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Switzerland Holidays 2023

Complete list of holidays and observances in Switzerland for the year 2023.

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January

Sun 1

New Year's Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Land, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Jura

Mon 2

Berchtold Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Vaud, Zug, Zurich, Nidwalden

Fri 6

Epiphany (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Graubünden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri

February

Tue 14

Valentine's Day

Observance

Thu 16

Carnival Thursday (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

March

Wed 1

Neuchâtel Republic Day (Neuchâtel)

Public holiday in Neuchâtel

Sun 19

Saint Joseph's Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Lucerne, Nidwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais

Sun 26

Daylight Saving Time starts

Observance

April

Thu 6

Näfels Procession (Glarus)

Public holiday in Glarus

Fri 7

Good Friday (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Land, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden, Thurgau, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Jura

Sun 9

Easter Sunday

Observance

Mon 10

Easter Monday (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Zurich, Bern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Land, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud, Valais, Geneva, Jura

Mon 17

Sechseläuten (Zurich)

Observance

May

Mon 1

May Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Schaffhausen, Zurich

Mon 1

May Day (Half-Day) (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino

Sun 14

Mothers' Day

Observance

Thu 18

Ascension Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Land, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Jura

Sun 28

Pentecost (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 29

Pentecost Monday (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Land, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud, Valais, Geneva, Jura

June

Sun 4

Fathers' Day

Observance

Thu 8

Corpus Christi (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Fribourg, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug

Fri 23

Jura Independence Day (Jura)

Public holiday in Jura

Thu 29

St. Peter and St. Paul (Ticino)

Observance

August

Tue 1

Swiss National Day

Public holiday

Tue 15

Assumption of Mary (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Fribourg, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug

September

Thu 7

Genevese Fast (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva

Sat 9

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 10

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Mon 11

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 17

Swiss Federal Fast (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 18

Federal Fast Monday (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Vaud, Neuchâtel

Fri 22

Mauritius Day (Appenzell Innerrhoden)

Public holiday in Appenzell Innerrhoden

Mon 25

St. Nicholas of Flüe (Obwalden)

Public holiday in Obwalden

October

Sun 29

Daylight Saving Time ends

Observance

November

Wed 1

All Saints' Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Fribourg, Glarus, Jura, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug

December

Fri 8

Immaculate Conception (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Fribourg, Graubünden, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug

Sun 24

Christmas Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Mon 25

Christmas Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Land, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Jura

Tue 26

St. Stephen's Day (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Land, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden, Thurgau, Ticino, Valais, Neuchâtel

Sun 31

New Year's Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Sun 31

Restoration of the Republic (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva