Public holidays 2026 in Switzerland
There are 4 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 22 apply only in some cantons – the table shows where. The exact list for each canton is on its own page.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Applies in | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Neujahrstag | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Saint Berchtold's Day | Berchtoldstag | Aargau, Bern, Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zürich | ||
| Tuesday | Epiphany | Heilige Drei Könige | Schwyz, Ticino, Uri | ||
| Sunday | Republic Day | Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik | Neuchâtel | ||
| Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day | Josefstag | Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Karfreitag | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Freiburg, Genève, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Thurgau, Uri, Vaud, Zug, Zürich, Stadt Zürich | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Ostermontag | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zürich | ||
| Thursday | Battle of Naefels Victory Day | Näfelser Fahrt | Glarus | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | Tag der Arbeit | Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zürich | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Auffahrt | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | Pfingstmontag | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zürich | ||
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Fest der Unabhängigkeit | Jura | ||
| Monday | Saints Peter and Paul | Peter und Paul | Ticino | ||
| Saturday | National Day | Nationalfeiertag | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfahrt | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug | ||
| Thursday | Genevan Fast | Genfer Bettag | Genève | ||
| Saturday | Knabenschiessen | Stadt Zürich | |||
| Sunday | Knabenschiessen | Stadt Zürich | |||
| Monday | Prayer Monday | Bettagsmontag | Vaud | ||
| Friday | Saint Nicholas of Flüe | Bruder Klaus | Obwalden | ||
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug | ||
| Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | Mariä Empfängnis | Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Weihnachten | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | Saint Stephen's Day | Stephanstag | Aargau, Bern, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zürich | ||
| Thursday | Restoration Day | Wiederherstellung der Republik | Genève |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Public holidays by canton
Long weekends 2026
5 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May | 9 May – 14 May 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 15 May | 14 May – 17 May 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code CH (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ch) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027