In this article, De-Sf.Info will look at the following topic: school holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2025-2026-2027-2028. We will provide the exact dates of the summer, autumn, Christmas, winter, Easter and Pentecost holidays. The information concerns regular and vocational schools. You will also find out what additional non-school days schoolchildren will have and what public holidays they will have off.
When schoolchildren take a break from classes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, students have six breaks from school during the school year. This applies to everyone except those studying in vocational schools. Here are the standard break periods for most schools:
- Autumn holidays.
- Christmas holidays.
- Winter holidays.
- Easter holidays.
- Pentecost holidays.
- Summer holidays.
IMPORTANT! Vocational schools have their own school vacation schedule. They have only four vacation periods (no vacation for Pentecost). In this publication, we provide separate school vacations for vocational schools for each academic year.
Schools in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are closed on public holidays. On these days, teachers, students and school staff have an official day off. There are also additional days without classes – bridges or bridge days. They are approved to make a long weekend, to add one or two days of rest.
The dates of the school holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2025-2026-2027-2028 are regulated by the General Holiday Regulations for the 2024/2025–2029/2030 School Years (AFerVO 2024/2030 MV) of 20 July 2022. They may only be revised in exceptional cases.
School holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2025-2026
Here are the school holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2025-2026. The dates have been officially approved and published. The start and end dates of the school holidays can only be changed in extreme cases.
- Summer holidays 2025: Monday, July 28, to Saturday, September 6, 2025.
- Autumn Break 2025: Monday, October 20th to Saturday, October 25th, 2025.
- Christmas holidays 2025-2026: Monday, December 22, 2025 to Monday, January 5, 2026.
- Winter Break 2026: Monday, February 9th through Friday, February 20th, 2026.
- Easter holidays 2026: Monday, March 30 to Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
- Pentecost Holiday 2026: Friday, May 22, through Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
- Summer holidays 2026: Monday, July 13, to Saturday, August 22, 2026.
Additional days without classes (bridges) in the 2025-2026 school year:
- October 2, 2025, Thursday.
- Monday, November 3, 2025.
- May 15, 2026, Friday.
School holidays in vocational schools in the 2025-2026 academic year
In this section we provide a list of school holidays 2025-2026 in vocational schools:
- Summer holidays 2025: from July 14 (Monday) to August 30 (Saturday) 2025.
- Autumn holidays 2025: from October 20 (Monday) to October 25 (Saturday) 2025.
- Christmas holidays 2025-2026: from December 22 (Monday) 2025 to January 5 (Monday) 2026.
- Winter holidays 2026: from February 9 (Monday) to February 14 (Saturday) 2026.
- Easter holidays 2026: from March 30 (Monday) to April 10, 2026 (Friday) 2026.
- Pentecost Holiday 2026: There is no Pentecost holiday in vocational schools, but 15 May 2026 is a day off from school.
- Summer holidays 2026: from July 13 (Monday) to August 29 (Saturday) 2026.
Additional days off (bridge days) in the 2025-2026 academic year:
- October 2, 2025, Thursday.
- Monday, November 3, 2025.
- May 15, 2026, Friday.
Public holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the 2025-2026 school year
The following are public holidays for the 2025-2026 school year in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
- October 3, 2025 (Friday) – Day of German Unity.
- October 31, 2025 (Friday) – Reformation Day.
- December 25, 2025 (Thursday) – First Day of Christmas.
- December 26, 2025 (Friday) – Second Day of Christmas.
- January 1, 2026 (Thursday) – New Year.
- March 8, 2026 (Sunday) – International Women’s Day.
- April 3, 2026 (Friday) – Good Friday.
- April 6, 2026 (Monday) – Easter Monday.
- May 1, 2026 (Friday) – Labor Day / May 1.
- May 14, 2026 (Thursday) – Ascension.
- May 25, 2026 (Monday) – Monday of Pentecost.
School holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2026-2027
Here are the school holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2026-2027. The information provided applies to all schools except vocational schools.
- Summer Break 2026: Monday, July 13, 2026 to Saturday, August 22, 2026.
- Autumn Break 2026: Monday, October 19, 2026 to Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Christmas holidays 2026-2027: Saturday, December 19, 2026 to Saturday, January 2, 2027.
- Winter Break 2027: Monday, February 8, 2027 to Friday, February 19, 2027.
- Easter holidays 2027: Monday, March 22, 2027 to Wednesday, March 31, 2027.
- Pentecost Holiday 2027: Friday, May 14, 2027 to Tuesday, May 18, 2027.
- Summer Break 2027: Monday, July 5, 2027 to Saturday, August 14, 2027.
Additional days without classes (bridges) in the 2026-2027 school year:
- November 26, 2026, Thursday.
- November 27, 2026, Friday.
- May 7, 2027, Friday.
School holidays in vocational schools in the 2026-2027 academic year
In this subsection we provide school holidays in vocational schools for the 2026-2027 academic year:
- Summer holidays 2026: from July 13, 2026 (Monday) to August 29, 2026 (Saturday).
- Autumn holidays 2026: from October 19 (Monday) to October 24 (Saturday) 2026.
- Christmas holidays 2026-2027: from December 19 (Saturday) to January 2 (Saturday) 2027.
- Winter holidays 2027: from February 8 (Monday) to February 13, 2027 (Saturday).
- Easter holidays 2027: from 22 March (Monday) to 2 April 2027 (Friday).
- Pentecost Holiday 2027: There is no Pentecost holiday in vocational schools, but May 7, 2027 is a day off from school.
- Summer holidays 2027: from July 12 (Monday) to August 28 (Saturday) 2027.
Additional free days (bridge days) in the 2026-2027 academic year:
- November 26, 2026, Thursday.
- November 27, 2026, Friday.
- May 7, 2027, Friday.
Public holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the 2026-2027 school year
Here are the official public holidays in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that fall during the 2026-2027 school year.
- October 3, 2026 (Saturday) – Day of German Unity.
- October 31, 2026 (Saturday) – Reformation Day.
- December 25, 2026 (Friday) – First Day of Christmas.
- December 26, 2026 (Saturday) – Second Day of Christmas.
- January 1, 2027 (Friday) – New Year.
- March 8, 2027 (Monday) – International Women’s Day.
- March 26, 2027 (Friday) – Good Friday.
- March 29, 2027 (Monday) – Easter Monday.
- May 1, 2027 (Saturday) – Labor Day / May 1.
- May 6, 2027 (Thursday) – Ascension.
- May 17, 2027 (Monday) – Monday of Pentecost.
School holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2027-2028
This section shows the school holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2027-2028. On these days, schools are closed for students and teachers.
- Summer holidays 2027: Monday, July 5th to Saturday, August 14th, 2027.
- Fall Break 2027: Saturday, October 16th to Saturday, October 23rd, 2027.
- Christmas Break 2027-2028: Thursday, December 23, 2027 to Tuesday, January 4, 2028.
- Winter Break 2028: Saturday, February 5th through Thursday, February 17th, 2028.
- Easter holidays 2028: Monday, April 10 to Wednesday, April 19, 2028.
- Pentecost Holiday 2028: Friday, June 2, through Tuesday, June 6, 2028.
- Summer holidays 2028: Monday, June 26, to Saturday, August 5, 2028.
Additional days without classes (bridges) in the 2024-2025 school year:
- November 25, 2027, Thursday.
- November 26, 2027, Friday.
- February 18, 2028, Friday.
- May 26, 2028, Friday.
School holidays in vocational schools in the 2027-2028 academic year
Below we list the school holidays in vocational schools in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for the 2027-2028 academic year.
- Summer holidays 2027: from July 12 (Monday) to August 28 (Saturday) 2027.
- Autumn holidays 2027: from October 16 (Saturday) to October 23 (Saturday) 2027.
- Christmas holidays 2027-2028: from December 23 (Thursday) 2027 to January 3 (Monday) 2028.
- Winter holidays 2028: from February 5 (Saturday) to February 12 (Saturday) 2028.
- Easter holidays 2028: from April 10 (Monday) to April 19 (Wednesday) 2028.
- Pentecost Vacation: There is no Pentecost vacation in vocational schools.
- Summer holidays 2028: from June 26 (Monday) to August 5 (Saturday) 2028.
Bridges (extra days without classes):
- November 25, 2027, Thursday.
- November 26, 2027, Friday.
- February 18, 2028, Friday.
- May 26, 2028, Friday.
Public holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the 2027-2028 school year
Listed below are the legal (public) holidays for the 2027-2028 school year in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. These days are official holidays for all types of schools.
- October 3, 2027 (Sunday) – Day of German Unity.
- October 31, 2027 (Sunday) – Reformation Day.
- December 25, 2027 (Saturday) – First Day of Christmas.
- December 26, 2027 (Sunday) – the second day of Christmas.
- January 1, 2028 (Saturday) – New Year.
- March 8, 2028 (Wednesday) – International Women’s Day.
- April 14, 2028 (Friday) – Good Friday.
- April 17, 2028 (Monday) – Easter Monday.
- May 1, 2028 (Monday) – Labor Day / May 1.
- May 25, 2028 (Thursday) – Ascension of Christ.
- June 5, 2028 (Monday) – Monday of Pentecost.
In this publication, De-Sf.Info considered the school holidays in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2025-2026-2027-2028. We also provided the dates of additional days without classes (bridge days) and public holidays. Separately, we listed the school holidays 2025-2026-2027-2028 in vocational schools. Don’t forget to share this publication with your friends!
