The topic of this information publication is: School holidays in Bavaria 2024. In it we will give the exact official dates for Christmas, spring, Easter, summer, autumn holidays and Pentecost holidays in Bavaria for 2024. De-Sf.Info will also indicate the holidays on which schools are closed.
School holidays in Bavaria 2024
In this section we provide the exact official dates for the 2024 school holidays in Bavaria. You will find more information about specific rest periods later in the article.
The dates for the 2023/2024 Christmas holidays, spring and Easter holidays, Pentecost holidays and summer holidays are determined in the Official Gazette of the Bavarian Ministry of Education and Culture, Science and the Arts of October 20, 2014.
The dates for the autumn holidays and Christmas holidays 2024/2025 are indicated in the Bavarian State Ministry Bulletin 2022 number 747 of December 21, 2022.
School holidays in Bavaria 2024:
- Christmas holidays 2023/2024: from December 23, 2023 to January 5, 2024.
- Spring holidays in Bavaria 2024: from 12 to 16 February 2024.
- Easter holidays in Bavaria 2024: from March 25 to April 6, 2024.
- Feast of Pentecost 2024: from May 21 to June 1, 2024.
- Summer holidays 2024: from July 29 to September 9.
- Autumn holidays 2024: from 28 to 31 October 2024.
- Christmas holidays 2024/2025: from December 23, 2024 to January 3, 2025.
Important! Apart from school holidays, schools in Bavaria are closed on public holidays. But only if these holidays include a non-working day. See next section.
Public holidays in Bavaria 2024
Below is a list of public legal holidays in Bavaria in 2024. On these days, schools are closed and students have no classes. Most of them fall during the school holidays, but we’ll give you the full list.
- Monday, January 1, 2024 – New Year.
- Saturday, January 6, 2024 – Holy Three Kings.
- Friday, March 29, 2024 – Good Friday.
- Monday, April 1, 2024 – Easter Monday.
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Labor Day.
- Thursday, May 9, 2024 – Ascension of Christ.
- Monday, May 20, 2024 – Spiritual Monday.
- Thursday, May 30, 2024 – Corpus Christi.
- Thursday, August 15, 2024 – Assumption Day.
- Thursday, October 3, 2024 – German Unity Day.
- Friday, November 1, 2024 – All Saints’ Day.
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – Christmas Day.
- Thursday, December 26, 2024 – Second Day of Christmas.
Christmas holidays in Bavaria 2023/2024
The Bavarian Christmas holidays will begin on Saturday, December 23, 2023. They will last two weeks and end on Friday, January 5, 2024. The following Saturday and Sunday are legal holidays for schoolchildren. Children will therefore return to school on Monday 8 January 2024.
Spring holidays in Bavaria 2024
Officially, spring break in Bavaria will begin on Monday, February 12, 2024, and end on Friday, February 16, 2024. In fact, children will leave school on February 9, 2024, and return to school on February 19, 2024. Thus, students will have no classes for 11 days in a row: from 10 until February 19, 2024.
Interesting fact! In other German states this period is called the winter holidays. Only in Bavaria this time of rest is officially called spring break.
Easter holidays in Bavaria 2024
The Easter holidays 2024 in Bavaria will last two weeks. They officially begin on Monday 25 March 2024. The Easter school holidays officially end on Saturday 6 April 2024.
Taking into account the remaining Saturdays and Sundays, children will have 16 days off from classes. The actual rest period will be from Saturday 23 March to Sunday 7 April 2024. First day of school after the Easter holidays: Monday 8 April 2024.
Feast of Pentecost in Bavaria 2024
The 2024 school holidays in Bavaria for Pentecost officially begin on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The last day of this holiday period is Saturday, June 1, 2024. Since June 2 is Sunday, and May 20 is Spiritual Monday, children will have a rest from May 18 to 2 June. It turns out that schoolchildren will have 16 days free from classes.
Summer holidays in Bavaria 2024
Summer holidays 2024 in Bavaria will last 6 weeks. They will officially begin on Monday 29 July 2024. The last day of the summer school holidays will be Monday 9 September 2024. Accordingly, the 2024-2025 school year will begin on Tuesday 10 September 2024.
Autumn holidays in Bavaria 2024
The Bavarian autumn holidays 2024 will last one week. The official start date for the autumn holidays is Monday, October 28, 2024, and the end date is Thursday, October 31, 2024. But on Friday, November 1, 2024, All Saints Day is celebrated in Bavaria. This holiday is a legal holiday.
If you take into account Saturdays, Sundays and All Saints’ Day, schoolchildren will rest for 9 days in a row. In fact, the autumn holidays 2024 in Bavaria will last from Saturday 26 October to Sunday 3 November 2024.
Interesting fact! The autumn school holidays in Bavaria have their own official name. Unlike other German states, they are called “Days without classes in the run-up to All Saints’ Day.”
Day of Repentance and Prayer 2024 in Bavaria
The day of repentance and prayer falls on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. On this holiday, teachers go to work, but children do not have classes. Some schools provide childcare and supervision for children.
Important! Check to see if the school offers child care on the Day of Repentance and Prayer. If the school does not offer such activities, you will need to arrange childcare yourself.
Christmas holidays in Bavaria 2024/2025
The Christmas holidays in Bavaria 2024/2025 will last two weeks. They officially start on Monday 23 December 2024 and end on Friday 3 January 2025. As children in Bavaria do not attend school on Saturday and Sunday, actual dates will vary.
In fact, the Christmas holidays will last 16 days. They begin on Saturday, December 21st and end on Sunday, January 5th. Since January 6 is the Feast of the Three Holy Kings, the first day of school in 2025 for schoolchildren in Bavaria will be Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
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