2026 in Germany

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Events in the year 2026 in Germany.

Events

January

• 1 January – Two people are killed in fireworks-related incidents during New Year's celebrations in Bielefeld. ^[1]
• 3 January – An arson attack on cables in Berlin causes a blackout affecting 40,000 households. ^[2] Left-wing Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) claims responsibility and calls it a protest against fossil fuel usage and AI data centers. ^[3]

Predicted and scheduled

• 8–11 January – 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Heidelberg. ^{[4] [5]}
• 8 March – 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election ^[6]
• 22 March – 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
• 27 May – 2026 UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig. ^[7]
• 11–23 August – 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen. ^{[8] [9]}
• 4–13 September – 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin. ^[10]
• 6 September – 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election
• 20 September – 2026 Berlin state election
• 20 September – 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Germany

Source: ^[11]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 2 April – Maundy Thursday
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 5 April – Easter Sunday
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – International Workers' Day
• 9 May – Ascension Day
• 24 May – Whit Sunday
• 25 May – Whit Monday
• 4 June – Corpus Christi
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 20 September – Children's Day
• 3 October – German Unity Day
• 31 October – Reformation Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 18 November – Repentance Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day

Art and entertainment

• List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

See also

• 2026 in the European Union
• 2026 in Europe

References

1. Leigh, Suzanne (1 January 2026). "Netherlands police face 'unprecedented' New Year's violence". BBC News . Retrieved 1 January 2026.
2. "Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes after suspected arson attack". The Guardian. AFP. 3 January 2026. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 January 2026.
3. "Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid". The Guardian.
4. "Fünftes Turnier in drei Jahren an den Deutschen Hockey-Bund vergeben - Hockey Hallen-EM findet 2026 in Heidelberg statt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
5. "Hockey: Hallen-EM 2026 in Heidelberg". freenet.de (in German). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
6. "State election in BW to take place on March 8, 2026". SWR (in German). 18 March 2025.
7. "Invitation to bid to host the UEFA Champions League Finals 2026 & 2027, UEFA Europa League Finals 2026 & 2027, UEFA Europa Conference League Finals 2026 & 2027 and UEFA Women's Champions League Finals 2026 & 2027". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 24/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
8. "FEI confirms bidders for FEI World Championships 2026". 24 August 2023.
9. "The FEI World Championships 2026 to be held in Aachen". CHIO Aachen. 19 November 2023.
10. "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026: Deutschland erhält Zuschlag!". German Basketball Federation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
11. "Germany Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

External links

• Online calendar