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Switzerland Holidays 2021

Complete list of holidays and observances in Switzerland for the year 2021.

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J January

Fri 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

Sat 2

Berchtold Day (regional holiday)

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

Wed 6

Epiphany (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Schwyz, Ticino, Uri

F February

Thu 11

Carnival Thursday (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Sun 14

Valentine's Day

Observance

M March

Mon 1

Neuchâtel Republic Day (Neuchâtel)

Public holiday in Neuchâtel

Fri 19

Saint Joseph's Day (regional holiday)

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

Sun 28

Daylight Saving Time starts

Observance

A April

Fri 2

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 4

Easter Sunday

Observance

Mon 5

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 8

Näfels Procession (Glarus)

Public holiday in Glarus

Mon 19

Sechseläuten (Zurich)

Observance

M May

Sat 1

May Day (regional holiday)

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

Sat 1

May Day (Half-Day) (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino

Sun 9

Mothers' Day

Observance

Thu 13

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 23

Pentecost (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 24

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

J June

Thu 3

Corpus Christi (regional holiday)

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

Sun 6

Fathers' Day

Observance

Wed 23

Jura Independence Day (Jura)

Public holiday in Jura

Tue 29

St. Peter and St. Paul (Ticino)

Observance

A August

Sun 1

Swiss National Day

Public holiday

Sun 15

Assumption of Mary (regional holiday)

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

S September

Thu 9

Genevese Fast (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva

Sat 11

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 12

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Mon 13

Knabenschiessen (Zurich)

Observance

Sun 19

Swiss Federal Fast (regional holiday)

Observance

Mon 20

Federal Fast Monday (regional holiday)

Public holiday in Vaud, Neuchâtel

Wed 22

Mauritius Day (Appenzell Innerrhoden)

Public holiday in Appenzell Innerrhoden

Sat 25

St. Nicholas of Flüe (Obwalden)

Public holiday in Obwalden

O October

Sun 31

Daylight Saving Time ends

Observance

N November

Mon 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

D December

Wed 8

Immaculate Conception (regional holiday)

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

Fri 24

Christmas Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz

Sat 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

Sun 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

Fri 31

Restoration of the Republic (Geneva)

Public holiday in Geneva

Fri 31

New Year's Eve (Schwyz)

Public holiday in Schwyz