In this publication, De-Sf.Info will cover the following topic: school holidays in Saxony 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027. In it, we will publish the exact, officially approved dates of school holidays and legal holidays in Saxony for each school year. You will also learn the distinctive features of the school year in the federal state of Saxony.
When do children in Saxony have a break from school?
In Saxony, there are five compulsory and one optional holiday periods for children. During the school year, students will have the following holiday periods:
- Autumn vacation.
- Christmas Holidays.
- Winter holidays.
- Easter holidays.
- Summer holidays.
Depending on the year, Pentecost holidays may be added to those listed above. They will soon be introduced in the 2026-2027 and 2028-2029 school years. The length of this holiday period is four days.
In addition to school holidays, children in Saxony have legal (public) holidays. There are 11 such days during the school year. Some of them fall on school holidays. But in this publication we list all public holidays for each school year.
In addition to holidays, schools in Saxony are closed for two more days a year. The date of the first day without classes is determined by the Ministry of Culture. The date of the second day without classes is determined by the school itself. In this article, we have listed the currently known non-school days in Saxony for each school year.
School holidays in Saxony 2024-2025
Below are the school holidays in Saxony 2024-2025. The summer holiday schedule was approved by the Conference of Education Ministers . The remaining school holidays in Saxony were developed by the working group on holiday regulations.
- Summer holidays 2024 – from June 20 (Thursday) to August 2 (Friday) 2024.
- Autumn holidays 2024 – from October 7 (Monday) to October 19 (Saturday) 2024.
- Christmas holidays 2024-2025 – from December 23 (Monday) 2024 to January 3 (Friday) 2025.
- Winter holidays 2025 – from February 17 (Monday) to March 1 (Saturday) 2025.
- Easter holidays 2025 – from April 18 (Friday) to April 25 (Friday) 2025.
- Summer holidays 2025 – from June 28 (Saturday) to August 8 (Friday) 2025.
Additional days without classes
- May 30, 2025, Friday.
- One floating non-school day (determined by the school).
Public holidays in Saxony in the 2024-2025 school year
This section lists public holidays in Saxony that fall in the 2024-2025 school year. On these dates, students and teachers are exempt from attending school.
- October 3 (Thursday) 2024 – Day of German Unity.
- October 31 (Thursday) 2024 – Reformation Day.
- November 20 (Wednesday) 2024 – Day of Prayer and Repentance.
- December 25 (Wednesday) 2024 – Christmas.
- December 26 (Thursday) 2024 – Christmas, second day.
- January 1 (Wednesday) 2025 – New Year.
- April 18 (Friday) 2025 – Good Friday.
- April 21 (Monday) 2025 – Easter Monday.
- May 1 (Thursday) 2025 – Labor Day.
- May 29 (Thursday) 2025 – Ascension of Christ.
- June 9 (Monday) 2025 – Spiritual Monday.
School holidays in Saxony 2025-2026
This section contains the school holidays in Saxony 2025-2026. Their dates have been determined by the working group, and the date of one additional non-school day has been determined by the Ministry of Culture. The second non-school day is determined by the school administration.
- Summer holidays 2025 – from June 28 (Saturday) to August 8 (Friday) 2025.
- Autumn vacation 2025 – from October 6 (Monday) to October 18 (Saturday) 2025.
- Christmas holidays 2025-2026 – from December 22 (Monday) 2025 to January 2 (Friday) 2026.
- Winter holidays 2026 – from February 9 (Monday) to February 21 (Saturday) 2026.
- Easter holidays 2026 – from April 3 (Friday) to April 10 (Friday) 2026.
- Summer holidays 2026 – from July 4 (Saturday) to August 14 (Friday) 2026.
Days off from school
- May 15, 2026, Friday.
- One day off from classes (check with your school).
Public holidays in Saxony in the 2025-2026 school year
Here you will find all public (legal) holidays in Saxony that fall in the 2025/2026 school year. On these days, schools are closed for students, teachers and other staff.
- October 3 (Friday) 2025 – Day of German Unity.
- October 31 (Friday) 2025 – Reformation Day.
- November 19 (Wednesday) 2025 – Day of Prayer and Repentance.
- December 25 (Thursday) 2025 – Christmas.
- December 26 (Friday) 2025 – Christmas, second day.
- January 1 (Thursday) 2026 – New Year.
- April 3 (Friday) 2026 – Good Friday.
- April 6 (Monday) 2026 – Easter Monday.
- May 1 (Friday) 2026 – Labor Day.
- May 14 (Thursday) 2026 – Ascension of Christ.
- May 25 (Monday) 2026 – Spiritual Monday.
School holidays in Saxony 2026-2027
Here are the school holidays in Saxony 2026-2027. The dates are officially confirmed and published on the School and Education portal of the federal state of Saxony. They can only be changed in the event of force majeure (epidemics, natural disasters, etc.)
- Summer holidays 2026 – from July 4 (Saturday) to August 14 (Friday) 2026.
- Autumn holidays 2026 – from October 12 (Monday) to October 24 (Saturday) 2026.
- Christmas holidays 2026-2027 – from December 23 (Wednesday) 2026 to January 2 (Saturday) 2027.
- Winter vacation 2027 – from February 8 (Monday) to February 19 (Friday) 2027.
- Easter holidays 2027 – from March 26 (Friday) to April 2 (Friday) 2027.
- Pentecost Holidays 2027 – from May 15 (Saturday) to May 18 (Tuesday) 2027.
- Summer holidays 2027 – from July 10 (Saturday) to August 20 (Friday) 2027.
Days when schoolchildren have no lessons
- May 7, 2027, Friday.
- One flexible day at the discretion of the school administration.
Public holidays in Saxony in the 2026-2027 school year
We list all legal (public) holidays in Saxony 2026-2027. On these days, the majority of the population of the federal state has an official day off. The same applies to teachers and schoolchildren, on legal holidays, schools are closed.
- October 3 (Saturday) 2026 – Day of German Unity.
- October 31 (Saturday) 2026 – Reformation Day.
- November 18 (Wednesday) 2026 – Day of Prayer and Repentance.
- December 25 (Friday) 2026 – Christmas.
- December 26 (Saturday) 2026 – Christmas, second day.
- January 1 (Friday) 2027 – New Year.
- March 26 (Friday) 2027 – Good Friday.
- March 29 (Monday) 2027 – Easter Monday.
- May 1 (Saturday) 2027 – Labor Day.
- May 6 (Thursday) 2027 – Ascension of Christ.
- May 17 (Monday) 2027 – Spiritual Monday.
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