Public holidays in Switzerland 2026

4 nationwide public holidays and 22 regional or local holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Switzerland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Neujahrstag	Neujahrstag
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Auffahrt	Auffahrt
1 August Saturday	Saturday	National Day Nationalfeiertag	Nationalfeiertag
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Weihnachten	Weihnachten

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
2 January Friday	Friday	Saint Berchtold's Day Berchtoldstag	7 places Aargau, Bern (Berne), Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zürich (city)
6 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Epiphany Heilige Drei Könige	Schwyz, Ticino, Uri
1 March Sunday	Sunday	Republic Day Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik	Neuchâtel
19 March Thursday	Thursday	Saint Joseph's Day Josefstag	5 places Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis)
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Karfreitag	24 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Freiburg (Fribourg), Genève, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Thurgau, Uri, Vaud, Zug, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Ostermontag	20 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun), Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
9 April Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory Day Näfelser Fahrt	Glarus
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Tag der Arbeit	10 places Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
25 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Pfingstmontag	20 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun), Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
4 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Fronleichnam	12 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
23 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Fest der Unabhängigkeit	Jura
29 June Monday	Monday	Saints Peter and Paul Peter und Paul	Ticino
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Mariä Himmelfahrt	11 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
10 September Thursday	Thursday	Genevan Fast Genfer Bettag	Genève
12 September Saturday	Saturday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
13 September Sunday	Sunday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
21 September Monday	Monday	Prayer Monday Bettagsmontag	Vaud
25 September Friday	Friday	Saint Nicholas of Flüe Bruder Klaus	Obwalden
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Allerheiligen	13 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception Mariä Empfängnis	10 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Saint Stephen's Day Stephanstag	14 places Aargau, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Glarus, Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun), Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
31 December Thursday	Thursday	Restoration Day Wiederherstellung der Republik	Genève

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
2 January Friday	Friday	Saint Berchtold's Day	Regional
6 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Epiphany	Regional
1 March Sunday	Sunday	Republic Day	Regional
19 March Thursday	Thursday	Saint Joseph's Day	Regional
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Regional
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday	Regional
9 April Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory Day	Regional
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day	Regional
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day	Nationwide
25 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday	Regional
4 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Regional
23 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day	Regional
29 June Monday	Monday	Saints Peter and Paul	Regional
1 August Saturday	Saturday	National Day	Nationwide
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day	Regional
10 September Thursday	Thursday	Genevan Fast	Regional
12 September Saturday	Saturday	Knabenschiessen	Local
13 September Sunday	Sunday	Knabenschiessen	Local
21 September Monday	Monday	Prayer Monday	Regional
25 September Friday	Friday	Saint Nicholas of Flüe	Regional
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Regional
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception	Regional
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day	Nationwide
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Saint Stephen's Day	Regional
31 December Thursday	Thursday	Restoration Day	Regional

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Switzerland (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Bern: high 6°C (43°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 43% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Bern: high 6°C (43°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 47% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bern: high 16°C (61°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 69% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 1 Jan – Tue 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 31 Jul) get 3 days in a rowFri 31 Jul – Sun 2 Aug · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
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