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Berlin School Holidays 2026

Below is an overview of school holidays and public holidays in Berlin for calendar year 2026, based on official data from the Berlin state government.

Public Holidays 2026

The following are the official public holidays (gesetzliche Feiertage) observed in Berlin in 2026.

Holiday	Date	Weekday
New Year's Day	2026-01-01	Thursday
International Women's Day	2026-03-08	Sunday
Good Friday (Karfreitag)	2026-04-03	Friday
Easter Monday (Ostermontag)	2026-04-06	Monday
Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)	2026-05-01	Friday
Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)	2026-05-14	Thursday
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)	2026-05-25	Monday
Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)	2026-10-03	Saturday
Christmas Day (1. Weihnachtstag)	2026-12-25	Friday
Boxing Day (2. Weihnachtstag)	2026-12-26	Saturday

Note

International Women's Day (8 March) falls on a Sunday in 2026 — no additional day off is granted.

School Holidays 2026

School holiday dates for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 academic years in Berlin.

Holiday Name	Start	End	Duration (days)
Christmas holidays 2025/26	2025-12-23	2026-01-02	11
Winter holidays	2026-02-02	2026-02-07	6
Easter holidays	2026-03-30	2026-04-10	12
No classes (bridge day)	2026-05-15	2026-05-15	1
Pentecost holiday	2026-05-26	2026-05-26	1
No classes (bridge day)	2026-05-30	2026-05-30	1
Summer holidays	2026-07-09	2026-08-22	45
Autumn holidays	2026-10-19	2026-10-31	13
Christmas holidays 2026/27	2026-12-23	2027-01-02	11

No-class days

15 May and 30 May 2026 are listed as "No classes" — these are likely bridge days (Brückentage) or special non-instruction days rather than full public holidays.

Overview of Key Dates at a Glance

Winter break: 2–7 February
Easter break: 30 March – 10 April (note: Easter Sunday is 5 April)
Summer break: 9 July – 22 August (6 weeks 3 days)
Autumn break: 19–31 October
Christmas break 2026/27: 23 December – 2 January

Data sourced from the Berlin state government portal: berlin-school-dates.

Last updated 12 May 2026 · Curated by catditch