sun 3 OctGerman Unity DayTag der Deutschen EinheitNational holiday
German Unity Day.
November 2027
- Mon 1 NovAll Saints' DayAllerheiligenRegional holidayNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Nothing listed for the next few months. Check back after the next update.