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What are the Public Holidays in Switzerland in 2026?

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Public National Holidays:

  • January 1 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day

  • May 14 (Thursday) – Ascension Day

  • August 1 (Saturday) – Swiss National Day

  • December 25 (Friday) – Christmas Day


Regional observed holidays (by canton):

  • January 2 (Friday) – Berchtold’s Day (AG, BE, FR, GL, JU, LU, OW, SG, SH, TG, VD)

  • January 6 (Tuesday) – Epiphany (SZ, TI, UR)

  • March 1 (Sunday) – Republic Day (Neuchâtel only)

  • March 19 (Thursday) – St. Joseph’s Day (NW, SZ, TI, UR, VS)

  • April 2 (Thursday) – Näfelser Fahrt (Glarus)

  • April 3 (Friday) – Good Friday (most cantons; TI and VS exclude it)

  • April 6 (Monday) – Easter Monday (most cantons)

  • May 1 (Friday) – Labour Day (observed in select cantons)

  • May 25 (Monday) – Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday; observed in most cantons)

  • June 4 (Thursday) – Corpus Christi (in 13 cantons)

  • June 23 (Tuesday) – Jura Independence Day (Jura only)

  • June 29 (Monday) – St. Peter and St. Paul (Ticino only)

  • August 15 (Saturday) – Assumption Day (AG, AI, FR, JU, LU, NW, OW, SO, SZ, TI, UR, VS, ZG)

  • September 10 (Thursday) – Jeûne Genevois (Geneva only)

  • September 21 (Monday) – Day after Federal Fast (Vaud only)

  • September 25 (Friday) – Brother Klaus Festival (Obwalden)

  • November 1 (Sunday) – All Saints’ Day (observed in many cantons)

  • December 8 (Tuesday) – Immaculate Conception (observed in many cantons)

  • December 24 (Thursday) – Christmas Eve (Glarus only)

  • December 26 (Saturday) – St. Stephen’s Day (most cantons)

  • December 31 (Thursday) – Restoration Day (Geneva only)

Notes:

  • National holidays apply across all cantons (e.g., New Year’s Day, National Day). Regional holidays vary by canton, check local calendars if relevant.

  • If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is not shifted to a weekday

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