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Switzerland Holidays 2026

Complete list of holidays and observances in Switzerland for the year 2026.

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January

Thu 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

Fri 2

Berchtold Day (regional holiday)

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

Tue 6

Epiphany (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Graubünden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri

February

Thu 12

Carnival Thursday (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Sat 14

Valentine's Day

Observance

March

Sun 1

Neuchâtel Republic Day (Neuchâtel)

Public holiday in Neuchâtel

Thu 19

Saint Joseph's Day (regional holiday)

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

Sun 29

Daylight Saving Time starts

Observance

April

Thu 2

Näfels Procession (Glarus)

Public holiday in Glarus

Fri 3

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 5

Easter Sunday

Observance

Mon 6

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

May

Fri 1

May Day (regional holiday)

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

Fri 1

May Day (Half-Day) (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino

Sun 10

Mothers' Day

Observance

Thu 14

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 24

Pentecost (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 25

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

Thu 4

Corpus Christi (regional holiday)

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

Sun 7

Fathers' Day

Observance

Tue 23

Jura Independence Day (Jura)

Public holiday in Jura

Mon 29

St. Peter and St. Paul (Ticino)

Observance

August

Sat 1

Swiss National Day

Public holiday

Sat 15

Assumption of Mary (regional holiday)

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

September

Thu 10

Genevese Fast (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva

Sat 12

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 13

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Mon 14

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 20

Swiss Federal Fast (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 21

Federal Fast Monday (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Vaud, Neuchâtel

Tue 22

Mauritius Day (Appenzell Innerrhoden)

Public holiday in Appenzell Innerrhoden

Fri 25

St. Nicholas of Flüe (Obwalden)

Public holiday in Obwalden

October

Sun 25

Daylight Saving Time ends

Observance

November

Sun 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

Tue 8

Immaculate Conception (regional holiday)

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

Thu 24

Christmas Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Fri 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

Sat 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

Thu 31

New Year's Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Thu 31

Restoration of the Republic (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva