3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
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Long Weekends in Germany 2027
Germany has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Mar 26 – 29). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysFri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29
26272829
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 22–25) for 10 days off (Mar 20 – 29).
2 daysSat, May 1 – Sun, May 2
12
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 3–5 + May 7) for 9 days off (May 1 – 9).
1 dayThu, May 6
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 7) for 4 days off (May 6 – 9).
3 daysSat, May 15 – Mon, May 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 18–21) for 9 days off (May 15 – 23).
2 daysSat, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 3
23
2 daysSat, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 26
2526
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 22–25 | Mar 20 – 29 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 26 – Apr 4 |
| 6 | 3d · May 3–5 | May 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · May 3–5 + May 7 | May 1 – 9 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 7 | May 6 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · May 18–21 | May 15 – 23 |
Computed from Germany's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.