Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Switzerland 2026
Switzerland has 4 public holidays in 2026: 3 on working days and 1 on a weekend. The next one is Christmas Day on Friday, December 25, 2026, in 88 days. 26 cantons add or change dates of their own: see by canton.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Switzerland
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 3 of the 4 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 1 on a weekend.
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 3 of the 4 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 1 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Thursday, with 2 dates.
One of the 4 dates lands on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so it makes a long weekend without using any leave: Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. Two more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 (take Friday off) and Ascension Day on Thursday, May 14 (take Friday off).
No month has more than one public holiday. Eight months have no public holiday at all (February, March, April, June, July, September, October and November). The longest stretch between two holidays is 146 days, from National Day on August 1 to Christmas Day on December 25, the natural window for a longer break.
2027 brings 4 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 2 of the 4 dates fall on a working day, and 1 lands next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in Switzerland
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | National Day | |
| FridayNext | Christmas Day |
2027 public holidays in Switzerland
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| SundayWeekend | National Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Christmas Day |
By canton: regional public holidays 2026
All 26 cantons add dates of their own to the national 2026 list. Ticino has the most, with 11 extra dates beyond the national calendar. Each card lists only what differs from the national list above: extra 2026 dates, dates on that list the canton does not observe, and holidays kept on the same date under a local name.
Aargau
| January 2, Fri | Saint Berchtold's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
Appenzell Innerrhoden
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
Basel-Landschaft
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Basel-Stadt
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Bern
| January 2, Fri | Saint Berchtold's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Fribourg
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
Geneva
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| September 10, Thu | Genevan Fast |
| December 31, Thu | Restoration Day |
Glarus
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| April 9, Thu | Battle of Naefels Victory Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Graubunden
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Jura
| January 2, Fri | Saint Berchtold's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| June 23, Tue | Independence Day |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
Lucerne
| January 2, Fri | Saint Berchtold's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Neuchatel
| March 1, Sun | Republic Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
Nidwalden
| March 19, Thu | Saint Joseph's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
Obwalden
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| September 25, Fri | Saint Nicholas of Flüe |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
Schaffhausen
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Schwyz
| January 6, Tue | Epiphany |
| March 19, Thu | Saint Joseph's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Solothurn
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
St. Gallen
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Thurgau
| January 2, Fri | Saint Berchtold's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Ticino
| January 6, Tue | Epiphany |
| March 19, Thu | Saint Joseph's Day |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| June 29, Mon | Saints Peter and Paul |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
Uri
| January 6, Tue | Epiphany |
| March 19, Thu | Saint Joseph's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
Valais
| March 19, Thu | Saint Joseph's Day |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
Vaud
| January 2, Fri | Saint Berchtold's Day |
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| September 21, Mon | Prayer Monday |
Zug
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| June 4, Thu | Corpus Christi |
| August 15, Sat | Assumption Day |
| November 1, Sun | All Saints' Day |
| December 8, Tue | Immaculate Conception |
Zurich
| April 3, Fri | Good Friday |
| April 6, Mon | Easter Monday |
| May 1, Fri | Labor Day |
| May 25, Mon | Pentecost Monday |
| December 26, Sat | Saint Stephen's Day |
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