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School holidays in Hamburg 2026

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When are the school holidays in 2026?

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Recorded school-free days Weekend Statewide public holiday

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January3 school-free days
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FebruaryNo recorded school breaks
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March12 school-free days
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AprilNo recorded school breaks
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May5 school-free days
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JuneNo recorded school breaks
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SeptemberNo recorded school breaks
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NovemberNo recorded school breaks
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See when children are off school in Hamburg, check dates on a visual month-by-month calendar, and plan around weekends. The source dates are kept separate from extended calendar days off.

Published dates

School holiday dates 2026

Dates currently included in the official state dataset for the relevant school years are listed below.

  • Christmas holidays
    Official holiday dates17 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 202617 calendar days
    With adjacent days off17 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 202619 calendar days
  • Mid-year break
    Official holiday dates30 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 20261 calendar days
    With adjacent days off30 Jan 2026 – 1 Feb 20263 calendar days
  • Spring holidays
    Official holiday dates2 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 202612 calendar days
    With adjacent days off28 Feb 2026 – 15 Mar 202616 calendar days
  • Ascension/Pentecost holidays
    Official holiday dates11 May 2026 – 15 May 20265 calendar days
    With adjacent days off9 May 2026 – 17 May 20269 calendar days
  • Summer holidays
    Official holiday dates9 Jul 2026 – 19 Aug 202642 calendar days
    With adjacent days off9 Jul 2026 – 19 Aug 202642 calendar days
  • Autumn holidays
    Official holiday dates19 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 202612 calendar days
    With adjacent days off17 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 202616 calendar days
  • Christmas holidays
    Official holiday dates21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 202712 calendar days
    With adjacent days off19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 202716 calendar days

What does “with adjacent days off” mean?

Official dates

Start and end dates taken from the state-level school holiday source.

Connected days off

Only directly adjoining Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays valid statewide are added. These are calendar days, not extra official school holiday dates.

Individual school exceptions, locally observed public holidays and movable school days are not included automatically. Confirm before booking.

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Official source and data status

Behörde für Schule, Familie und Berufsbildung Hamburg

Official state source

Source last checked: 2026-05-24

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