Switzerland

Switzerland public holidays 2027

Switzerland has 4 nationwide public holidays in 2027, and 5 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2027 has 259 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in Switzerland in 2027
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Friday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Saturday	Saint Berchtold's Day Aargau, Berne + 5 more Aargau, Berne, Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zurich
Jan 6Wednesday	EpiphanySchwyz, Ticino, Uri
March
Mar 1Monday	Republic DayNeuchâtel
Mar 19Friday	Saint Joseph's Day Nidwalden, Schwyz + 3 more Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais
Mar 26Friday	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
Mar 29Monday	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
April
Apr 1Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory DayGlarus
May
May 1Saturday	Labor Day Aargau, Basel-Landschaft + 8 more Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
May 6Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
May 17Monday	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
May 27Thursday	Corpus Christi Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 10 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
June
Jun 23Wednesday	Independence DayJura
Jun 29Tuesday	Saints Peter and PaulTicino
August
Aug 1Sunday	National DayNationwide
Aug 15Sunday	Assumption Day Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 9 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
September
Sep 9Thursday	Genevan FastGenève
Sep 11Saturday	KnabenschiessenStadt Zurich
Sep 12Sunday	KnabenschiessenStadt Zurich
Sep 20Monday	Prayer MondayVaud
Sep 25Saturday	Saint Nicholas of FlüeObwalden
November
Nov 1Monday	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 8Wednesday	Immaculate Conception Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 8 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
Dec 25Saturday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Sunday	Saint Stephen's Day Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 15 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Berne, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
Dec 31Friday	Restoration DayGenève

Nationwide: 4public holidays
By region: 5–15across 27 regions
Working days: 259after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 1+1 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 2027

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.

3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
4 daysThu, May 6 – Sun, May 9 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 7 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Switzerland in 2027?

4 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Ascension Day (May 6); National Day (Aug 1); Christmas Day (Dec 25). Regions add 22 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2027?

259 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.