Overview

• Christoph Ploß has proposed stretching summer holidays from June to September as a measure to distribute tourism demand while reducing travel stress
• Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder insisted that each state should set its own holiday dates, ruling out any alteration of Bavaria’s late-summer slot
• The rolling system staggers holidays across 14 states between June and mid-September, with Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg consistently holding theirs from late July into September
• Education unions and the Federal Parents Council have called for a broader review of the holiday framework to address climate impacts, family–work balance and regional fairness
• The Kultusministerkonferenz will convene at the end of 2025 to set the 2030/31 summer holiday calendar, leaving final decisions pending