Events

Planning Events 2023

These are planning-relevant dates, not another public-holiday list. Use them to see clock changes, carnival, Easter context, family days, Valentine's Day, Halloween, Saint Martin's Day, Saint Nicholas and Advent in the year.

Public holidays stay separate: every detail page states clearly whether work, school, shops, travel or family planning are practically affected.

Event pages

Open an event and check context

Dedicated pages keep public-holiday status, impact, FAQ and next planning links focused on one event.

Daylight saving time Valentine's Day Carnival Easter Mother's Day Father's Day Halloween Saint Martin's Day Saint Nicholas Day Advent Sundays
Timeline

By month

19 dates

February

5 dates
14 Feb
Valentine's Day Not a public holiday

Fixed date for reservations, flowers, gifts and time together.

Valentine's Day
16 Feb
Women's Carnival Street carnival

Start of street carnival in many carnival regions; check local rules and traffic.

Carnival
20 Feb
Shrove Monday Custom

Important parade and event day, but not a nationwide public holiday.

Carnival
21 Feb
Shrove Tuesday Not a public holiday

Common search date around carnival; check local arrangements.

Carnival
22 Feb
Ash Wednesday Lent

Start of Lent and an important church-calendar marker.

Carnival

March

1 date
26 Mar
Daylight saving time starts Forward

During the night before Sunday, clocks jump from 02:00 to 03:00.

Daylight saving time

April

3 dates
07 Apr
Good Friday Public holiday

Nationwide public holiday.

Easter
09 Apr
Easter Sunday Sunday

Public holiday in Brandenburg; elsewhere already Sunday.

Easter
10 Apr
Easter Monday Public holiday

Nationwide public holiday.

Easter

May

2 dates
14 May
Mother's Day Family day

Second Sunday in May; not a public holiday.

Mother's Day
18 May
Father's Day Ascension Day

Falls on Ascension Day in Germany; the public holiday is nationwide.

Father's Day

October

2 dates
29 Oct
Standard time starts Back

During the night before Sunday, clocks move back from 03:00 to 02:00.

Daylight saving time
31 Oct
Halloween Not a public holiday

Halloween itself is not a public holiday; Reformation Day on the same date and All Saints' Day the next day depend on the state.

Halloween

November

1 date
11 Nov
Saint Martin's Day Custom

Lantern walks, nursery, school, municipality and family routes around 11 November.

Saint Martin's Day

December

5 dates
03 Dec
First Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays
06 Dec
Saint Nicholas Day Advent

Family date in Advent; boots, small gifts, nursery and school need planning.

Saint Nicholas Day
10 Dec
Second Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays
17 Dec
Third Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays
24 Dec
Fourth Sunday of Advent Advent

Advent Sunday with Christmas markets, family plans, rail and Sunday-opening rules in view.

Advent Sundays
Data basis

Recurring date rules, checked legal status

Planning events follow recurring calendar rules. Public-holiday status is kept separate and checked against German statutory source context; school context uses official KMK calendar data where relevant.

PTB clock-change rule Working Time Act section 9 KMK holiday calendar
Next planning views

Connect events with tools and school breaks

These pages turn event dates into week planning, leave planning, calendar feeds or exportable data.

Holiday planner Turn event context into leave decisions. Calendar weeks Place events in week and quarter context. School holidays Compare events with school-free periods. Winter break Check the February school-break layer. Easter break Connect Easter dates and school breaks. Calendar subscription Keep events in calendar apps. Data export Export date data for systems.
Legal clarity

Public holiday status first

Every event page states explicitly whether the date is a public holiday.

Planning

Impact beats trivia

The focus is school, work, shops, travel and family coordination.

Tools

Then open the right view

Calendar weeks and the planner handle the concrete schedule.