Program calendar

2023-24 programs

Dates are subject to change.

Academic year

Dates Event
Sept. 4 – 29, 2023 Optional pre-JYM German language course
Sept. 27, 2023 Orientation begins
Oct. 16, 2023 to Feb. 9, 2024 First semester
Dec. 24, 2023 to Jan. 6, 2024 Christmas break
Feb. 10 to Apr. 14, 2024 Semester break: Rest, explore more of Munich and Germany, go skiing and snowboarding, take a language course to polish your language skills, work, start an internship or a summer research project or explore Europe!
Apr. 15 to Jul. 19, 2024 Second semester

Second-semester option (Sommersemester)

Dates Event
March 4 – 28, 2024 Optional pre-JYM German language course
Mar. 27, 2024 Orientation period begins
Apr. 19 to Jul. 19, 2024 Second semester

2024-25 programs

Dates are subject to change.

Academic year

Dates Event
Sept. 2 to 26, 2024 Optional pre-JYM German language course
Sept. 25, 2024 Orientation begins
Oct. 14, 2024 to Feb. 7, 2025 First semester
Dec. 24, 2023 to Jan. 6, 2024 Christmas break
Feb. 8 to Apr. 21, 2025 Semester break: Rest, explore more of Munich and Germany, go skiing and snowboarding, take a language course to polish your language skills, work, start an internship or a summer research project or explore Europe!
Apr. 22 to Jul. 25, 2025 Second semester

First-semester option (Wintersemester)

Dates Event
Sept. 2 – 26, 2024 Optional pre-JYM German language course
Sept. 25, 2024 Orientation period begins
Oct. 14, 2024 to Feb. 7, 2025 First semester
Dec. 24, 2024 to Jan. 6, 2025 Christmas break

Second-semester option (Sommersemester)

Dates Event
TBD Optional pre-JYM German language course
Apr. 23, 2025 Orientation period begins
Apr. 23 to Jul. 25, 2025 Second semester

German and Bavarian holidays observed in Munich 🇩🇪

2024

Date Event
Jan. 1, Monday New Year's Day (Neujahrstag)
Jan. 6, Saturday Epiphany (Dreikoenigsfest)
Mar. 29, Friday Good Friday (Karfreitag)
Mar. 30, Sunday Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag)
Apr. 1, Monday Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
May 1, Wednesday Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit)
May 9, Thursday Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
May 19, Sunday Pentecost/Whit Sunday (Pfingstsonntag)
May 20, Monday Pentecost/Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
May 30, Thursday Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnamsfest)
Aug. 15, Thursday Assumption Day (Mariae Himmelfahrt)
Oct. 3, Thursday German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
Nov. 1, Friday All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)
Dec. 25, Wednesday First Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag)
Dec. 26, Thursday Second Christmas Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag)

2025

Date Event
Jan. 1, Wednesday New Year's Day (Neujahrstag)
Jan. 6, Monday Epiphany (Dreikoenigsfest)
Mar. 29, Friday Good Friday (Karfreitag)
Mar. 30, Sunday Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag)
Apr. 1, Monday Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
May 1, Thursday Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit)
May 29, Thursday Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
Jun. 8, Sunday Pentecost/Whit Sunday (Pfingstsonntag)
Jun. 9, Monday Pentecost/Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
Jun. 19, Thursday Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnamsfest)
Aug. 15, Friday Assumption Day (Mariae Himmelfahrt)
Oct. 3, Friday German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
Nov. 1, Saturday All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)
Dec. 25, Thursday First Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag)
Dec. 26, Friday Second Christmas Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag)