Switzerland

Switzerland public holidays 2028

Switzerland has 4 nationwide public holidays in 2028, and 5 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 257 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Switzerland in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Sunday	Saint Berchtold's Day Aargau, Berne + 5 more Aargau, Berne, Jura, Luzern, Thurgau, Vaud, Stadt Zurich
Jan 6Thursday	EpiphanySchwyz, Ticino, Uri
March
Mar 1Wednesday	Republic DayNeuchâtel
Mar 19Sunday	Saint Joseph's Day Nidwalden, Schwyz + 3 more Nidwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais
April
Apr 6Thursday	Battle of Naefels Victory DayGlarus
Apr 14Friday	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 17Monday	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
May
May 1Monday	Labor Day Aargau, Basel-Landschaft + 8 more Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino, Zürich, Stadt Zurich
May 25Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
June
Jun 5Monday	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
Jun 15Thursday	Corpus Christi Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 10 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
Jun 23Friday	Independence DayJura
Jun 29Thursday	Saints Peter and PaulTicino
August
Aug 1Tuesday	National DayNationwide
Aug 15Tuesday	Assumption Day Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 9 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Jura, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
September
Sep 7Thursday	Genevan FastGenève
Sep 9Saturday	KnabenschiessenStadt Zurich
Sep 10Sunday	KnabenschiessenStadt Zurich
Sep 18Monday	Prayer MondayVaud
Sep 25Monday	Saint Nicholas of FlüeObwalden
November
Nov 1Wednesday	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 8Friday	Immaculate Conception Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden + 8 more Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Zug
Dec 25Monday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Tuesday	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 31Sunday	Restoration DayGenève

Nationwide: 4public holidays
By region: 5–15across 27 regions
Working days: 257after 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 2028

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, May 25 – Sun, May 28 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 26 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Jul 29 – Tue, Aug 1 · National DayTake Mon, Jul 31 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25 · Christmas Day4 days in Aargau, Berne, Basel-Landschaft and 11 more, with Saint Stephen's Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Switzerland in 2028?

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

How many working days are there in 2028?

257 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.