# Semester and lecture periods

**Source**: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/semester-dates-teaching-periods/
**Parent**: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/

The academic year is divided into the winter semester (1 October to 31 March) and the summer semester (1 April to 30 September).

**Lecture periods**

| **Semester** | **Lecture start dat**e | **Lecture end date** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Winter semester 2025/26** | Monday, 13 October 2025 | Saturday, 7 February 2026 |
| **Summer semester 2026** | Monday, 20 April 2026 | Saturday, 25 July 2026 |
| **Winter semester 2026/27** | Monday, 19 October 2026 | Saturday, 13 February 2027 |
| **Summer semester 2027** | Monday, 19 April 2027 | Saturday, 24 July 2027 |
| **Winter semester 2027/28** | Monday, 18 October 2027 | Saturday, 12 February 2028 |
| **Summer semester 2028** | Monday, 24 April 2028 | Saturday, 29 July 2028 |

**Days without lectures and exercises**

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Winter semester 2025/26** | German Unity Day | Friday, 3 October 2025 |
|  | All Saints’ Day | Saturday, 1 November 2025 |
|  | Christmas break | Tuesday, 23 December 2025 to  Tuesday, 6 January 2026 |
| **Summer semester 2026** | Easter holidays | Friday, 3 April 2026 to  Monday, 6 April 2026 |
|  | Labour Day | Friday, 1 May 2026 |
|  | Ascension Day | Thursday, 14 May 2026 |
|  | Whitsun break | Monday, 25 May 2026 to  Saturday, 30 May 2026 |
|  | Corpus Christi | Thursday, 4 June 2026 |
| **Winter semester 2026/27** | Christmas break | Thursday, 24 December 2026 to  Wednesday, 6 January 2027 |
| **Summer semester 2027** | Labour Day | Saturday, 1 May 2027 |
|  | Ascension Day | Thursday, 6 May 2027 |
|  | Whitsun break | Monday, 17 May 2027 to  Saturday, 22 May 2027 |
|  | Corpus Christi | Thursday, 27 May 2027 |
| **Winter semester 2027/8** | All Saints’ Day | Monday, 1 November 2027 |
|  | Christmas break | Friday, 24 December 2027 to  Thursday, 6 January 2028 |
| **Summer semester 2028** | Labour Day | Monday, 1 May 2028 |
|  | Ascension Day | Thursday, 25 May 2028 |
|  | Whitsun break | Monday, 5 June 2028 to Saturday, 10 June 2028 |
|  | Corpus Christi | Thursday, 15 June 2028 |