One state.
One year. All the holidays.
Twelve monthly columns side by side, and running right across them all are the school holidays of one German state as continuous bars. Plus the public holidays by name, national and regional alike. One look is enough to see when you can get away.
The holidays in the lead role.
On an ordinary year calendar the school holidays run along the margin – a footnote, a figure, a small marker. Here it is the other way round: the holidays are the first thing you see.
The sheet shows all twelve months side by side, with the days running down in a row. The holiday periods sit beside them as continuous bars, so their length is not read but seen. If you are planning when the family gets away, this is exactly the view you need.
Because holidays and regional public holidays differ from state to state, the planner comes not in a generic version, but one per state – with that state's holidays and that state's public holidays, and no other dates in between.
On every sheet
- Twelve monthly columns side by side – the whole year at a glance.
- School holidays of your chosen state as continuous bars.
- Public holidays named in full, national and regional ones marked separately.
- Calendar weeks to ISO 8601, as large numbers in the background.
- Week markers w1 to w5 on both edges.
- Moon phases plus the clock-change dates.
Three editions
- Bavaria – including Epiphany, Corpus Christi and All Saints' Day.
- Baden-Württemberg – its own holiday periods, its own public holidays.
- North Rhine-Westphalia – its own holiday periods, its own public holidays.
Eight details. One year.
This is the School Holiday Planner 2027 in the Bavaria edition – January to December on one sheet. Tap a detail or pick it from the list.
The year, big enough to read from a metre
Top left the year appears in the light annual colour – big enough to read from a metre away. Two years hanging next to each other cannot be confused, even when both are on the pinboard.
Coat of arms and state name
Right beside it sit the coat of arms and the name of the state. That is not decoration but the most important detail on the sheet: the holidays and regional public holidays apply to exactly this state. You choose it when you order.
January to December side by side
All twelve months sit side by side as columns, not one behind the other as separate pages. That makes distances visible which stay hidden on a monthly page – such as how many weeks lie between the Easter and Whitsun holidays.
Holidays as continuous bars
The school holidays run alongside the days as vertical bars. You do not have to work out their length, you can see it. Even holidays that cross a month boundary stay one continuous bar.
Public holidays named in full
Public holidays are not just shaded in, they are named – New Year's Day, Good Friday, Ascension Day. Regional holidays are marked separately, so it stays clear what applies nationwide and what only here.
The large week numbers
The pale numbers in the background are the Calendar weeks to ISO 8601. They run right through the columns, so a week stays one unit – even when it crosses a month boundary.
w1 to w5 on both edges
The week markers w1 to w5 sit on the left and on the right. They show which week of the month is starting – useful wherever dates follow a rhythm such as „every other week“ or „in the first week“.
Moon phases and holiday types
Bottom left is the legend: an open circle for a full moon, a filled one for a new moon, plus the difference between a national and a regional public holiday. Next to it, the clock-change dates in March and October.
Shown here is the edition for Bavaria. Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia are built the same way – with the holidays and the regional public holidays of the state in question.
One sheet. Your German state.
School holidays and regional public holidays differ from state to state. That is why the planner does not come in a generic version but in state editions – with no other dates in between. You choose the state directly on the product page.
Bavaria
The holiday periods of the Free State, plus Epiphany, Corpus Christi and All Saints' Day as regional public holidays.
2026: 3.95 € · 2027: 4.95 €Baden-Württemberg
Its own holiday periods and the state's regional public holidays – in the same layout as every other edition.
2026: 3.95 € · 2027: 4.95 €North Rhine-Westphalia
Its own holiday periods and the state's regional public holidays, with no other dates in between.
2026: 3.95 € · 2027: 4.95 €Your state not included?
In print the School Holiday Planner covers three states. The holidays of all sixteen German states are available from us as a PDF to print yourself – individually per state or as an overview of all of them.
Year 2026 and year 2027 – every printed edition at the same price.
Four questions, one sheet
Keeping the school holidays in view is about more than booking a trip. Every year it comes down to the same four questions – and all four are answered on the same sheet.
When can we get away?
The holiday bars show start, end and length with no counting. Book early and you can see at a glance which week is still free – and which one half the country has already taken.
Where do the bridge days fall?
Public holidays are named inside the grid, with the weekdays below. A holiday on a Thursday is instantly recognisable as a bridge day – and the Friday is planned in straight away.
How long is the gap?
Between two holiday periods there are weeks, not days. The continuous week numbers let you read that distance off directly, instead of flicking back and forth through a monthly calendar.
Which week are we in?
The large calendar weeks in the background and the w1 to w5 markers along the edge answer that at any moment – without counting and without a second tool.
Two years, three editions.
Both years are in stock, each in all three state editions. You choose your state on the product page – the price is the same for every edition.
School Holiday Planner A4 2027
The sheet for the year ahead. If you want to book the summer holidays early, plan them here – long before the good places are gone.
- Twelve months side by side
- Holidays as continuous bars
- Public holidays named in full
- Calendar weeks to ISO 8601
School Holiday Planner A4 2026
The same layout for the current year – for anyone switching mid-year, reordering or needing a second sheet.
- Twelve months side by side
- Holidays as continuous bars
- Public holidays named in full
- Calendar weeks to ISO 8601
If you plan beyond the turn of the year, put both years side by side: the summer holidays of 2027 get booked in autumn 2026.
Three reasons, the same holidays.
Families, schools and working people look at the same sheet from different directions – and all find the same answer.
„We book in January for the summer.“
If you travel with school-age children you have no free window, only the weeks that appear as bars on the sheet. The earlier you decide, the more there is left to choose from.
School Holiday Planner for your own state„I plan the school year, not the calendar year.“
Teachers and teaching teams think in half-years, project weeks and parents' evenings. Twelve months side by side show both halves of the school year at once – a monthly page cannot do that.
School Holiday Planner on the pinboard„My leave days depend on the school holidays.“
If you have to fit leave around school holidays, bridge days and cover, you need both pieces of information on one sheet. The request then takes minutes, not a round of queries.
School Holiday Planner beside the keyboardFrequently asked questions about the School Holiday Planner
Which German states is the planner available for?
Is the whole year on one side?
And if my state is not included?
What is the difference from the year planner?
What does „week-number optimised“ mean?
Are public holidays and moon phases included?
Which years are available?
What is the format meant for?
And if I plan weeks rather than holidays?
Holidays first. Then the rest.
One sheet, one state, the whole year. Both years are in stock – and the price is the same for every state edition.
weekview school holiday planner 2027 in A4 format: school holidays of all 16 federal states, ISO 8601 calendar weeks, public holidays. Made in Germany.
weekview school holiday planner 2026 in A4 format: school holidays of all 16 federal states, ISO 8601 calendar weeks, public holidays. Made in Germany.