Public holidays 2026 in Valais
Valais has 9 public holidays in 2026; 6 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Neujahrstag | ||
| Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day | Josefstag | ||
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Auffahrt | ||
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam | ||
| Saturday | National Day | Nationalfeiertag | ||
| Saturday | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfahrt | ||
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen | ||
| Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | Mariä Empfängnis | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Weihnachten |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: National Day (Saturday, 1 Aug), Assumption Day (Saturday, 15 Aug) and All Saints' Day (Sunday, 1 Nov).
Not a public holiday in every canton, but in Valais: Saint Joseph's Day, Corpus Christi, Assumption Day, All Saints' Day and Immaculate Conception.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 5 (Freiburg and Solothurn) to 15 (Ticino). Valais lies in between with 9.
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.
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.
Long weekends 2026
11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| 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 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar | 14 Mar – 19 Mar 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Saint Joseph's Day |
| Fri 20 Mar | 19 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Saint Joseph'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 1 Jun, Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun | 30 May – 4 Jun 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Corpus Christi |
| Fri 5 Jun | 4 Jun – 7 Jun 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Corpus Christi |
| Mon 7 Dec | 5 Dec – 8 Dec 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Immaculate Conception |
| Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec | 8 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Immaculate Conception |
| 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.
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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