Public Holidays in Switzerland 2026

33 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Switzerland

33 public holidays in 2026 · 4 across the whole country
Next day off: All Saints' Day · Sunday, 1 November 2026 · 3 days away

Total days off 2026

4 national · 29 state/regional

Busiest month

December

6 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Thursday

8 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Switzerland 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	Neujahr (New Year's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-01-02	Friday	Berchtoldstag (St. Berchtold's Day)	States/regions (6)	Public
2026-01-06	Tuesday	Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-01-06	Tuesday	Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany)	States/regions (2)	Observance
2026-03-01	Sunday	Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik (Republic Day)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-03-19	Thursday	Josefstag (Saint Joseph's Day)	States/regions (2)	Public
2026-03-19	Thursday	Josefstag (Saint Joseph's Day)	States/regions (4)	Observance
2026-04-03	Friday	Karfreitag (Good Friday)	States/regions (24)	Public
2026-04-04	Saturday	Näfelser Fahrt (Näfels procession)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Ostermontag (Easter Monday)	States/regions (17)	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Ostermontag (Easter Monday)	States/regions (3)	Observance
2026-05-01	Friday	Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day)	States/regions (7)	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day)	States/regions (2)	Observance
2026-05-14	Thursday	Auffahrt (Ascension Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-25	Monday	Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday)	States/regions (16)	Public
2026-05-25	Monday	Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday)	States/regions (4)	Observance
2026-06-04	Thursday	Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi)	States/regions (12)	Public
2026-06-04	Thursday	Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi)	States/regions (1)	Observance
2026-06-29	Monday	Peter und Paul (Saint Peter and Saint Paul)	States/regions (1)	Observance
2026-08-01	Saturday	Bundesfeier (Swiss National Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-08-15	Saturday	Maria Himmelfahrt (Assumption of the Virgin Mary)	States/regions (11)	Public
2026-08-15	Saturday	Maria Himmelfahrt (Assumption of the Virgin Mary)	States/regions (2)	Observance
2026-09-10	Thursday	Jeûne genevois (Geneva Prayday)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-09-20	Sunday	Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag (Federal Day of Thanksgiving)	States/regions (13)	Observance
2026-09-21	Monday	Bettagsmontag (Federal Fast Monday)	States/regions (1)	Public
2026-11-01	Sunday	Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)	States/regions (13)	Public
2026-11-01	Sunday	Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)	States/regions (2)	Observance
2026-12-08	Tuesday	Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception)	States/regions (7)	Public
2026-12-08	Tuesday	Mariä Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception)	States/regions (5)	Observance
2026-12-25	Friday	Weihnachten (Christmas Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Stephanstag (St. Stephen's Day)	States/regions (13)	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Stephanstag (St. Stephen's Day)	States/regions (3)	Observance
2026-12-31	Thursday	Restauration de la République (Restoration Day)	States/regions (1)	Public

Long weekends in Switzerland 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
14 May – 17 May	Thursday	4 days	2026-05-15
25 Dec – 27 Dec	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Switzerland

Switzerland gives 33 public days off in 2026, of which 29 are recognised only in certain states or regions. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is December, and holidays land most often on a Thursday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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