# Public holidays in Switzerland

The 26 cantons that make up Switzerland set their public holidays independently – with the exception of 1 August, which is the only federal holiday. Furthermore, holidays can change depending on employers, and some holidays are specific to only a certain town or village. In general, the most reliable list of holidays for a given area will be found in a list of bank shops and offices close during bank holidays.

## Public holidays in each canton

| Holiday | Variable? | Date | AG | AI | AR | BL | BS | BE | FR | GE | GL | GR | JU | LU | NE | NW | OW | SG | SH | SZ | SO | TG | TI | UR | VS | VD | ZG | ZH | Number of cantons | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| New Year's Day | N | 1 January | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 26 | 1 January 2025 | 1 January 2026 | 1 January 2027 | 1 January 2028 |
| Berchtold's Day | N | 2 January | Y | | | | | Y | Y | | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | Y | | Y | Y | | | | Y | Y | Y | 14 | 2 January 2025 | 2 January 2026 | 2 January 2027 | 2 January 2028 |
| Epiphany | N | 6 January | | | | | | | | | | Y | | Y | | | | | | Y | | | Y | Y | | | | | 5 | 6 January 2025 | 6 January 2026 | 6 January 2027 | 6 January 2028 |
| Republic Day | N | 1 March | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 March 2025 | 1 March 2026 | 1 March 2027 | 1 March 2028 |
| Saint Joseph's Day | N | 19 March | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | | | 6 | 19 March 2025 | 19 March 2026 | 19 March 2027 | 19 March 2028 |
| Näfels Ride | N | First Thursday in April | | | | | | | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | First Thursday in April 2025 | First Thursday in April 2026 | First Thursday in April 2027 | First Thursday in April 2028 |
| Good Friday | Y | Easter Sunday – 2 d | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | Y | Y | Y | 24 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Easter Monday | Y | Easter Sunday + 1 d | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | 25 | 21 April (2025-04-21) 2025 | 6 April (2026-04-06) 2026 | 29 March (2027-03-29) 2027 | 17 April (2028-04-17) 2028 |
| Labour Day | N | 1 May | | | | Y | Y | | | | | | Y | | Y | | | | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y | 9 | 1 May 2025 | 1 May 2026 | 1 May 2027 | 1 May 2028 |
| Ascension Day | Y | Easter Sunday + 39 d | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 26 | 29 May (2025-05-29) 2025 | 14 May (2026-05-14) 2026 | 6 May (2027-05-06) 2027 | 25 May (2028-05-25) 2028 |
| Whit Monday | Y | Easter Sunday + 50 d | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | 25 | 9 June (2025-06-09) 2025 | 25 May (2026-05-25) 2026 | 17 May (2027-05-17) 2027 | 5 June (2028-06-05) 2028 |
| Corpus Christi | Y | Easter Sunday + 60 d | Y | Y | | | | | Y | | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | 14 | 19 June (2025-06-19) 2025 | 4 June (2026-06-04) 2026 | 27 May (2027-05-27) 2027 | 15 June (2028-06-15) 2028 |
| Saints Peter and Paul | N | 29 June | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | | | | | 1 | 29 June 2025 | 29 June 2026 | 29 June 2027 | 29 June 2028 |
| National Day | N | 1 August | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 26 | 1 August 2025 | 1 August 2026 | 1 August 2027 | 1 August 2028 |
| Assumption Day | N | 15 August | | Y | | | | | Y | | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | 12 | 15 August 2025 | 15 August 2026 | 15 August 2027 | 15 August 2028 |
| Jeûne genevois | Y | Thursday after First Sunday in September | | | | | | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Lundi du Jeûne (Monday after previous) | Y | Day after Third Sunday in September | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | | 1 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day | N | 25 September | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 25 September 2025 | 25 September 2026 | 25 September 2027 | 25 September 2028 |
| All Saints' Day | N | 1 November | Y | Y | | | | | Y | | Y | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | 15 | 1 November 2025 | 1 November 2026 | 1 November 2027 | 1 November 2028 |
| Immaculate Conception | N | 8 December | Y | Y | | | | | Y | | | Y | | Y | | Y | Y | | | Y | | | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | 13 | 8 December 2025 | 8 December 2026 | 8 December 2027 | 8 December 2028 |
| Christmas Day | N | 25 December | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 26 | 25 December 2025 | 25 December 2026 | 25 December 2027 | 25 December 2028 |
| Saint Stephen's Day | N | 26 December | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | Y | Y | 21 | 26 December 2025 | 26 December 2026 | 26 December 2027 | 26 December 2028 |
| Restoration Day | N | 31 December | | | | | | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2026 | 31 December 2027 | 31 December 2028 |
| Total number of holidays per canton | Total number of holidays per canton | Total number of holidays per canton | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 |

## Public holidays in specific places, parts of cantons

| Holiday | Date | Holiday | Partial Holiday |
| Carnival$^1$ | Second Monday before Ash Wednesday | | SZ |
| Carnival$^1$ | Thursday before Ash Wednesday | LU, UR, NW | SZ, SG, GR |
| Carnival$^1$ | Monday before Ash Wednesday | GL | ZH, LU, UR, SZ, ZG, SG, AG |
| Carnival$^1$ | Tuesday before Ash Wednesday | SZ, NW, OW | LU, UR, BL, SG, AG, TI |
| Carnival$^1$ | Ash Wednesday | NW | SZ, BL, AR, TI, JU |
| Carnival$^1$ | Friday after Ash Wednesday | | TI |
| Carnival$^1$ | Monday after Ash Wednesday | BS | BL (Lower Part Afternoon), ZH |
| Carnival$^1$ | Tuesday after Ash Wednesday | | FR |
| Carnival$^1$ | Wednesday after Ash Wednesday | BS | BL (Lower Part Afternoon) |
| Republic Day | 1 March | NE (only) | |
| Näfels Ride | Usually the first Thursday in April | GL (only) | |
| Sechseläuten | Usually the third Monday in April (half-day) | Zürich City, Schlieren (only) | |
| Independence Day | 23 June | JU (only) | |
| Peter and Paul | 29 June | TI | LU, GR |
| Knabenschiessen | Second weekend in September (+ half Monday after) | Zürich City (and Zürich Metro Area) (only) | |
| Prayer Monday | Monday after Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer | Legally recognized only in VD (Lundi du Jeûne) | Also celebrated in NE and parts of BE. Bank holiday in VS. |
| Mauritius Day | 22 September | AI (only) except Oberegg District | |
| St. Leodegar (Schutzengelfest) | 2 October | Lucerne City (only) | |
| L'Escalade | 12 December | GE (only) | |
| $^1$ | The days around Carnival are (with the exception of very few individual municipalities) not public holidays. However, due to widely observed celebrations in the cantons mentioned, there are usually restrictions: for example, businesses might already close at noon or not open at all. |