Switzerland

Switzerland public holidays 2026

Switzerland has 4 nationwide public holidays in 2026, and 5 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2026 has 258 working days. Next up: Christmas Day on Friday, December 25, 2026, in 87 days.

Public holidays in Switzerland in 2026
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Thursday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Friday	Saint Berchtold's Day Aargau, Berne + 5 more Aargau, Berne, Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zurich
Jan 6Tuesday	EpiphanySchwyz, Ticino, Uri
March
Mar 1Sunday	Republic DayNeuchâtel
Mar 19Thursday	Saint Joseph's Day Nidwalden, Schwyz + 3 more Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais
April
Apr 3Friday	Good Friday Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 22 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Berne, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Fribourg, Genève, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Thurgau, Uri, Vaud, Zug, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
Apr 6Monday	Easter Monday Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 18 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Berne, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
Apr 9Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory DayGlarus
May
May 1Friday	Labor Day Aargau, Basel-Landschaft + 8 more Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
May 14Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
May 25Monday	Pentecost Monday Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 18 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Berne, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Genève, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
June
Jun 4Thursday	Corpus Christi Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 10 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
Jun 23Tuesday	Independence DayJura
Jun 29Monday	Saints Peter and PaulTicino
August
Aug 1Saturday	National DayNationwide
Aug 15Saturday	Assumption Day Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 9 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
September
Sep 10Thursday	Genevan FastGenève
Sep 12Saturday	KnabenschiessenStadt Zurich
Sep 13Sunday	KnabenschiessenStadt Zurich
Sep 21Monday	Prayer MondayVaud
Sep 25Friday	Saint Nicholas of FlüeObwalden
November
Nov 1Sunday	All Saints' Day Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 11 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
December
Dec 8Tuesday	Immaculate Conception Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 8 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
Dec 25Friday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Saturday	Saint Stephen's Day Aargau, Berne + 12 more Aargau, Berne, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
Dec 31Thursday	Restoration DayGenève

Nationwide: 4public holidays
By region: 5–15across 27 regions
Working days: 258after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 1+2 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2026

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 15 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Switzerland in 2026?

4 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Ascension Day (May 14); National Day (Aug 1); Christmas Day (Dec 25). Regions add 22 more days between them.

When is the next public holiday in Switzerland?

Christmas Day, on Friday, December 25, 2026 — in 87 days.

How many working days are there in 2026?

258 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.