Holiday Overlap
🇵🇱 Poland & 🇩🇪 Germany — Overlapping Public Holidays 2026
Complete Holiday Calendar — Poland vs. Germany
Every national public holiday in Poland and Germany for 2026, sorted by date. Rows highlighted in green are observed in both countries.
Holiday data updated for 2026. Holiday data is primarily sourced from the Nager.Date open-source holiday database and supplemented with official government calendar references where available. Always verify critical dates with official sources before making business, legal, payroll, or travel decisions.
| Date | 🇵🇱 Poland | 🇩🇪 Germany | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's Day (Nowy Rok) | New Year's Day (Neujahr) | ✓ Overlap |
| Jan 6Tuesday | Epiphany (Święto Trzech Króli) | — | |
| Apr 3Friday | — | Good Friday (Karfreitag) | |
| Apr 5Sunday · Weekend | Easter Sunday (Wielkanoc) | — | |
| Apr 6Monday | Easter Monday (Drugi Dzień Wielkanocy) | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) | ✓ Overlap |
| May 1Friday | May Day (Święto Pracy) | Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit) | ✓ Overlap |
| May 3Sunday · Weekend | Constitution Day (Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja) | — | |
| May 14Thursday | — | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) | |
| May 24Sunday · Weekend | Pentecost (Zielone Świątki) | — | |
| May 25Monday | — | Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) | |
| Jun 4Thursday | Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) | — | |
| Aug 15Saturday · Weekend | Assumption Day (Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Maryi Panny) | — | |
| Oct 3Saturday · Weekend | — | German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) | |
| Nov 1Sunday · Weekend | All Saints' Day (Wszystkich Świętych) | — | |
| Nov 11Wednesday | Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) | — | |
| Dec 24Thursday | Christmas Eve (Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia) | — | |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas Day (Boże Narodzenie) | Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) | ✓ Overlap |
| Dec 26Saturday · Weekend | St. Stephen's Day (Drugi Dzień Bożego Narodzenia) | St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) | ✓ Overlap |
Overlapping Holidays: Poland & Germany in 2026
The following 5 dates are a public holiday in both Poland and Germany in 2026:
- Thursday, January 1, 2026🇵🇱 Poland: New Year's Day · 🇩🇪 Germany: New Year's Day
- Monday, April 6, 2026🇵🇱 Poland: Easter Monday · 🇩🇪 Germany: Easter Monday
- Friday, May 1, 2026🇵🇱 Poland: May Day · 🇩🇪 Germany: Labour Day
- Friday, December 25, 2026🇵🇱 Poland: Christmas Day · 🇩🇪 Germany: Christmas Day
- Saturday, December 26, 2026🇵🇱 Poland: St. Stephen's Day · 🇩🇪 Germany: St. Stephen's Day
Planning Around Poland & Germany Holidays
Poland and Germany are among Europe's most significant bilateral trade partners. Their holiday calendars share common Christian traditions including Easter and Christmas, but Poland observes several distinctly Polish national and Catholic holidays including Constitution Day (May 3).
For Travelers
If you are traveling between Poland and Germany, overlapping public holidays mean that services, attractions, and businesses on both ends of your trip may be closed or operating at reduced capacity. Knowing overlapping dates in advance helps you avoid unpleasant surprises — or lets you time your trip to experience a local holiday celebration.
Non-overlapping holidays matter just as much: a public holiday in your destination but not your home country may catch you off guard, with banks and government offices closed on what feels like an ordinary weekday.
For International Teams & Business
Poland observes 13 public holidays per year — more than Germany's federal minimum. Cross-border logistics and manufacturing operations should map both calendars carefully to avoid disruptions.
Overlapping public holidays are natural moments for system maintenance, team offsites, or no-deadline periods. Non-overlapping holidays require more care: one team is off while the other is working, which can create bottlenecks if not planned for in advance.
About Public Holidays in Poland
Poland observes 14 national public holidays in 2026, when most government offices, banks, and many businesses close nationwide. Use the year selector above to see exact dates for nearby years.
About Public Holidays in Germany
Germany observes 9 national public holidays in 2026. Precise observance dates may shift when holidays fall on weekends, and regional rules can vary, so always verify critical business or travel decisions with official local sources.
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