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Switzerland Holidays 2024

Complete list of holidays and observances in Switzerland for the year 2024.

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January

Mon 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

Tue 2

Berchtold Day (regional holiday)

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

Sat 6

Epiphany (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Graubünden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri

February

Thu 8

Carnival Thursday (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Wed 14

Valentine's Day

Observance

March

Fri 1

Neuchâtel Republic Day (Neuchâtel)

Public holiday in Neuchâtel

Tue 19

Saint Joseph's Day (regional holiday)

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

Fri 29

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 31

Easter Sunday

Observance

Sun 31

Daylight Saving Time starts

Observance

April

Mon 1

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

Thu 4

Näfels Procession (Glarus)

Public holiday in Glarus

Mon 15

Sechseläuten (Zurich)

Observance

May

Wed 1

May Day (regional holiday)

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

Wed 1

May Day (Half-Day) (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino

Thu 9

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 12

Mothers' Day

Observance

Sun 19

Pentecost (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 20

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

Thu 30

Corpus Christi (regional holiday)

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

June

Sun 2

Fathers' Day

Observance

Sun 23

Jura Independence Day (Jura)

Public holiday in Jura

Sat 29

St. Peter and St. Paul (Ticino)

Observance

August

Thu 1

Swiss National Day

Public holiday

Thu 15

Assumption of Mary (regional holiday)

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

September

Thu 5

Genevese Fast (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva

Sat 7

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 8

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Mon 9

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 15

Swiss Federal Fast (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 16

Federal Fast Monday (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Vaud, Neuchâtel

Sun 22

Mauritius Day (Appenzell Innerrhoden)

Public holiday in Appenzell Innerrhoden

Wed 25

St. Nicholas of Flüe (Obwalden)

Public holiday in Obwalden

October

Sun 27

Daylight Saving Time ends

Observance

November

Fri 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

Sun 8

Immaculate Conception (regional holiday)

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

Tue 24

Christmas Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Wed 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

Thu 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

Tue 31

Restoration of the Republic (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva

Tue 31

New Year's Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz