Bremen — Holidays 2026

Bremen is Germany's smallest state and the country's oldest free city, home to approximately 700,000 people across the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. As a Hanseatic city, Bremen has a proud mercantile history. It is one of Germany's most Protestant states and observes only 9 public holidays per year — the fewest of any German federal state — as it does not observe any of the Catholic regional holidays.

In 2026, Bremen observes 10 public holidays in total — 9 nationwide holidays that apply across all of Germany, plus 1 public holiday specific to Bremen.