Halloween falls on Saturday, 31 October 2026 and is not a public holiday. At the same time, Reformation Day is a public holiday in Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia; Sunday, 1 November 2026 brings All Saints' Day elsewhere. Families should separate autumn-break timing, party hours, sweets shopping and return routes by state and location.
Halloween 2026 in Germany is on . Halloween itself is not a public holiday. Reformation Day can be a public holiday on the same date; All Saints' Day follows on 1 November with its own regional scope.
Trick-or-treating, getting home and bedtime should be coordinated with Reformation Day, autumn breaks and All Saints' Day in the relevant state.
Parties, youth events and city programmes can make the evening busier; local rules, start times and finish times should be known early.
Reformation Day applies on 31 October in several states; All Saints' Day follows regionally on 1 November. School, work, opening hours and journeys therefore differ by state.
Costumes, sweets and decorations should be bought before the evening because nearby public holidays, autumn breaks and the calendar position can shift opening hours.
In Germany, Halloween sits between Reformation Day, autumn breaks and All Saints' Day on the following day. The applicable federal state decides holiday and school consequences; the rule supplies the date.
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