Germany has 11 potential long weekends in 2016, created by holidays falling near weekends. This includes 8 natural 3-day weekends and 3 potential 4-day weekends (with one day of leave).
New Year's Day
Neujahr
Jan 1, 2016 (Friday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Good Friday
Karfreitag
Mar 25, 2016 (Friday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Easter Monday
Ostermontag
Mar 28, 2016 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Ascension Day
Christi Himmelfahrt
May 5, 2016 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
Whit Monday
Pfingstmontag
May 16, 2016 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Corpus Christi
Fronleichnam
May 26, 2016 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
Assumption Day
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Aug 15, 2016 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
German Unity Day
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Oct 3, 2016 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Reformation Day
Reformationstag
Oct 31, 2016 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
All Saints' Day
Allerheiligen
Nov 1, 2016 (Tuesday)
4-day weekend (take Monday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
St. Stephen's Day
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
Dec 26, 2016 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
11 long weekend opportunities Germany 2016
Long weekends in other countries
Last updated: April 2, 2026