Public holidays in Switzerland 2027

4 nationwide public holidays and 22 regional or local holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Switzerland

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

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

Regional and local holidays 2027

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 Saturday	Saturday	Saint Berchtold's Day Berchtoldstag	7 places Aargau, Bern (Berne), Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zürich (city)
6 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Epiphany Heilige Drei Könige	Schwyz, Ticino, Uri
1 March Monday	Monday	Republic Day Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik	Neuchâtel
19 March Friday	Friday	Saint Joseph's Day Josefstag	5 places Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis)
26 March 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)
29 March 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)
1 April Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory Day Näfelser Fahrt	Glarus
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day Tag der Arbeit	10 places Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
17 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)
27 May Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Fronleichnam	12 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
23 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day Fest der Unabhängigkeit	Jura
29 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Saints Peter and Paul Peter und Paul	Ticino
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Assumption Day Mariä Himmelfahrt	11 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
9 September Thursday	Thursday	Genevan Fast Genfer Bettag	Genève
11 September Saturday	Saturday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
12 September Sunday	Sunday	Knabenschiessen	Stadt Zürich (city)
20 September Monday	Monday	Prayer Monday Bettagsmontag	Vaud
25 September Saturday	Saturday	Saint Nicholas of Flüe Bruder Klaus	Obwalden
1 November Monday	Monday	All Saints' Day Allerheiligen	13 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
8 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Immaculate Conception Mariä Empfängnis	10 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais (Wallis), Zug
26 December Sunday	Sunday	Saint Stephen's Day Stephanstag	17 places Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern (Berne), Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Glarus, Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun), Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Zürich, Stadt Zürich (city)
31 December Friday	Friday	Restoration Day Wiederherstellung der Republik	Genève

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bern: high 6°C (43°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 47% of days

Bridge days

Fri 7 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Bern: high 16°C (61°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 59% of days

Leave planner 2027

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: Fri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 May – Sun 9 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jul) get 3 days in a rowFri 30 Jul – Sun 1 Aug · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Dec) get 3 days in a rowFri 24 Dec – Sun 26 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓