Germany has 13 potential long weekends in 2019, created by holidays falling near weekends. This includes 6 natural 3-day weekends and 7 potential 4-day weekends (with one day of leave).
New Year's Day
Neujahr
Jan 1, 2019 (Tuesday)
4-day weekend (take Monday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
International Women's Day
Internationaler Frauentag
Mar 8, 2019 (Friday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Good Friday
Karfreitag
Apr 19, 2019 (Friday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Easter Monday
Ostermontag
Apr 22, 2019 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Ascension Day
Christi Himmelfahrt
May 30, 2019 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
Whit Monday
Pfingstmontag
Jun 10, 2019 (Monday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
Corpus Christi
Fronleichnam
Jun 20, 2019 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
Assumption Day
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Aug 15, 2019 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
World Children's Day
Weltkindertag
Sep 20, 2019 (Friday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
German Unity Day
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Oct 3, 2019 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
Reformation Day
Reformationstag
Oct 31, 2019 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
All Saints' Day
Allerheiligen
Nov 1, 2019 (Friday)
3-day weekend
3 days off
St. Stephen's Day
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
Dec 26, 2019 (Thursday)
4-day weekend (take Friday off)
4 days off• 1 day of leave
13 long weekend opportunities Germany 2019
Last updated: April 1, 2026