In this publication, School-Holidays.Info has collected information about school holidays in Germany 2022. We will give the dates of the beginning and end of the Christmas, winter, Easter, summer and autumn holidays. In the publication, you will find tables with vacations by lands and cities, as well as summary lists by holiday time.
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The entire territory of Germany is divided into 16 administrative units. They include the provinces of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia, as well as individual cities: Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg and Hesse.
School holidays in Germany begin and end at different times. It all depends on the geographic location of the school. In total, there are 6 rest periods for schoolchildren in Germany:
Summer vacation;
Autumn vacation;
Christmas (New Year) holidays;
The winter vacation;
Easter (spring) holidays;
Holidays for Pentecost.
Apart from holidays, schools in Germany are closed on public holidays. Some of them are nationwide, others are celebrated only in certain regions and cities. You can find out more about them in the article “German Public Holidays 2022”.
School holidays in Germany 2022 by state
In this section, we have collected school holidays in Germany 2022 by state. For ease of searching, they are listed alphabetically.
Baden-Württemberg
The winter vacation
from January 24 to February 06
Easter holidays
14 April and from 19 to 23 April
Holidays for Pentecost
from June 07 to June 18
Summer vacation
from July 28 to September 10
Autumn vacation
31 October and from 02 to 04 November
Christmas Holidays
from December 21, 2022 to January 07, 2023
Bavaria
The winter vacation
from February 28 to March 04
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 23
Holidays for Pentecost
from June 07 to June 18
Summer vacation
from August 01 to September 12
Autumn vacation
from October 31 to November 04 and from November 16
Christmas Holidays
from December 24, 2022 to January 07, 2023
Berlin
The winter vacation
from January 29 to February 05
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 23
Holidays for Pentecost
May 27 and June 07
Summer vacation
from July 07 to August 19
Autumn vacation
from October 24 to November 05
Christmas Holidays
from December 22, 2022 to January 02, 2023
Brandenburg
The winter vacation
from January 31 to February 05
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 23
Summer vacation
from July 07 to August 20
Autumn vacation
from October 24 to November 05
Christmas Holidays
from December 22, 2022 to January 03, 2023
Bremen
The winter vacation
from January 31 to February 01
Easter holidays
from 04 April to 19 April
Holidays for Pentecost
May 27 and June 07
Summer vacation
from July 14 to August 24
Autumn vacation
from October 17 to October 29
Christmas Holidays
from December 23, 2022 to January 06, 2023
Hamburg
The winter vacation
28 January
Easter holidays
from March 07 to March 18
Holidays for Pentecost
May 23 to May 27
Summer vacation
from July 07 to August 17
Autumn vacation
from October 10 to October 21
Christmas Holidays
from December 23, 2022 to January 06, 2023
Hesse
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 23
Summer vacation
from July 25 to September 02
Autumn vacation
from October 24 to October 29
Christmas Holidays
from December 22, 2022 to January 07, 2023
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The winter vacation
from February 05 to February 17
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 20
Holidays for Pentecost
27 May and from 03 to 07 June
Summer vacation
from July 04 to August 13
Autumn vacation
from 10 to 14 October, 01-02 November
Christmas Holidays
from December 22, 2022 to January 02, 2023
Lower Saxony
The winter vacation
from January 31 to February 01
Easter holidays
from 04 April to 19 April
Holidays for Pentecost
May 27 and June 07
Summer vacation
from July 14 to August 24
Autumn vacation
from October 17 to October 28
Christmas Holidays
from December 23, 2022 to January 06, 2023
Rhineland-Palatinate
The winter vacation
from February 21 to February 25
Easter holidays
April 13 to April 22
Summer vacation
from July 25 to September 02
Autumn vacation
from October 17 to October 31
Christmas Holidays
from December 23, 2022 to January 02, 2023
Saar
The winter vacation
from February 21 to March 01
Easter holidays
from April 14 to April 22
Holidays for Pentecost
from June 07 to June 10
Summer vacation
from July 25 to September 02
Autumn vacation
from October 24 to November 04
Christmas Holidays
from December 22, 2022 to January 04, 2023
Saxony
The winter vacation
from February 12 to February 26
Easter holidays
from April 15 to April 23
Pentecost (Holy Trinity Day)
May 27
Summer vacation
from July 18 to August 26
Autumn vacation
from October 17 to October 29
Christmas Holidays
from December 22, 2022 to January 02, 2023
Saxony-Anhalt
The winter vacation
from February 12 to February 19
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 16
Holidays for Pentecost
May 23 to May 28
Summer vacation
from July 14 to August 24
Autumn vacation
from October 24 to November 04
Christmas Holidays
from December 21, 2022 to January 05, 2023
North Rhine-Westphalia
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 23
Summer vacation
from June 27 to August 09
Autumn vacation
from October 04 to October 15
Christmas Holidays
from December 23, 2022 to January 06, 2023
Thuringia
The winter vacation
from February 12 to February 19
Easter holidays
April 11 to April 23
Pentecost (Holy Trinity Day)
May 27
Summer vacation
from July 18 to August 27
Autumn vacation
from October 17 to October 29
Christmas Holidays
from December 22, 2022 to January 03, 2023
Schleswig-Holstein
Easter holidays
from 04 April to 16 April
Holidays for Pentecost
May 27 to May 28
Summer vacation
from July 04 to August 13
Autumn vacation
from October 10 to October 21
Christmas Holidays
from December 23, 2022 to January 07, 2023
Winter holidays in Germany 2022 for schoolchildren
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Baden-Württemberg
January 24
February 06
Bavaria
28th of February
March 04
Berlin
January 29
February 05
Brandenburg
January 31
February 05
Bremen
January 31
February 01
Hamburg
28 January
28 January
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
February 05
February 17
Lower Saxony
January 31
February 01
Rhineland-Palatinate
February 21
25 February
Saar
February 21
March 01
Saxony
12th of February
February 26
Saxony-Anhalt
12th of February
February 19
Thuringia
12th of February
February 19
Easter calendar in German schools 2022
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Baden-Württemberg*
April 19
April 23
Bavaria
April 11
April 23
Berlin
April 11
April 23
Brandenburg
April 11
April 23
Bremen
April 04
April 19
Hamburg
March 07
March 18
Hesse
April 11
April 23
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
April 11
20 April
Lower Saxony
April 04
April 19
North Rhine-Westphalia
April 11
April 23
Rhineland-Palatinate
April 13
April 22
Saar
14th of April
April 22
Saxony
April 15
April 23
Saxony-Anhalt
April 11
April 16
Schleswig-Holstein
April 04
April 16
Thuringia
April 11
April 23
* In Baden-Württemberg, there is an additional holiday for Easter on April 14th.
Summer holidays for schoolchildren in Germany in 2022
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Baden-Württemberg
July 28th
10 September
Bavaria
August 01
12-th of September
Berlin
July 07
August 19
Brandenburg
July 07
August 20
Bremen
the 14 th of July
24 August
Hamburg
July 07
August 17
Hesse
July 25
September 02
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
July 04
August 13
Lower Saxony
the 14 th of July
24 August
North Rhine-Westphalia
27th of June
August 09
Rhineland-Palatinate
July 25
September 02
Saar
July 25
September 02
Saxony
July 18
August, 26th
Saxony-Anhalt
the 14 th of July
24 August
Schleswig-Holstein
July 04
August 13
Thuringia
July 18
August 27
Autumn holidays in 2022 in German schools
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Baden-Württemberg*
November 02
November 04
Bavaria**
October 31
November 04
Berlin
October 24
November 05
Brandenburg
October 24
November 05
Bremen
17 October
29th of October
Hamburg
October 10
October 21
Hesse
October 24
29th of October
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern***
October 10
October 14
Lower Saxony
17 October
28 of October
North Rhine-Westphalia
October 04
October 15
Rhineland-Palatinate
17 October
October 31
Saar
October 24
November 04
Saxony
17 October
29th of October
Saxony-Anhalt
October 24
November 04
Schleswig-Holstein
October 10
October 21
Thuringia
17 October
29th of October
* In Baden-Württemberg, an additional holiday on 31 October.
** In Bavaria, an additional holiday on 16 November.
*** Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has an additional weekend on 1 and 2 November.
Christmas holidays in Germany 2022
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Baden-Württemberg
December 21, 2022
January 07, 2023
Bavaria
December 24, 2022
January 07, 2023
Berlin
December 22, 2022
02 January 2023
Brandenburg
December 22, 2022
January 03, 2023
Bremen
December 23, 2022
January 06, 2023
Hamburg
December 23, 2022
January 06, 2023
Hesse
December 22, 2022
January 07, 2023
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
December 22, 2022
02 January 2023
Lower Saxony
December 23, 2022
January 06, 2023
North Rhine-Westphalia
December 23, 2022
January 06, 2023
Rhineland-Palatinate
December 23, 2022
02 January 2023
Saar
December 22, 2022
04 January 2023
Saxony
December 22, 2022
02 January 2023
Saxony-Anhalt
December 21, 2022
05 January 2023
Schleswig-Holstein
December 23, 2022
January 07, 2023
Thuringia
December 22, 2022
January 03, 2023
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