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German-American Day
| Date | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 06, 2025 | German-American Day 2025 | USA |
| Oct 06, 2026 | German-American Day 2026 | USA |
Information about German-American Day
The German and the American Flag
Significance: German-American Day is a holiday in the United States, which celebrates German American heritage. It commemorates the date when German families landed in Philadelphia and subsequently founded Germantown, Pennsylvania, the first German settlement in the original thirteen American colonies.
Type:
Appreciation Days
Observed by:
German-Americans
Location:
USA
Initiator:
Immigration clubs
Start year:
19th Century
Date origin:
On October 6 in 1683, 13 German families from Krefeld near the Rhine landed in Philadelphia and founded Germantown, Pennsylvania.
