# Maximise your 2025 annual leave in Germany

> Germany's 2025 public holidays create 9 long-weekend opportunities — 5 free, 4 with a single bridge day. Here is exactly when to book, and the planner stacks them into longer breaks.

## The best long weekends to book in Germany, 2025

- **Karfreitag** (2025-04-18, Friday) — 3 days off for no leave.
- **Ostermontag** (2025-04-21, Monday) — 3 days off for no leave.
- **Pfingstmontag** (2025-06-09, Monday) — 3 days off for no leave.
- **Tag der Deutschen Einheit** (2025-10-03, Friday) — 3 days off for no leave.
- **Zweiter Weihnachtstag** (2025-12-26, Friday) — 3 days off for no leave.
- **Tag der Arbeit** (2025-05-01, Thursday) — take 1 leave day for 4 days off.
- **Christi Himmelfahrt** (2025-05-29, Thursday) — take 1 leave day for 4 days off.
- **Erster Weihnachtstag** (2025-12-25, Thursday) — take 1 leave day for 4 days off.
- **Neujahr** (2025-01-01, Wednesday) — take 2 leave days for 5 days off.

## Get your full optimised year

The plays above are the obvious wins. The planner combines public holidays, weekends and your whole leave budget into the most efficient year plan — including the long Easter and Christmas stacks: https://roamgap.ike.work/year?country=DE

## Related

- All Germany public holidays 2025: https://roamgap.ike.work/public-holidays/de/2025
- Plan your leave: https://roamgap.ike.work/year?country=DE