School Holidays in Germany in 2020

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The dates of school terms and holidays in Germany are determined by the respective education departments of each state. 

Note: When a national holiday is not mentioned, means it’s already included in a school break period of time (ex. Christmas day, New Year’s day)

School Holidays in Germany 2020

*All dates are subject to errors and changes

HolidayDateState
Bridge day04-10-2019Berlin
Autumn holidayfrom 30-09-2019
to 12-10-2019
Hesse, Rhineland Palatinate
Autumn holidayfrom 04-10-2019
to 12-10-2019
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt
Autumn holidayfrom 04-10-2019
to 18-10-2019
Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein
Autumn holidayfrom 07-10-2019
to 19-10-2019
Berlin, Saarland, Thuringia
Autumn holidayfrom 14-10-2019
to 26-10-2019
North-Rhine Westphalia, Saxony
Autumn holiday28-10-2019
to 30-10-2019
Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria
Bridge day01-11-2019Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt
Christmas holidayfrom 20-12-2019
to 03-01-2020
Hamburg, Saxony, Thuringia
Christmas holidayfrom 21-12-2019
to 06-01-2020
Bremen
Christmas holidayfrom 23-12-2019
to 04-01-2020
Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Saarland, Saxony-Anhalt
Christmas holidayfrom 23-12-2019
to 06-01-2020
Lower Saxony, North-Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Schleswig-Holstein
Christmas holidayfrom 23-12-2019
to 11-01-2020
Hesse
Winter holiday31-01-2020Hamburg
Winter holidayfrom 03-02-2020
to 04-02-2020
Bremen, Lower Saxony
Winter holidayfrom 03-02-2020
to 08-02-2020
Berlin, Brandenburg
Winter holidayfrom 10-02-2020
to 14-02-2020
Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
Winter holidayfrom 10-02-2020
to 21-02-2020
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Saxony
Winter holidayfrom 17-02-2020
to 21-02-2020
Rhineland Palatinate
Winter holidayfrom 17-02-2020
to 25-02-2020
Saarland
Winter holidayfrom 24-02-2020
to 28-02-2020
Bavaria
Easter holidayfrom 02-03-2020
to 13-03-2020
Hamburg
Easter holidayfrom 30-03-2020
to 17-04-2020
Schleswig-Holstein
Easter holidayfrom 06-04-2020
to 11-04-2020
Saxony-Anhalt
Easter holidayfrom 06-04-2020
to 18-04-2020
North-Rhine Westphalia, Thuringia
Easter holidayfrom 09-04-2020
to 17-04-2020
Rhineland Palatinate
Easter holidayfrom 10-04-2020
to 18-04-2020
Saxony
Easter holidayfrom 14-04-2020
to 24-04-2020
Saarland
Easter holidayfrom 28-03-2020
to 14-04-2020
Bremen, Lower Saxony
Easter holidayfrom 06-04-2020
to 18-04-2020
Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hesse
Labour day01-05-2020National
Ascension day21-05-2020National
Bridge day22-05-2020Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony
Whitsun holidayfrom 18-05-2020
to 22-05-2020
Hamburg
Whitsun holidayfrom 18-05-2020
to 30-05-2020
Saxony-Anhalt
Whitsun holiday22-05-2020Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia
Whitsun holidayfrom 29-05-2020
to 02-06-2020
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
Whitsun holiday02-06-2020Lower Saxony, North-Rhine Westphalia
Whitsun holidayfrom 02-06-2020
to 13-06-2020
Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria
Whitsun holiday11-06-2020Bremen
Summer holidayfrom 22-06-2020
to 01-08-2020
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
Summer holidayfrom 29-06-2020
to 11-08-2020
North-Rhine Westphalia
Summer holidayfrom 06-07-2020
to 14-08-2020
Hesse, Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland
Summer holidayfrom 16-07-2020
to 26-08-2020
Bremen, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt
Summer holidayfrom 20-07-2020
to 28-08-2020
Saxony, Thuringia
Summer holidayfrom 25-06-2020
to 05-08-2020
Hamburg
Summer holidayfrom 25-06-2020
to 08-08-2020
Berlin, Brandenburg
Summer holidayfrom 27-06-2020
to 07-09-2020
Bavaria
Summer holidayfrom 29-06-2020
to 08-08-2020
Schleswig-Holstein
Summer holidayfrom 30-06-2020
to 12-09-2020
Baden-Württemberg

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