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When is Father's Day?
In Germany, Father’s Day always falls on Ascension Day. Because this holiday moves each year, Father’s Day also changes date annually, although it is always celebrated on a Thursday.
In 2026, Father’s Day in Germany will be celebrated on May 14.
Father’s Day in Europe
Father’s Day is also celebrated across the rest of Europe, although the date varies between countries.
- DACH region and neighbours: While Germany celebrates in May, Austria observes Father’s Day on the second Sunday in June. In Switzerland the date varies by canton, although it is often celebrated on the first Sunday in June.
- Western Europe: In countries such as the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands, Father’s Day falls on the third Sunday in June.
- Southern Europe: In Spain, Italy and Portugal, Father’s Day is celebrated earlier in the year on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph.
- Scandinavia: Sweden, Norway and Finland celebrate Father’s Day on the second Sunday in November. Denmark is the exception and celebrates on June 5, which is also Danish Constitution Day.
Traditionally in Germany, Father’s Day is often marked by outings or social gatherings. This differs somewhat from other countries, where the day is more commonly celebrated within the family.
History of Father's Day
A tragic mining disaster in Monongah, West Virginia, became one of the earliest catalysts for a Father’s Day observance. On July 5, 1908, a memorial service was held at Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South in Fairmont to honour the fathers who had died in the explosion the previous winter, where 361 men lost their lives. Grace Golden Clayton is widely associated with proposing the service as a way to recognise the fathers lost in the tragedy.
A more sustained campaign began two years later in Spokane, Washington. Sonora Smart Dodd proposed a dedicated day to recognise fathers after reflecting on her own upbringing. Her father, William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran, had raised six children alone after the death of their mother. Dodd initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of her father’s death, but organisers moved the celebration to the third Sunday in June to allow more time for preparation. The first widely recognised June observance took place in Spokane on June 19, 1910.
The idea of a Father’s Day holiday did not gain immediate acceptance. During the early twentieth century, newspapers and public commentators often criticised the proposal as overly sentimental or dismissed it as a commercial invention similar to Mother’s Day.
Political recognition developed gradually. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge encouraged US states to observe Father’s Day, although no federal holiday was created at that time. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a presidential proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day in the United States. The holiday was formally established in 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed legislation making Father’s Day a permanent national observance.
The celebration gradually spread beyond the United States during the twentieth century, although some countries followed different traditions. In Germany, Father’s Day is linked to Ascension Day, a public holiday in May. Because Ascension Day is a movable feast in the Christian calendar, the date of Father’s Day in Germany changes each year and always falls on a Thursday.
