North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Public Holidays 2026
Complete 2026 public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW): Good Friday (Apr 3), Ascension (May 14), Corpus Christi (Jun 4), All Saints' Day (Nov 1), bridge days & ICS download.
NRW Holiday Act (Feiertagsgesetz NW) Scope
Under the North Rhine-Westphalia Holiday Act (Feiertagsgesetz NW), all cities and districts in Germany's most populous state—including Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, and Bonn—observe 11 uniform statutory public holidays in 2026.
NRW shares Germany's 9 national holidays plus two statewide Catholic-tradition holidays: Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam on Thursday, June 4, 2026) and All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen on Sunday, November 1, 2026). Epiphany (January 6) and Reformation Day (October 31) are normal working days in NRW.
NRW Ministry of the Interior · Public Holidays · Source verified:
11 Official Public Holidays in NRW (2026)
Holidays
Tool calendar: 2026
Data sources and review
Calendar data: date-holidays + ClockZone
Reference reviewed . Dates are calculated from rules unless individually marked as checked; a reference link does not verify the whole table.
Nordrhein-Westfalen · Feiertagsgesetz NRW
The scope was reviewed for 2026. Other years use the rules but their dates have not been individually checked.
Nordrhein-Westfalen: the table and download use this region.
11 entries covering 11 calendar dates, not a count of days off.
How to Use This NRW 2026 Calendar
- Check the 11 statewide statutory public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia for 2026.
- Plan 4-day bridge weekends around Ascension Day (May 14) and Corpus Christi (June 4).
- Export the 2026 NRW ICS calendar or switch years in the table to preview 2027.
- Open the Business Days Calculator to count exact working days in NRW.
Corpus Christi 2026 Week in NRW
Count business days in Cologne/Düsseldorf from Monday, June 1 to Friday, June 5, 2026 (Mon–Fri schedule).
Thursday, June 4, 2026 (Fronleichnam) is a statutory NRW holiday, leaving 4 business days.
- Is January 6 (Epiphany) or October 31 (Reformation Day) a holiday in NRW?
- No. Neither January 6 nor October 31 is a statutory public holiday in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Do all cities in NRW have the exact same statutory holidays?
- Yes. All 11 public holidays apply statewide across North Rhine-Westphalia without municipal exceptions; Carnival days like Rosenmontag are customary in the Rhineland but not statutory public holidays.