Heiliger Abend falls on Thursday, 2026-12-24 — 49 days from today.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Heiliger Abend | 49d |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | 1. Weihnachtstag | 50d |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | 2. Weihnachtstag | 51d |
| 2026-12-31 | Thursday | Silvester | 56d |
| 2027-01-01 | Friday | Neujahr | 57d |
Source: date-holidays, derived from German Arbeitszeitgesetz. Updated daily.
252 working days across 2026 (2016 hours at 8h/day), after removing 104 weekend days and 9 public holidays that fall on a weekday.
| Month | Working days | Weekend days | Holidays | Working hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 9 | 1 | 168 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 160 |
| March | 22 | 9 | 0 | 176 |
| April | 20 | 8 | 2 | 160 |
| May | 18 | 10 | 3 | 144 |
| June | 22 | 8 | 0 | 176 |
| July | 23 | 8 | 0 | 184 |
| August | 21 | 10 | 0 | 168 |
| September | 22 | 8 | 0 | 176 |
| October | 22 | 9 | 1 | 176 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 168 |
| December | 20 | 8 | 4 | 160 |
| 2026 total | 252 | 104 | 11 | 2016 |
Statutory week: 40h (German Arbeitszeitgesetz). Public and bank holidays only — observances aren't subtracted.
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Heiliger Abend is the next nationwide public holiday in Germany. It falls on Thursday, 2026-12-24 — 49 days from today (as of 2026-11-05).
Germany has 11 nationwide public and bank holidays in the current calendar year, defined by German Arbeitszeitgesetz. Regional and observance days vary by state or canton and aren't counted here.
After Heiliger Abend, the next 4 are: 1. Weihnachtstag on Friday 2026-12-25; 2. Weihnachtstag on Saturday 2026-12-26; Silvester on Thursday 2026-12-31; Neujahr on Friday 2027-01-01.
We use Germany's official public + bank holiday list (per German Arbeitszeitgesetz) and pick the first one on or after today's UTC date. The "days from today" count rolls forward each midnight — that's why this page's headline updates daily.
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